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- Candidates target Obama at GOP Senate debate
- Luncheon celebrates cancer survivors
- BISD gearing up for change in state test
- Black smoke billows from Texas chemical plant fire
- Neighbors uniting against crime
- Woman charged with stealing car, DUI
- Police: Woman tried to assault boyfriend with knife
- Officials investigate what led to Texas plant fire
- No one injured in pair of grass fires
- Perry bet big on tax grants to subprime lenders
- Bat colonies face adversity amid Texas drought
- Perry bet big on tax grants to subprime lenders
- Scientist dies before being awarded the Nobel Prize
- La extends hay limit waiver to help TX ranchers
- Dog owners aim to sway mayoral race
- Healthy message not selling
- 2 severed heads found in Mexico City with message
- Aggie ring found in wildfire rubble
- New iPhone expected this week
- Michael Jackson's ER doctors not told about propofol
- Massachusetts man charged in terror plot pleads not guilty
- Japan to hold whale hunts despite activist threats
- European official: No one pushing for Greek default
- Yahoo, ABC joining forces in news partnership
- Spock attends his last 'Star Trek' convention
| Candidates target Obama at GOP Senate debate Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT Six Republican candidates for U.S. Senate roiled against President Barack Obama at a GOP debate at Texas A&M on Monday, criticizing his policies for job creation, health care and energy. The candidates varied little in their proposed policies ...   |
| Luncheon celebrates cancer survivors Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT The family gathered in Ennis, a small town south of Dallas, to celebrate Thanksgiving last year, as they do every November, but this time, Helen Jurica couldn't be as open and she didn't laugh as much as she normally does. The then-64-year-old Ca ... |
| BISD gearing up for change in state test Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT The Bryan school district is working quickly to get a grasp of the requirements for the state's new standardized tests so that students can be prepared for the changes, the district's superintendent told school board members Monday. "In essence .. ... |
| Black smoke billows from Texas chemical plant fire Posted: 03 Oct 2011 06:57 AM PDT WAXAHACHI — A fire at a chemical plant south of Dallas shot massive plumes of black smoke and bright orange flames into the sky Monday, forcing schoolchildren and residents to evacuate or take cover indoors to avoid possible exposure to dange ... |
| Neighbors uniting against crime Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT It's that time of year again when police encourage people to throw parties that they promise to show up at without crashing. Thousands of communities across Texas, including many Bryan-College Station area neighborhoods, will be participating in ... |
| Woman charged with stealing car, DUI Posted: 03 Oct 2011 03:31 AM PDT An 18-year-old woman faces a felony charge after an officer reported she was driving under the influence of alcohol in the Northgate area without permission from the car's owner. Victoria Jasette Hull of Bremond was charged Sunday with unauthorized ... |
| Police: Woman tried to assault boyfriend with knife Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:12 AM PDT An 18-year-old woman was arrested after police said she charged at her boyfriend with a knife at their Bryan home. Officers responded just after 8 p.m. Sunday to an apartment in the 1800 block of Sandy Point Road for a disturbance, Bryan Sgt. Robe ... |
| Officials investigate what led to Texas plant fire Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:59 PM PDT WAXAHACHIE -- Officials are still investigating how workers mixing chemicals at a plant south of Dallas led to a blaze that shot massive plumes of black smoke and bright orange flames into the sky, forcing residents to be evacuated for several hours ... |
| No one injured in pair of grass fires Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Two Brazos County grass fires burned nearly 100 acres Monday afternoon, but claimed no homes and no injuries were reported. Joe Ondrasek, chief of the Precinct 4 Volunteer Fire Department, said the first fire broke out just afte ... |
| Perry bet big on tax grants to subprime lenders Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:42 AM PDT WASHINGTON -- As Texas governor, Rick Perry spent tens of millions in taxpayer money to lure some of the nation's leading mortgage companies to expand their business in his state, calling it a national model for creating jobs. But the plan backfire ... |
| Bat colonies face adversity amid Texas drought Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:59 PM PDT BRACKEN -- The historic drought is changing the behavior of the stars of one of Texas' natural summer marvels, raising fears the spectacle next year may be less spectacular.Millions of bats around Texas are emerging earlier for nightly food runs, mea ... |
