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• An elephant-astic performance
• Higher level classes in Bryan ISD get a makeover
• B-CS breaks old heat record
• Man charged with stealing steel pipes
• Man allegedly put stolen items in pants
• Police: Man cursed loudly during arrest
• 3 shot to death near Georgetown
• Rioting in Egypt leaves 12 dead
• U.S. officials think bin Laden's widows may have intel
• Dog Whisperer among celebs who visit Fort Hood
• Mexican citizens fighting back against violence
• More confident China confronts U.S.
• Aging World War II pilots hold last reunion
• Study finds higher rate of autism in children
• Armies of volunteers aiding research
• Motown museum paying tribute to Marvin Gaye
• Letters for May 9
• Petraeus: War against terrorist groups continues
• Calendar
• Mississippi braces for the rising river
• Mental health experts offer services in South
• Obama: Killing bin Laden worth the risks
• La Nina to blame for floods, droughts
• 2 deaths shed light on bullying
• Smith, Teague lead Hawks pass Bulls 100-88

An elephant-astic performance Posted: 08 May 2011 05:22 PM PDT Elephant trainer and showman Ramon Esqueda (center) escorts an elephant and its rider during opening ceremonies of the Barnum and Bailey's Circus in Reed Arena on Sunday. His was but one of dozens of acts including aerial stunts, animal performances, ...

Higher level classes in Bryan ISD get a makeover Posted: 08 May 2011 05:22 PM PDT The Bryan school district has taken a first step to bring its pre-AP classes up to the standards that school board members thought were already in place. Trustees this week agreed to pay nearly $150,000 to have a company that specializes in teache ...

B-CS breaks old heat record Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT Bryan-College Station set a record high on Sunday when the thermometer at Easterwood Airport hit 96 degrees. The previous record for eight days into May was 93 degrees in 2003. The Brazos Valley has yet to see a 100-degree day this year, and Nation ...

Man charged with stealing steel pipes Posted: 08 May 2011 05:23 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A Bryan man remained behind bars Sunday, accused of stealing steel pipes from a construction site off Texas 30. Bryan police said they stopped Kevin Lloyd Maddox, 37, on Saturday night because his truck matched the description fr ...

Man allegedly put stolen items in pants Posted: 08 May 2011 05:23 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA College Station man was charged with theft over the weekend after College Station police said he tried to take items from Hobby Lobby by hiding them in his pants.Officers said the man had placed scrapbook stickers, craft hinges, c ...

Police: Man cursed loudly during arrest Posted: 08 May 2011 05:23 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA 54-year-old Bryan man was in jail Sunday on multiple charges after resisting officers who were called to his Winter Street home for a noise complaint, authorities said.Officers said the man yelled profanities at them as they appr ...

3 shot to death near Georgetown Posted: 09 May 2011 01:20 AM PDT GEORGETOWN -- Williamson County authorities say a man shot his wife and her parents to death at a home near Georgetown, then died in a crash during a chase with officers. Sheriff's spokesman John Foster tells the Austin American-Statesman that thr ...

Rioting in Egypt leaves 12 dead Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT CAIRO -- Relations between Egypt's Muslims and Christians degenerated to a new low Sunday after riots overnight left 12 people dead and a church burned, adding to the disorder of the country's post-revolution transition to democracy. The attack on ...

U.S. officials think bin Laden's widows may have intel Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT ISLAMABAD -- The United States wants access to Osama bin Laden's three widows and any intelligence material its commandos left behind at the al-Qaida leader's compound, a top American official said in comments broadcast Sunday that could add a fres ...

Dog Whisperer among celebs who visit Fort Hood Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT By JEREMY SCHWARTZ Austin American-Statesman FORT HOOD -- The Dog Whisperer was running late. Hordes of autograph-seeking soldiers had slowed his exit from an on-post food court and the soldiers of the 178th Military Police Detachment were buzzing ...

Mexican citizens fighting back against violence Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT MEXICO CITY -- An anti-violence march that began in a central state with a few hundred people and gathered thousands over a four-day trek reached Mexico's capital Sunday, led by a poet whose son was killed by suspected drug traffickers. An estimat ...

More confident China confronts U.S. Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Five years and one financial crisis since the United States and China commenced regular high-level economic talks, fast-growing Beijing might have the upper hand this week in the latest round of discussions between the world's two big ...

Aging World War II pilots hold last reunion Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- They are among the last of the greatest generation, World War II pilots who coaxed C-46 cargo planes laden with supplies over the highest mountain range in the world from India and Burma to China in what was called flyi ...

Study finds higher rate of autism in children Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT CHICAGO -- A study in South Korea suggests about 1 in 38 children have traits of autism, higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 100. By casting a wider net and looking closely at mainstream children, the researchers expected to find a higher ...

Armies of volunteers aiding research Posted: 08 May 2011 05:22 PM PDT POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Environmental scientist Chris Bowser pulled a tiny shrimp-like creature from the muck in an eel trap as teenagers in chest waders surrounded him in the rushing Fall Kill, where they were collecting transparent baby eels."This is ...

Motown museum paying tribute to Marvin Gaye Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT DETROIT -- The Motown Historical Museum is celebrating the life and times, as well as the moves and grooves, of Marvin Gaye. The Detroit museum, located in the original home of Motown Records Corp., has unveiled an exhibit chronicling the legendar ...

Letters for May 9 Posted: 08 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT Committed and ready to serve CS district I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know James Lancaster, who I believe would do a terrific job on the College Station school board. He has excellent business and financial acumen, understands the challen ...

Petraeus: War against terrorist groups continues Posted: 08 May 2011 05:22 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan -- The killing of Osama bin Laden may weaken al-Qaida's influence on the Afghan Taliban, the U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said Sunday.Even so, Gen. David Petraeus warned that Afghanistan is still a potential refuge for in ...

Calendar Posted: 08 May 2011 05:22 PM PDT Mark Your Calendar Harmony Science Academy students are holding a Pancake Breakfast fundraiser from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Applebee's. The event will help raise money for a trip to Maryland for the Odyssey of the Mind world championship, a creativ ...

Mississippi braces for the rising river Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT GREENVILLE, Miss. -- As the crest in the Mississippi River rolls toward the heart of the Delta, the great flood of 1927 is on a lot of minds.On April 21 of that year, an engorged Mississippi River broke through a levee a few miles north of Greenville ...

Mental health experts offer services in South Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT BIRMINGHAM -- The 7-year-old girl plugged her ears and shook her head as her mother told a Red Cross social worker about their brush with death. Nakarah Britt didn't want to relive the terror of a tornado bearing down on their Birmingham apartment.A ...

Obama: Killing bin Laden worth the risks Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama ordered the commando raid that killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after deciding the risks were outweighed by the possibility "of us finally getting our man" following a decade of frustration, he said in a ...

La Nina to blame for floods, droughts Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY -- The winter and early spring have been extreme across the West, with record snowpacks bringing joy to skiers and urban water managers but severe flood risks to northern Utah, Wyoming and Montana. And despite all the wet weather in th ...

2 deaths shed light on bullying Posted: 08 May 2011 05:19 PM PDT BOSTON -- Phoebe Prince was a recently arrived Irish immigrant, 15 and emotionally fragile, when high school bullying over two boys she dated apparently drove her to hang herself with a scarf in her Massachusetts home. Tyler Clementi was an 18-yea ...

Smith, Teague lead Hawks pass Bulls 100-88 Posted: 08 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT ATLANTA -- Josh Smith had 23 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists, and Jeff Teague came up with another big game to lead the Atlanta Hawks past the Chicago Bulls 100-88 Sunday night, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at two games apiece.The ...

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