President Barack Obama’s uncle was arrested last week in Framingham, Massachusetts. He was, allegedly, driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Police Lt. Ronald Brandolini was the arresting officer of Barack Obama’s uncle. Onyango Obama failed a sobriety test and was arrested on August 24th. Onyango is actually Barack Obama’s father’s half brother. This makes... 

College Station set a new record for high temperatures on Sunday and Monday. However, meteorologists are saying that rain is expected to bring relieve to the Brazos County area later this week. This rain should bring our daily temperatures under a 100 degrees. Chris McKinney, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Houston, had this to say: ”It’s hard to think of 97 or 98 degrees... 

Samsung (SEO:005930) has developed a product to compete with Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) upcoming iMessage product and BlackBerry’s (TSE: RIM) Messenger product. The South Korean electronics company has developed a new product called “ChatOn” which will support its competitor’s smart phones at the product’s launch. Like BlackBerry Messanger, iMessage and other SMS alternatives, ChatOn will let... 

Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) announced that it would selling about 50% of its holdings in China Construction Bank, worth about $8.3 billion, as part of a larger recapitalization attempt. The Charlotte-based bank will be selling 13.1 billion common shares of China Construction Bank to a group of investors who have not been identified. Two officials stated on Friday that a group of sovereign wealth... 

The Big 12 gave Texas A&M the protocol they need to follow to leave the Big 12 on Monday. Analysts believe this is a huge step in Texas A&M leaving the Big 12 conference for the South Eastern Conference. Jason Cook, the Texas A&M spokesmen, confirmed on Monday that the letter A&M received from the Big 12 “outlines the withdrawal procedures according to the financial provisions... 

Over 20 people are confirmed dead because of Hurricane Irene. Approximately 3 and a half million customers are without power right now and officials are estimating the damage in the billions because of this natural disaster. However, many experts are optimistic, saying the damage could have been much worse. ”It was much less bite than bark,” said Matt Carletti, specialty insurance analyst... 

Matt Downs knocked in the go ahead RBI in the 11th inning to secure the Astros 4-3 victory of the San Francisco Giants. The Giants and Astros were playing a four game series, which now, thanks to Downs, has ended in a split. Jose Altuve lead off the 11th inning with a double with one out against Giant’s pitcher Ramon Ramirez. The next batter was Downs, who drove in Altuve. Altuve, normally... 

As of Sunday evening, 24 deaths in 8 different states have reported deaths directly caused by Hurricane Irene. Connecticut: 89 year old Charlotte Levine was killed due to power lines that were blown over by Irene’s straight line winds. These power lines started a fell on her home and started a fire. Levine was unable to escape. 46-year-old Shane Seaver was killed while canoeing down a street... 

The lawyer for two American hikers that were arrested by Iranian police filed an appeal on their 8 year jail sentence on Sunday. Masoud Shafiee, the American’s Iranian lawyer, said it can take anywhere from 2 days to 2 months for the Iranian courts to respond to the appeal request.  ”However, I am hopeful that because of the holy month of Ramadan, and because my clients are innocent,... 

Irene has been battering the east coast since early Saturday. Government officials say that they have ordered more than 2 million people to evacuate farther inland. New York city passed down orders to completely shut off the nation’s largest subway system due to Irene. This is the first time the subway system has been shut down because of a natural disaster. The transit system has only been shutdown...