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- Grimes County residents thank God for sparing lives
- Study: TV time keeps tots awake
- Populations multiply around U.S. nuke plants
- College Station man charged with kidnapping
- Pellet gun mistaken for a real weapon
- Obama putting his autopen to work
- Israel warns media to avoid Gaza
- N.Y. victory fuels pride parade jubilation
- New migration patterns may signal changes in the oceans
- Preschool in Sweden fights gender bias
- Aging bosses have weakened U.S. mafia
- Chris Brown leads with 4 at BET Awards
- Calendar
- Letters for June 27
- Commanders get leeway in coordinating Afghan pullout
- Reyes gets 4 hits to send Gee, Mets past Rangers
- Kurt Busch grabs 1st road course victory
- Jacobson gets first PGA Tour victory at Travelers
- Longoria's 2 HRs, 5 RBIs lead Rays over Astros
- Walter Dix wins double at US Championships
| Grimes County residents thank God for sparing lives Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT STONEHAM -- After church Sunday, Pastor Hal Wychopen drove his red Ford truck through the charred remains of a wildfire that ripped through east Grimes County. Like many, he said he was in awe of the damage. He was canvassing the area, trying t ...   |
| Study: TV time keeps tots awake Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT CHICAGO -- If your preschooler can't sleep -- turn off the violence and nighttime TV.That's the message in a new study that found sleep problems are more common in 3- to 5-year-olds who watch television after 7 p.m. Watching shows with violence -- in ... |
| Populations multiply around U.S. nuke plants Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- As America's nuclear power plants have aged, the once-rural areas around them have become far more crowded and much more difficult to evacuate. Yet government and industry have paid little heed, even as plants are running at hig ... |
| College Station man charged with kidnapping Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report College Station police rushed to the aid of a woman whom they said was being strangled by a man inside an apartment early Sunday. A 33-year-old man with 15 prior arrests was on top of the woman with his hands around her throat wh ... |
| Pellet gun mistaken for a real weapon Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A 20-year-old College Station man remained behind bars late Sunday after a witness told police that he pointed a gun at her. The gun, which turned out to be stolen, actually was a toy, but didn't look like one -- witnesses said i ... |
| Obama putting his autopen to work Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- It's the open secret that nobody in government wants to talk about: That cherished presidential signature that's tucked away in a scrapbook or framed for all to see might never have passed under the president's hand. For decades, pre ... |
| Israel warns media to avoid Gaza Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT JERUSALEM -- Israel said Sunday that any foreign journalist caught on board a Gaza-bound flotilla could face deportation and a 10-year ban from the country, in a move that threatened to worsen the nation's already strained relationship with the int ... |
| N.Y. victory fuels pride parade jubilation Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT NEW YORK -- One of the world's oldest and largest gay pride parades turned into a carnival-like celebration of same-sex marriage Sunday as hundreds of thousands of revelers rejoiced at New York's new law giving gay couples the same marital rights as ... |
| New migration patterns may signal changes in the oceans Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT AMSTERDAM -- When a 43-foot gray whale was spotted off the Israeli town of Herzliya last year, scientists came to a startling conclusion: it must have wandered across the normally icebound route above Canada, where warm weather had briefly opened a ... |
| Preschool in Sweden fights gender bias Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT STOCKHOLM -- At the "Egalia" preschool, staff avoid using words like "him" or "her" and address the 33 kids as "friends" rather than girls and boys. From the color and placement of toys to the choice of books, every detail has been carefully plann ... |
| Aging bosses have weakened U.S. mafia Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT BOSTON -- When James "Whitey" Bulger ruled the streets of South Boston, the New England crime scene was a battleground for a bloody turf war between the Italian Mafia and Irish street crews. But some observers say the organized crime landscape tha ... |
| Chris Brown leads with 4 at BET Awards Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- Amid awards for the top artists, actors and athletes, Steve Harvey was recognized for his humanitarian work at the BET Awards. BET Chairman and Chief Executive Debra Lee called the 54-year-old entertainer "a true gentleman who acts ... |
| Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT Mark Your Calendar Navasota Blues Fest 2011 is Aug. 12-13 at the Grimes County Expo Center in Navasota. Tickets are $14 for Aug. 12 or $25 for both days if purchased Aug. 12. Includes free guitar lesson with Michael Birnbaum at 11 a.m. Aug. 13. www. ... |
| Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT Seniors will have to accept Medicare reform Anyone with any knowledge about the federal deficit knows that Medicare must be reformed or the country will be bankrupt. Medicare costs are increasing faster than general inflation because of the aging ... |
| Commanders get leeway in coordinating Afghan pullout Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- In promising a U.S. military pullout from Afghanistan will begin in July, President Barack Obama is permitting his commanders to decide critical details, including the number of troops to depart first and whether any of those will be ... |
| Reyes gets 4 hits to send Gee, Mets past Rangers Posted: 26 Jun 2011 02:42 PM PDT ARLINGTON -- Rookie right-hander Dillon Gee overcame an early case of the jitters and 94-degree heat to keep a potent Texas lineup relatively quiet and beat the team he followed as a kid.Gee pitched six effective innings and Jose Reyes had four hits ... |
| Kurt Busch grabs 1st road course victory Posted: 26 Jun 2011 01:39 PM PDT SONOMA, Calif. -- Kurt Busch has won the first road course race of his career with a dominating performance at Infineon Raceway.Busch led a race-high 75 laps and beat Jeff Gordon by almost 4 seconds for his first victory of the season.It marked a tot ... |
| Jacobson gets first PGA Tour victory at Travelers Posted: 26 Jun 2011 01:37 PM PDT CROMWELL, Conn. -- Fredrik Jacobson closed out his first PGA Tour title on Sunday, shooting a 66 in the final round of the Travelers Championship.Jacobson, who joined the tour eight years ago and has three career wins in Europe, had just one bogey in ... |
| Longoria's 2 HRs, 5 RBIs lead Rays over Astros Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:44 AM PDT HOUSTON -- Down by a run with two outs and the bases loaded in the eighth inning, Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon wrestled with whether to send up his last remaining position player as a pinch-hitter.Maddon did it and quickly knew he'd made the rig ... |
| Walter Dix wins double at US Championships Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:38 AM PDT EUGENE, Ore. -- One by one, a generation of American track and field's best athletes slowed at the finish, pulled up lame and failed to find their fastest gear. By the time the week was over, Walter Dix was among the few who looked ready to take on t ... |
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