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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Texas A&M's budget forecast spot on

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Texas A&M last year planned for $39 million in state reductions, and it turns out all of it will be needed to comply with the cut and fulfill other budgetary commitments, Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin said.
"While this process was p ...

Bryan officer resigns before internal affairs investigation released to public

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 02:40 AM PDT

Bryan police Officer William Cross resigned Monday, a day before Chief Eric Buske was set to release to the public  findings of an internal investigation into a May shooting in which Cross shot two unarmed people.
Buske said he couldn't release ...

Bryan officer in shooting resigns, sealing results of internal investigation

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Bill Cross resigned less than 24 hours before Bryan Chief Eric Buske planned on making public the findings of an internal investigation into an incident in which the officer shot two people.
Cross, a 14-year veteran of the police department, was ...

Flores supports GOP' 'cut, cap, and balance' bill

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


U.S. Rep. Bill Flores called for deep spending cuts to solve the federal government's debt problem during a telephonic town hall meeting with constituents Tuesday evening.
"You sent me to Congress to change the fiscal picture of this country and ...

Man rushes at Rupert Murdoch in hearing

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:20 AM PDT


LONDON -- A protester rushed at Rupert Murdoch as he gave testimony to British lawmakers Tuesday, setting off a scuffle and spattering Murdoch with what appeared to be white foam in a foil pie dish in a shocking interruption of a hearing into the p ...

CSISD considers increasing benefits

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT

The College Station school board on Tuesday discussed the possibility of increasing benefit contributions for employees. No action was taken. The board is scheduled to adopt its budget in August. The board discussed how salary increases were not reco ...

Two arrested in theft of shirts from College Station store

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 02:24 AM PDT

A 30-year-old man faces a felony charge after police said he and a getaway driver stole more than $500 worth of shirts from a College Station store.
Bryan Christopher Sauseda of Bryan was charged Monday with theft of property less than $1,500 with t ...

Medical examiner takes stand in Peck murder trial

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


A part-time medical examiner hired by defense lawyers in a murder case said that a Bryan woman -- whom prosecution witnesses testified was killed by strangulation -- actually died not just from that, but also from using too much cocaine and having ...

CS Animal Control: Needs help finding small white fluffy dog that bit woman

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:05 PM PDT

College Station police are trying to find the owner of a small white fluffy dog with a pinkish-colored ear after it bit a woman in the area of Brentwood Street and Pine Ridge Drive.
Authorities said the incident happened at about noon Tuesday when t ...

2 rescued from Dallas bungee ride

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 12:34 AM PDT

DALLAS -- A bungee ride in Dallas meant to help a man get over his fear of heights turned into a three-hour ordeal at least 50 feet up when the cables got tangled.Dallas firefighters using an aerial ladder truck rescued the man and woman Monday night ...

No tea party for Governor Rick Perry as he mulls presidential bid

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


CONCORD, N.H. -- In spite of his thundering speeches against big government, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a troubled relationship with the tea party, a rift increasingly obvious as he gets closer to a presidential bid.
Tea party groups from New Hamp ...

Yao Ming retires

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:44 PM PDT


SHANGHAI — The NBA's version of the Ming Dynasty is done. After helping pro basketball gain a foothold in the world's most populous market, Chinese star Yao Ming has retired.
Yao made it official Wednesday, telling a packed news confere ...

Almost over and out: Mission Control to sign off for good after shuttle lands

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT


HOUSTON -- In the geeky world of space engineering, this large, high-ceilinged room is close to holy. Inside, people speak in hushed tones and observe time-honored traditions.
The place is Mission Control. Beginning moments after launch, flight co ...

2 to face charges over boy's death in Hunt County

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 12:34 AM PDT

GREENVILLE -- Two caregivers will be charged in the death of a 2-year-old boy whose battered body was found in a car in North Texas.The Hunt County Sheriff's Office says a man and a woman caring for Bradley Herrera will be charged with capital murder ...

Blinn trustee steps down from post

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Steve Westbrook, a longtime member of the Blinn Board of Trustees, announced his resignation from the elected post Tuesday, saying he needs to spend more time with "other obligations."
Westbrook, who served most recently as board secretary, dedicate ...

Elderly need to be concerned by heat

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Staff and Wire report
Temperatures this July haven't dipped below 95 in Bryan-College Station, and little relief is in sight, with forecasts predicting 97 and 98 degree days through Saturday.
According to the National Weather Service, eight out of ...

Last shuttle leaves space station

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT


The last space shuttle is headed home.
Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and slipped away after a partial lap around the station. Ten pairs of eyes pressed against the windows, four in the shuttle and six in the station.
Al ...

Police: Florida teen killed parents, then had a party

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Neighbors knew Tyler Hadley as a polite and respectful teen who played basketball with his father in the driveway and built forts of junked wood as a kid -- not as someone who could kill his parents and throw a party while t ...

2 rescued from Dallas bungee ride

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 02:22 AM PDT

DALLAS -- A bungee ride in Dallas apparently arranged by a woman to help her future husband face his fear of heights turned into a three-hour ordeal 50 feet up when the cables got tangled.Dallas firefighters used an aerial ladder truck Monday night t ...

British media, police ties scrutinized after scandal

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT

LONDON -- One senior journalist worked as a media consultant to Scotland Yard, helping to shape its public message. A second worked as a police interpreter, privy to confidential information. A third allegedly served as a police informant, passing on ...

Rupert Murdoch evades blame at hearing

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT


LONDON -- Summoned by British lawmakers Tuesday to account for a phone hacking and bribery scandal, Rupert Murdoch said he was humbled and ashamed but accepted no personal responsibility, insisting he was at fault only for trusting the wrong people ...

Advisors push free birth control

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Millions of women stand to gain free access to a broad menu of birth control methods, thanks to a recommendation issued Tuesday by health experts advising the government.An Institute of Medicine panel recommended that the government req ...

Healthier habits may aid Alzheimer's fight

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT

PARIS -- Taking care of your body just might save your mind. Millions of cases of Alzheimer's disease worldwide could be prevented by curbing risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, obesity and lack of exercise, new research suggests.The s ...

PC companies look to cash in on tablet market

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The personal computer industry needs a jumpstart -- and it's counting on a rescue from emerging markets and a late-to-the-party push into tablet computers.The U.S. and European PC markets have entered a dangerous new phase: Few ...

Actor Ngoombujarra of 'Australia,' more films dies

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 06:06 AM PDT

SYDNEY -- David Ngoombujarra, one of Australia's best known indigenous actors whose films included "Australia" and "Rabbit-Proof Fence," has died. He was 44.The actor was found in a park Sunday and died at a hospital in Fremantle, near Perth on Austr ...

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