Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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Rally held on A&M campus for slain Florida teen

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:02 PM PDT

A sweaty Glenn Bracey placed his hand on the leg of Texas A&M's Sul Ross statue, which had a pile of Skittles and cans of iced tea strewn at its base. Though the sun beat down, he donned a hooded sweatshirt, like many in the crowd of about 80 peo ...

Slain man's son says father was always trying to help

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:46 PM PDT


Clifford Wischnewsky was the kind of person who would do whatever he could to help the people he cared about, including the man accused of killing him, his 21-year-old son said.
"My dad did everything he could to help this man out, and he betraye ...

A&M sells out of football season tickets

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:46 PM PDT


Texas A&M fans proved Monday that they will fit right in with the football-crazy Southeastern Conference.
The Aggie football team has sold out of season tickets for the 2012 season, according to the 12th Man Foundation's website. The sellout ...

2 weekend parties land hosts behind bars

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:30 AM PDT

A 22-year-old College Station man was arrested after a 15-year-old admitted to having played the drinking game beer pong at his house, authorities said.
It was the second of two arrests made locally involving young adults hosting large parties at ho ...

Woman killed in motorcyle wreck

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 11:52 PM PDT

Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday for a 43-year-old Mexia woman who died over the weekend in a Leon County motorcycle accident.Angela Faye Ross is survived by her husband and five children. She was a teacher in Mexia, officials said.Ross w ...

A&M student, 30, accused of stealing bike

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:33 AM PDT

A 30-year-old College Station man was arrested on theft charges after authorities said he took a bike set out as bait.
Texas A&M police said officers spotted the man grab a bike at the southeast corner of Evans Library about 11:45 p.m. Sunday, t ...

Arguments begin in health reform case

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:52 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- As demonstrations swirled outside, Supreme Court justices signaled on Monday they are ready to confront without delay the keep-or-kill questions at the heart of challenges to President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul. Vir ...

Some 'pink slime' plants suspend work

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:45 PM PDT


LUBBOCK -- The maker of "pink slime" suspended operations Monday at three of four plants where the beef ingredient is made, saying officials would work to address public concern that has cost the company business.
Craig Letch, director of food qua ...

Studies: Surgery may cure diabetes

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:44 PM PDT


CHICAGO -- New research gives clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes, and doctors say the operation should be offered sooner to more people with the disease -- not just as a last resort.
The two studies, releas ...

Afghan soldiers kill three troops

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 07:15 PM PDT


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan security forces shot and killed three international troops Monday, one of them an American, in two attacks. They were the latest in a rising number of attacks in which Afghan forces have turned their weapons on their fo ...

Republicans seize on Obama's missile remark

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:05 PM PDT

SEOUL, South Korea -- President Barack Obama told Russia's leader Monday that he would have more flexibility after the November election to deal with the contentious issue of missile defense, a candid assessment of political reality that was picked u ...

Child Protective Services trying to clear backlog

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:08 PM PDT


AUSTIN -- Texas Child Protective Services is sending investigators to help with backlogs of cases created by understaffing in offices in Austin and Midland-Odessa areas.
Staff shortages in CPS' investigative branches have been problems in both reg ...

Neighborhood watch captain told police he was attacked

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:45 PM PDT


SANFORD, Fla. -- The family and supporters of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin found themselves on the defensive Monday following revelations he had been suspended for marijuana before he was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer. Po ...

Report: BP oil spill damaged Gulf coral

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:46 PM PDT


NEW ORLEANS -- After months of laboratory work, scientists say they can definitively finger oil from BP's blown-out well as the culprit for the slow death of a once brightly colored deep-sea coral community in the Gulf of Mexico that is now brown a ...

Pope Benedict arrives in Cuba in footsteps of John Paul

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:52 PM PDT


SANTIAGO, Cuba -- Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cuba on Monday in the footsteps of his more famous predecessor, gently pressing the island's longtime communist leaders to push through "legitimate" reforms their people desire, while also criticizing ...

Bernanke calls US job market weak despite gains

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:07 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. job market remains weak despite three months of strong hiring and that the Federal Reserve's existing policies will help boost economic growth.
Bernanke's comments Monday to a group of economists ...

Bernanke calls US job market weak despite gains

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:07 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. job market remains weak despite three months of strong hiring and that the Federal Reserve's existing policies will help boost economic growth.
Bernanke's comments Monday to a group of economists ...

Country stars flock to Lionel Richie

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:52 PM PDT


NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kenny Chesney was so excited about the idea of working with Lionel Richie that he drunk-dialed the pop legend to suggest a song. Darius Rucker tossed aside a lyric sheet in the studio, saying he'd been preparing for the moment h ...

Calendar

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 11:48 PM PDT

Mark Your Calendar
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History's Martini Madness fundraiser is set for 6 to 10 p.m. March 31 in the Brazos Center Ballroom. Celebrate the museum's more than 50 years of service with dancing, live performances and a mini-d ...

Chief: No conclusions in Iraqi-American death

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:08 PM PDT

EL CAJON, Calif. -- Shaima Alawadi and her family fled Iraq nearly two decades ago as Saddam Hussein crushed a Shiite uprising, settling in the U.S. so they would no longer face persecution, a family friend said.Alawadi grew up in the country's large ...

Flames slip past Stars 5-4

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 12:04 AM PDT

CALGARY, Alberta -- Mike Cammalleri did his best to keep the Calgary Flames in the Western Conference playoff race.Cammalleri had a goal and two assists and the Calgary Flames used a four-goal second period for a 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars on Mond ...

No. 1 Stanford women beat Duke to reach Final Four

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 11:55 PM PDT

FRESNO, Calif. -- When fall practice began, Tara VanDerveer had no idea if her young team would get back to a fifth straight Final Four.One thing she did know: Nnemkadi Ogwumike would do all in her power to get Stanford to Denver.Ogwumike and Co. wou ...

Roddick upsets Federer at Key Biscayne

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 11:51 PM PDT

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Techno music rocked the stadium during a changeover, then faded, the din replaced by the crowd's cheers as Andy Roddick took his position at the baseline, one game from a win over nemesis Roger Federer.Roddick held the balls, an ...

Patterson leads Rockets over Kings 113-106 in OT

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:49 PM PDT

HOUSTON -- Patrick Patterson scored a career-high 24 points and Earl Boykins hit four free throws for Houston late in overtime to lead the Rockets to a 113-106 win over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.Boykins, who was signed by Houston earlier i ...

AP Sources: Frank Martin takes South Carolina job

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:49 PM PDT


COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Frank Martin has agreed to become South Carolina's next men's basketball coach, said people familiar with the decision.
The people spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because the school had not announced the hiring. The univer ...

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