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Aggies rout Mississippi State for Blair's 600th win

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 07:03 PM PST


Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair won his 600th game Sunday the same way he won the ones before: with a stifling defense.
The sixth-ranked Aggies rolled to a 93-47 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a dominating perform ...

Food bank flush over the holidays

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:06 PM PST


Brazos Valley Food Bank officials said the holiday season rush is under way at the regional food resource center as more volunteers show up to take in and stock an increased volume of donated food.
Executive Director Theresa Mangapora said things ...

Dry lakes expose old towns, graves

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:01 PM PST


BLUFFTON -- Johnny C. Parks died two days before his first birthday more than a century ago. His grave slipped from sight along with the rest of the tiny town of Bluffton when Lake Buchanan was filled 55 years later.
Now, the cracked marble tombst ...

'al-Qaida sympathizer' accused of NYC bomb plots

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:28 PM PST


NEW YORK -- An "al-Qaida sympathizer" accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as U.S. troops returning home remained in police custody after an arraignment on numerous terrorism-related charges.
Jose Pimentel o ...

CS man accused of stabbing woman

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
A College Station man was in police custody on Sunday, accused of stabbing a woman during an argument with his roommate.
Angel Perez-Chan, 22, was charged with assault to a family member -- a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up ...

Debt panel on verge of defeat

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- A special deficit-reduction supercommittee appears likely to throw in the towel on Monday, unable or unwilling to compromise on a mix of spending cuts and tax increases required to meet its assignment of saving taxpayers at least $1.2 ...

Woman arrested, confesses to son's murder

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:25 PM PST

AUSTIN -- A Hays County woman has been arrested for the murder of her son.Police say officers were responding to a report of shots fired in Kyle. They arrived at the home early Saturday morning and found Anne Flash cradling her 19-year-old son.Police ...

Taylor Swift receives artist of the year for second time

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:09 PM PST


LOS ANGELES -- Taylor Swift was crowned artist of the year at the American Music Awards for a second time.
"This is so crazy!" the country superstar said after beating such contenders as Adele, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry to capture all three awards ...

Kenneth expected to become hurricane in Pacific

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:28 PM PST

MIAMI -- Kenneth continues to strengthen in the eastern Pacific Ocean, with forecasters predicting the rare late-season tropical storm will become a hurricane. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday that Kenneth had maximum sustained ...

Cement injected into woman undergoing plastic surgery

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:01 PM PST


MIAMI -- A woman who wanted to work at a nightclub started searching for someone who could perform plastic surgery at a cheap price to give her a curvier body. Police say what she found was a woman posing as a doctor who filled her buttocks with ce ...

Yellowstone Park looks to cull bison population

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:09 PM PST


BILLINGS, Mont. -- As many as 360 migrating wild bison would be shot by hunters in Montana, captured for slaughter or shipped elsewhere this winter under a proposal from Yellowstone National Park officials seeking an alternative to the indiscrimina ...

A big win for Blair's Aggies

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:14 PM PST

Sophomore Aggie Band member Darrell Nichols celebrates another Texas A&M basket with a blow-up of Aggie player Tori Scott in Reed Arena on Sunday. The Lady Aggies destroyed Mississippi State 93-47 in coach Gary Blair's 600th career win.

Libya: Gadhafi son to face trial at home

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:08 PM PST


ZINTAN, Libya -- Libya's new leaders said Sunday they will try Moammar Gadhafi's son at home and not hand him over to the International Criminal Court where he's charged with crimes against humanity. The government also announced the capture of the ...

Syrian capital hit by grenades

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:08 PM PST

BEIRUT -- Rocket-propelled grenades struck the headquarters of Syria's ruling party Sunday, bringing the violence that has engulfed much of the country to the heart of its capital for the first time, activists said.The attack on the building in Syria ...

Ohio city sees auto industry, jobs revived

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:01 PM PST

TOLEDO, Ohio -- This town that has been churning out Jeeps since World War II, watching its fortunes rise and fall with the well-being of Detroit's automakers, is now finding itself in an enviable position within the car industry. Chrysler and Genera ...

Vampire movie has bite

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:01 PM PST


LOS ANGELES -- The Twilight Saga has staked out another huge opening with a $139.5 million first weekend domestically and a worldwide launch of $283.5 million.
The domestic total gives The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 the second-best deb ...

Aggies rout Mississippi State for Blair's 600th win

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:26 PM PST


Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair won his 600th game Sunday the same way he won the ones before: with a stifling defense.
The sixth-ranked Aggies rolled to a 93-47 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a dominating perform ...

Aggies rout Mississippi State for Blair's 600th win

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:26 PM PST


Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair won his 600th game Sunday the same way he won the ones before: with a stifling defense.
The sixth-ranked Aggies rolled to a 93-47 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a dominating perform ...

Calendar

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:04 PM PST

Volunteer OpportunityVolunteer Income Tax Assistance needs tax preparation volunteers to assist individuals and families. Volunteers are needed as greeters, preparers and site coordinators. Training starts in December and will continue into January. ...

Police layoffs curtail arrests for minor offenses

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:01 PM PST


CAMDEN, N.J. -- Police in five New Jersey cities where departments have had deep layoffs are making fewer arrests for minor offenses -- a trend that experts fear could lead to a rise in the most serious crimes.
Newark, Trenton, Paterson, Atlantic ...

Iowa still up for grabs in GOP primary election

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:07 PM PST


ANAMOSA, Iowa -- The race for the Republican presidential nomination is deeply unsettled with an anything-can-happen feel six weeks before Iowans start the state-by-state process of choosing a GOP challenger for President Barack Obama.
Hoping to s ...

Donovan, Beckham lead Galaxy past Dynamo to MLS title

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST

CARSON, Calif. -- Landon Donovan scored in the 72nd minute on passes from Robbie Keane and David Beckham, and the Los Angeles Galaxy's three superstars won their first MLS Cup together with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Sunday night.Beckha ...

Cowboys win 3rd in a row, top Redskins 27-24 in OT

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:18 AM PST


LANDOVER, Md. -- There's still some steam left in the Dallas-Washington rivalry, enough to create an overtime nail-biter even when one team is on a roll and the other is struggling.
Dan Bailey's 39-yard field goal 9:21 into the extra period Sunda ...

No. 2 Notre Dame can't stop Griner, No. 1 Baylor

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 09:52 AM PST


WACO -- Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw was already prepared that 6-foot-8 Baylor phenom Brittney Griner would probably have her way inside against the Irish.
Griner did just that, scoring 32 points with 14 rebounds and six blocked shots. The prob ...

No. 2 Notre Dame can't stop Griner, No. 1 Baylor

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 09:52 AM PST


WACO -- Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw was already prepared that 6-foot-8 Baylor phenom Brittney Griner would probably have her way inside against the Irish.
Griner did just that, scoring 32 points with 14 rebounds and six blocked shots. The prob ...

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