Skip to Main Content
Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

News

Solar flare has disruptive effect on Earth’s electronics

The Associated Press March 9, 2012

This extreme ultraviolet wavelength image provided by NASA shows a solar flare. An impressive solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. Forecasters...

AP_Mideast Iran US_admi-1

World powers stress diplomacy in Iran standoff

The Associated Press March 9, 2012

VIENNA — Three days of protracted negotiations held under the specter of war highlighted the diplomatic difficulties ahead for nations intent on ensuring that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons. In...

The sun is setting on Britain as lawmakers lose global pull

The Associated Press March 9, 2012

LONDON — Britain can no longer ignore that its influence on the world is shrinking amid the rise of developing nations, a panel of senior lawmakers said Thursday in a sharply critical report. The...

Obama’s transgender nanny finds support after struggles

The Associated Press March 9, 2012

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Barack Obama’s former nanny, Evie, is overwhelmed by her jolt from transgender slum-dweller to local celebrity. TV crews troop in and out of her tiny concrete hovel. Estranged...

Iranian leader orders creation of agency to oversee Internet

The Associated Press March 8, 2012

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader has ordered the creation of an Internet oversight agency that includes top military and political figures in the country’s boldest attempt to control...

Va. Tech officials defends actions during killings

The Associated Press March 8, 2012

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — A Virginia Tech official defends the delay in alerting students to the shootings of two students to begin the unprecedented 2007 massacre, saying officials did the best they...

PRESS_Mideast Syria_AP

Syria’s Baba Amr is deserted, Red Cross says

The Associated Press March 8, 2012

BEIRUT — The U.N. humanitarian chief toured the shattered Syrian district of Baba Amr on Wednesday but found residents had fled after a bloody military siege, while activists accused the government...

Va. governor signs pre-abortion ultrasound bill

The Associated Press March 8, 2012

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s governor has signed into law a bill requiring women to undergo abdominal ultrasound exams before having abortions, weeks after lawmakers dropped contentious language...

Iran may be cleaning up nuke work

The Associated Press March 8, 2012

VIENNA — Satellite images of an Iranian military facility appear to show trucks and earth-moving vehicles at the site, indicating an attempted cleanup of radioactive traces possibly left by tests...

Marine’s Facebook page tests military rules

The Associated Press March 8, 2012

SAN DIEGO — Marine Sgt. Gary Stein first started a Facebook page called Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots to encourage service members to exercise their free speech rights. Then he declared that he...

2012_03_08_Hook_the_Vote_Elisabeth_Dillon3465

UDems, College Republicans debate

Samuel Liebl March 8, 2012

University Democrats and College Republicans faced off Wednesday night in a debate on issues that influence students most. Hook the Vote, a nonpartisan agency of Student Government, hosted the debate...

2012_03_07_Jackie_Robinson_Raveena

Baseball legends’ progeny discuss end of racial segregation, Civil Rights Movement

Alexandra Klima March 8, 2012

Jackie Robinson, the first African-American major league baseball player, was instrumental in bringing an end to segregation in baseball, but also in all of America. Sharon Robinson, daughter of the late...

Activate Search
News