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- Making the most of the mud
- Online school gives local family flexibility
- A&M basketball recruit dies after car accident
- Latest attempt to stop oil leak a success
- Election recount in Iraq affirms win for Sunni bloc
- Gov. Perry's temporary digs costs Texas big bucks
- Lawsuits may cost Dallas $1B
- Abortion foes capitalize on health law
- Spring man accused of killing pregnant wife
- Family: 7-year-old shot by police was asleep
- Thai officials reject offer of talks
- Shoppers return to spending
- GOP filibuster unlikely on Kagan nomination
- Research links pesticides with ADHD in children
- Cell phone-cancer link inconclusive
- AP investigates: Federal agency lagged on inspections
- Volcanic ash cloud shuts airports in UK
- Vatican details US sex abuse defense
- Miss Michigan wins Miss USA title
- Letters for May 17
- Calendar
- Deep sea oil plumes, dispersants endanger reefs
- MLB: Rangers swept in Toronto
- Johnson's error paves way for Busch at Dover
- Experienced Celtics take lead over Magic
| Posted: 16 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT Jay Restrepo, 36, from Conroe, throws up layers of mud with his ATV at Soggy Bottom, a 1,500-acre ATV ranch and campground off Texas 21 East between F.M. 974 and the Navasota River in Brazos County. Dozens of all-terrain-vehicle enthusiasts were ther ...   |
| Online school gives local family flexibility Posted: 16 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT Nine-year old Leon Harmon-Jones said he typically goes to sleep around 11 p.m. on school nights and wakes up around 9:30 a.m.His 13-year-old sister, Sylvia, said she goes to sleep around 10:30, but sleeps in until noon. The College Station eighth-gra ... |
| A&M basketball recruit dies after car accident Posted: 16 May 2010 07:21 AM PDT A Texas A&M basketball recruit died Sunday following a Saturday night car accident. Tobi Oyedeji, a Bellaire High School student, died from injuries received after his senior prom, a friend who just left the hospital Oyedeji was taken to told The ... |
| Latest attempt to stop oil leak a success Posted: 16 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS -- Oil company engineers on Sunday finally succeeded in keeping some of the oil gushing from a blown well out of the Gulf of Mexico, hooking up a mile-long tube to funnel the crude into a tanker ship after more than three weeks of failure ... |
| Election recount in Iraq affirms win for Sunni bloc Posted: 16 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT BAGHDAD -- Iraq's electoral commission affirmed on Sunday the narrow victory of a Sunni-backed bloc in the March vote after a partial recount undercut the Shiite prime minister's claims of fraud in the tally.The result was a setback for Prime Ministe ... |
| Gov. Perry's temporary digs costs Texas big bucks Posted: 17 May 2010 01:14 AM PDT AUSTIN, Texas -- With the state facing a budget shortfall of at least $11 billion, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has spent almost $600,000 in public money during the past two years to live in a sprawling rental home in the hills above the capital, according ... |
| Posted: 16 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT DALLAS -- Dallas voters' decision to give police officers and firefighters a healthy pay raise more than three decades ago could become a billion-dollar blunder.The Texas Supreme Court is considering whether to permit a series of lawsuits to go to t ... |
| Abortion foes capitalize on health law Posted: 16 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Abortion opponents fought passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to the bitter end, and now that it's the law, they're using it to limit coverage by private insurers.An obscure part of the law allows states to restrict ... |
| Spring man accused of killing pregnant wife Posted: 17 May 2010 01:09 AM PDT Associated PressHOUSTON -- A Houston-area man is charged with killing his pregnant wife at their home.Harris County jail records show 37-year-old Michael Alan McDougall of Spring was booked Monday on a capital murder charge and held without bail. Ele ... |
| Family: 7-year-old shot by police was asleep Posted: 17 May 2010 01:11 AM PDT Associated PressDETROIT -- Seven-year-old Aiyana Jones was asleep on the living room sofa in her family's apartment when Detroit police searching for a homicide suspect burst in and an officer's gun went off, fatally striking the girl in the neck, fa ... |
| Thai officials reject offer of talks Posted: 16 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT BANGKOK -- Anti-government unrest boiling over in downtown Bangkok spread to other areas of the capital and Thailand on Sunday as the military defended its use of force in a crackdown that has left 30 civilians dead in four days. Thai leaders flatly ... |