| Perry bet big on tax grants to subprime lenders Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:42 AM PDT WASHINGTON -- As Texas governor, Rick Perry spent tens of millions in taxpayer money to lure some of the nation's leading mortgage companies to expand their business in his state, calling it a national model for creating jobs. But the plan backfire ... |
| Scientist dies before being awarded the Nobel Prize Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Ralph Steinman, a pioneer in understanding how the cells of the body fight disease, tried to help his own immune system thwart his pancreatic cancer. Steinman survived until Friday. Three days later, he was awarded the Nobel Prize. Th ... |
| La extends hay limit waiver to help TX ranchers Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:24 AM PDT BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana says loads of hay may keep going to Texas through December to help drought-stricken cattle farmers. The usual size restrictions and permit fees had been scheduled to resume Sept. 30. But Agriculture Commissioner Mike ... |
| Dog owners aim to sway mayoral race Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- There are more dogs than kids in the City by the Bay. So it stands to reason dog owners carry a lot of clout -- so much so they believe their endorsement can sway the upcoming mayoral race. Dog lovers have formed a political actio ... |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Americans talk skinny but eat fat.No matter that First Lady Michelle Obama has been on a crusade for a year and a half to slim down the country. Never mind that some restaurants have started listing calories on their menus. Forget even th ... |
| 2 severed heads found in Mexico City with message Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT Associated Press MEXICO CITY -- Police in Mexico City found two severed human heads on a street near a major military base Monday, a grisly tactic of warring drug gangs that has long affected other parts of the country while largely sparing the capi ... |
| Aggie ring found in wildfire rubble Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT By AUDREY WHITE Austin American-Statesman BASTROP COUNTY -- Ray Blackwell sifted through the rubble of the home in the Pine Forest neighborhood where he lived for 14 years. The house -- one of more than 1,500 Bastrop County homes consumed in the Se ... |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple fans are amped. The computer and gadget maker is expected to announce a new, more powerful version of its wildly popular smartphone this week -- more than a year after it unveiled the iPhone 4. Last week, Apple Inc. e-mail ... |
| Michael Jackson's ER doctors not told about propofol Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson was clinically dead when he arrived at a hospital and two emergency room doctors said they thought it was futile to attempt to revive him. His doctor, however, insisted that they try. Both doctors, testifying at Dr. ... |
| Massachusetts man charged in terror plot pleads not guilty Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT WORCESTER, Mass. -- A man accused of plotting to fly explosives-packed remote-controlled model planes into the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol pleaded not guilty Monday. The bail hearing that had been scheduled for Rezwan Ferdaus, of Ashland, was de ... |
| Japan to hold whale hunts despite activist threats Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT TOKYO -- Japan plans to go ahead with its whaling program in the Antarctic later this year despite threats from activists to disrupt the annual hunt.Japan's hunts have become increasingly tense in recent years because of clashes with the conservation ... |
| European official: No one pushing for Greek default Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT LUXEMBOURG -- A senior European official vowed Tuesday that a Greek default was not an option and would be avoided even after Athens' admission that it would miss its deficit-reduction targets raised questions about whether it would receive its nex ... |
| Yahoo, ABC joining forces in news partnership Posted: 03 Oct 2011 08:28 AM PDT NEW YORK -- ABC News and Yahoo Inc. are joining to deliver more online news to their audiences. With the deal, ABC News content will be prominently featured on Yahoo News, the most visited news website in the world. It will also show up on Yahoo's po ... |
| Spock attends his last 'Star Trek' convention Posted: 03 Oct 2011 08:28 AM PDT ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Leonard Nimoy has attended his final "Star Trek" convention.The 80-year-old actor, best-known for playing Mr. Spock in the original TV series that began in September 1966, formed four fingers into a V for Vulcan sign and intoned to ... |
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