Media get to meet A&M basketball coach Billy Kennedy Posted: 16 May 2011 05:21 PM PDT The transition isn't complete, but it's well on its way, propelled by Monday's press conference introducing Billy Kennedy as Texas A&M's new head basketball coach. Kennedy replaces Mark Turgeon, who announced the previous Monday he was leaving ... |
Project could change Brazos County Posted: 16 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT The Texas A&M University System is quietly compiling a team that will work to lure a major national research laboratory to Aggieland that could alter the economy of Brazos County, people familiar with the plan said. The team, which is compose ... |
Space shuttle Endeavour soars into space for last time Posted: 16 May 2011 01:59 AM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Endeavour blasted off on NASA's next-to-last shuttle flight, thundering through clouds into orbit Monday morning as the mission commander's wounded wife, Gabrielle Giffords, watched along with an exhilarated crowd well into ... |
Franklin Drive standoff ends peacefully Posted: 16 May 2011 10:23 AM PDT UPDATE: Bryan police officers have taken a man into custody after the man barricaded himself in a Franklin Drive home this afternoon. The man was not injured, police said. There were no details about what, if any, charges the man might face. ___ ... |
A&M faculty cleared in probe over letter Posted: 16 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT A pair of key Texas A&M faculty members have been cleared of any potential ethics violations related to a letter they signed stating opposition to guns on campus that was posted on the university's website in March. After inquiries by both th ... |
Bryan woman charged with stabbing boyfriend Posted: 16 May 2011 03:55 AM PDT A 24-year-old woman faces a felony charge after she was accused of stabbing her boyfriend in his leg with a knife. Bryan resident Latoya M. Palmer was charged Monday with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, which is a first-degree felony punish ... |
Lottery winner keeping ID secret Posted: 16 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT A College Station Exxon station will get up to $10,000 after selling a winning lottery ticket worth $1 million. The person who bought the ticket has chosen to remain anonymous but hired Wes Hall, a College Station lawyer, to set up a trust fund an ... |
Man barricaded himself in his home Posted: 16 May 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Franklin Drive returned to normal late Monday after the Bryan Police Department took custody of a 19-year-old who had spent several hours barricaded in a home. The man was taken into custody without incident shortly before 9 p.m. ... |
Receptions to honor Bryan school leaders Posted: 16 May 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe public is invited to two receptions this week for the Bryan school district's retiring and incoming superintendents. A reception for Thomas Wallis, who was hired unanimously by the school board in April, is set for 4 to 6 p.m. T ... |
U.S. hits its $14.3T debt limit Posted: 16 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The government has maxed out its credit card. The United States reached its $14.3 trillion limit on federal borrowing Monday, leaving Congress 11 weeks to raise the threshold or risk a financial panic or another recession. Treasury ... |
Texas teacher allegedly had sex with 5 students Posted: 16 May 2011 11:36 PM PDT ARLINGTON -- A suburban North Texas high school teacher has been accused of having sex with five 18-year-old students at her home and was released on bond Monday. Brittni Nicole Colleps, an English teacher at Kennedale High School, is charged with ... |
Astronauts heads to space station on Endeavour Posted: 16 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Endeavour blasted off on NASA's next-to-last shuttle flight, thundering through clouds into orbit Monday morning as the mission commander's wounded wife, Gabrielle Giffords, watched along with an exhilarated crowd estimated ... |
Starbucks gets federal lawsuit for firing a dwarf Posted: 17 May 2011 12:07 AM PDT EL PASO -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Starbucks for firing a dwarf who asked for a stool to perform her job as a barista at an El Paso shop. An EEOC statement said the lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court in El Paso. It ... |
4 dead in Conroe mobile home fire Posted: 16 May 2011 02:33 AM PDT CONROE-- The Conroe Fire Department says four people, including three children, have died in mobile home fire. Officials say a 27-year-old woman and three children ranging in age from 3 to 8 were killed in the early Sunday morning fire. The Houst ... |
U.S., Pakistan take steps to salvage ties Posted: 16 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT ISLAMABAD -- A top U.S. emissary warned Pakistan on Monday that "actions not words" are needed to tackle militant sanctuaries, as the two countries tried to salvage their relationship two weeks after the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden in a gar ... |
Chief of IMF in jail for rape case Posted: 16 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT NEW YORK -- The chief of the International Monetary Fund was ordered jailed without bail Monday on charges of trying to rape a maid, and prosecutors said they were investigating at least one other similar allegation against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. ... |
Court states police don't need warrants Posted: 16 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against a Kentucky man who was arrested after police burst into his apartment without a search warrant because they smelled marijuana and feared he was trying to get rid of incriminating evidence. Vo ... |
Cattle inspection sites move across border amid drug war Posted: 16 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT LAREDO -- Wearing a grey-felt cowboy hat, long-sleeve ivory-colored shirt and freshly laundered jeans, Dr. Arnoldo Gutierrez begins his daily rounds by walking into a dusty pen baking in the South Texas heat. "Hey, hey! Let's go!" he hollers. "C'm ... |
Trump backs out of presidential race Posted: 16 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT NEW YORK — Donald Trump to self: You’re fired. Out of the presidential race before he was officially in it, the celebrity real estate mogul announced Monday he would not seek the 2012 Republican nomination. He could have won the White ... |
Customer satisfaction with AT&T, T-Mobile drops Posted: 16 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Sprint Nextel Corp., once dead last in customer satisfaction among the Big 4 national wireless carriers, now has the happiest subscribers, along with long-time leader Verizon Wireless, according to a survey released Tuesday.The American C ... |
War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Gadhafi Posted: 16 May 2011 05:01 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya -- The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor sought arrest warrants Monday for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, his son and the country's intelligence chief for authorizing the killing of civilians in a crackdown on anti-govern ... |
Fox cuts 'America's Most Wanted' for reruns, adds new series Posted: 16 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Fox is canceling America's Most Wanted, the Saturday night show that has profiled criminals on the lam since 1988, and replacing it with reruns. It was part of Fox's plans for its next television season announced on Monday. Fox will in ... |
Want to Reduce Pain? Try Meditation Posted: 16 May 2011 06:59 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Since the 1960s, meditation has been the focus of increasing scientific research. In over 1,000 published research studies, various methods of meditation have been linked to changes in metabolism, blood pressure, brain activat ... |
A Spider In The Operating Room Posted: 16 May 2011 06:40 PM PDT MIAMI (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Years ago, having just about any kind of abdominal surgery used to mean a big incision and a lengthy recovery time. In the last 10 to 20 years, laparoscopic surgery has changed that, introducing less invasive surgeries wi ... |
Motor Oil For Your Joints Posted: 16 May 2011 06:40 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- About 27 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis -- a condition that causes joint fluid to thin out, resulting in bone-on-bone pain. Surgery is invasive and requires a long recovery. Now, a simple injection ma ... |
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