| Posted: 16 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Retailers are priming for a consumer comeback.Shoppers have started to show they're willing and able to spend more, and stores are tweaking their merchandise to accommodate them. Cashmere is making a comeback and sellers of everything fro ... |
| GOP filibuster unlikely on Kagan nomination Posted: 17 May 2010 01:12 AM PDT By JESSE J. HOLLANDAssociated Press WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans are unlikely to filibuster Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, but they do plan to pepper her with tough questions about her legal positions, policies and practices during her upcomi ... |
| Research links pesticides with ADHD in children Posted: 17 May 2010 01:13 AM PDT By CARLA K. JOHNSONAssociated PressCHICAGO -- A new analysis of U.S. health data links children's attention-deficit disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits and vegetables.While the study couldn't prove that pesticides used in agric ... |
| Cell phone-cancer link inconclusive Posted: 16 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT GENEVA -- Cell phone users worried about getting brain cancer aren't off the hook yet. A major international study into the link between cell phone use and two types of brain cancer has proved inconclusive, according to a report due to be published i ... |
| AP investigates: Federal agency lagged on inspections Posted: 16 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- The federal agency responsible for ensuring that an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was operating safely before it exploded last month fell well short of its own policy that inspections be done at least once per month, an Associated Pres ... |
| Volcanic ash cloud shuts airports in UK Posted: 16 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT LONDON -- Two of Europe's busiest airports closed early Monday morning as a dense cloud of volcanic ash drifted from Iceland, aviation authorities said. The airspace over London's Heathrow Airport closed at 1 a.m. local time Monday, Britain's Nationa ... |
| Vatican details US sex abuse defense Posted: 16 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican on Monday will make its most detailed argument yet for why it is not liable for bishops who allowed priests to molest children in the U.S., in a motion that could affect other efforts to sue the Holy See in American courts ... |
| Miss Michigan wins Miss USA title Posted: 16 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT LAS VEGAS -- A 24-year-old woman from Michigan recovered after nearly stumbling in her evening gown and beat out 50 other women to take the 2010 Miss USA title on Sunday.Rima Fakih of Dearborn, Mich., won the pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort &a ... |
| Posted: 16 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT Thanks for getting out the word on car seats As a member of the Brazos County Citizen's Sheriff's Academy Alumni Association and a mom, I would like to commend The Eagle for its excellent coverage of passenger safety programming in our area. T ... |
| Posted: 16 May 2010 05:13 PM PDT MondayCLUBSStar Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:45 a.m. College Station Conference Center. For partnerships, call 690-2901.College Station Noon Lions Club. Hilton Hotel. 690-8525.HEALTH & WELLNESSSeniors Golf Tournament, 7 a.m. Texas A&M University ... |
| Deep sea oil plumes, dispersants endanger reefs Posted: 17 May 2010 01:12 AM PDT By JASON DEAREN and MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS -- The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has already spewed plumes over ecologically sensitive reefs, part of a stalled marine sanctuary proposal that would restrict drilling in a large swat ... |
| Posted: 16 May 2010 05:08 PM PDT TORONTO -- Brandon Morrow rebounded from the shortest start of his career, Jose Bautista homered for the third time in two games and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.Toronto turned four double pla ... |
| Johnson's error paves way for Busch at Dover Posted: 16 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT DOVER, Del. -- Kyle Busch would like to believe he would have defeated Jimmie Johnson even without the four-time champion making a rare pit road mistake.Busch never will know, and he doesn't really care.When Johnson was penalized for speeding on the ... |
| Experienced Celtics take lead over Magic Posted: 16 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. -- The hair is a little grayer. The ankles and knees no longer so sturdy. Even with a roster full of aging superstars, the Boston Celtics are still standing tall.Too old to chase a title? Not these days.Ray Allen scored 25 points, Paul ... |
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