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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Monday nominated 50-year-old former Harvard law dean Elena Kagan to a lifetime seat ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) - The major securities exchanges are considering a uniform system of "circuit breakers" to slow trading during ... Read Story »
Mind your own business. That is the mindset many Victorians have about whether the public should have access to scanner ... Read Story »
When 56-year-old Gary Janicek turns on his scanner in a few months, silence will replace the sounds of ambulance calls ... Read Story »
MEZHDURECHENSK, Russia (AP) - Rescuers pulled 20 more bodies from the rubble of Russia's largest coal mine Monday but 58 ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) - Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress known for her plaintive, signature song "Stormy Weather" ... Read Story »
GOLIAD - Legal teams representing Goliad County and its groundwater district will call witnesses to the stand Monday in a ... Read Story »
· VICTORIA - A 32-year-old Victoria woman by deputies on suspicion of assault/family violence. Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Solicitor General Elena Kagan will be nominated Monday to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama, pushing ... Read Story »
University of Houston-Victoria coach Terry Puhl had already begun thinking about playing a second game when Lambuth University scored eight ... Read Story »
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Grammy award-winning Spanish music legend Ramon Ayala prepared to perform for Tejano and Norteño music fans Mother's Day evening at ... Read Story »
The lion cubs at the Texas Zoo were the most popular attraction Sunday as mothers were honored with free admission. Read Story »
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An elderly woman in her wheelchair shakily clapped her hands to an oldies song. The music pumped throughout the commons ... Read Story »
ATLANTA (AP) - A new study suggests that millions of cancer survivors have put off getting medical care because they ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) - The rate of late mortgage payments dropped in the first quarter for the first time since ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) - America's top CEOs are set for a once-in-a-lifetime pay bonanza. Read Story »
"Where the Road Ends: A Home in the Brazilian Rainforest" (Thomas Dunne Books, 304 pages, $25.99), by Binka Le Breton: ... Read Story »
"The Astronomer" (Walker and Co., 304 pages, $24), by Lawrence Goldstone: The secret note was just a sketch, a simple ... Read Story »
"The Nearest Exit" (Minotaur Books, 416 pages, $25.99), by Olen Steinhauer: Milo's back, and he's better than ever. Read Story »
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UHV OPEN BASEBALL TRYOUTS: Thursday, May 27, 4 p.m., Riverside Stadium. Head coach Terry Puhl will supervise tryouts for the ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, a person familiar with ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) - Introducing his Supreme Court nominee to the nation, President Barack Obama on Monday portrayed Elena Kagan as ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Solicitor General Elena Kagan would be the first person in 38 years to join the Supreme Court ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) - Solicitor General Elena Kagan would be the first person in 38 years to join the Supreme Court ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve late Sunday opened a program to ship U.S. dollars to Europe in a move ... Read Story »
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PINEVILLE, La. (AP) - A health official says food poisoning perhaps from an ingredient in chicken salad could be what ... Read Story »
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - Texas-Pan American's Armen Kirakossian shot a 4-under 68 on Sunday to help the Broncs ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Daniel and Jordan Pious slid into first place to win "The Amazing Race." Read Story »
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Gay students are getting some special recognition as they graduate from the University of Missouri. Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal authorities suspect that a defective part was to blame for a May crash involving the ... Read Story »
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - University of Oklahoma students agree there is less drinking on campus compared to some other colleges ... Read Story »
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - University of Oklahoma students agree there is less drinking on campus compared to some other colleges ... Read Story »
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The University of Alaska Southeast is holding commencement exercises where 300 degrees will be awarded Sunday. Read Story »
SEATTLE (AP) - Commercial sightseeing flights over Mount Rainier National Park are being reviewed as two federal agencies prepare an ... Read Story »
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - So much for Dallas Braden's 15 minutes of fame. He is going to be around a ... Read Story »
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Dallas Braden has thrown a perfect game for the Oakland Athletics in a 4-0 victory over ... Read Story »
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A woman and two children are dead and three other children are hospitalized after their ... Read Story »
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JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Marion Berry told graduating students at Arkansas State University on Saturday to keep America's ... Read Story »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - State wildlife and fisheries officials say recreational and commercial fishing is closing in more state ... Read Story »
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The first two oiled birds found after a massive oil spill in the Gulf have been ... Read Story »
DALLAS (AP) - A Dallas hospital where a man was left untreated in an emergency room for 17 hours and ... Read Story »
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Officials at University of Nevada, Las Vegas say the 2010 graduating class is the largest in ... Read Story »
AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) - With the neck brace partially hidden by the collar of his bright blue graduation gown, Buffalo ... Read Story »
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Oakland police say two men are dead and four women have been hospitalized after at least ... Read Story »
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) - The Hockaday Museum of Art containing a large collection of Glacier National Park paintings has started ... Read Story »
HOUSTON (AP) - Astros manager Brad Mills was ejected in the fifth inning of Sunday's game against San Diego for ... Read Story »
Donations can be sent to Myers Park United Methodist Church, Attn. Kevin Wright, 1501 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207. Donors ... Read Story »
ST. MARY-OF-THE-WOODS, Ind. (AP) - A rabbi who made headlines in 1963 by teaching at a Roman Catholic college in ... Read Story »
MEDORA, N.D. (AP) - Exhibits at the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame in Medora this season will include a ... Read Story »
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State University plans to add a 3.3-megawatt solar farm that could be generating power ... Read Story »
HOUSTON (AP) - Houston police say a group of men forced their way into a home, killed one man and ... Read Story »
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say a New Jersey teen who was shot by a police officer after allegedly opening ... Read Story »
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - While the other preschoolers were warming up to the vegetable pesto lasagna, 3-year-old Avery Bennett dove ... Read Story »
The Louisiana Legislature's regular session hits its midpoint Monday. Few bills have gotten final passaage, but that's typical. Among the ... Read Story »
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Gerald R. Perry, who has lived in Lubbock since 1958, remembers he flew 35 missions backward ... Read Story »
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Col. Jake Betty doesn't sound like a man caught in the middle. Read Story »
ALTO, Texas (AP) - Following a winding highway, once known as part of the El Camino Real de los Tejas, ... Read Story »
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) - Murray State University students will pay more for the coming school year after the school's board ... Read Story »
VENICE, La. (AP) - Oleander Benton was chatting with a friend in the laundry when the lights went out. The ... Read Story »
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - The Big Man is back. Read Story »
DETROIT (AP) - Buyers were willing to overlook Toyota's safety troubles the last few months thanks to zero-percent financing and ... Read Story »
CHICAGO (AP) - Plane tickets, check. Passport, check. Medical evacuation insurance? It's probably not something most people think about when ... Read Story »
HOUSTON (AP) - San Diego pitcher Kevin Correia was scratched from his scheduled start in Houston on Sunday after the ... Read Story »
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Dressed in his Sunday red shirt, Tiger Woods bowed his head and sat in ... Read Story »
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee may discontinue Russian and Italian as majors in its Department of Modern ... Read Story »
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) - The last time Camille and Jason Hammond saw President Barack Obama it was on a JumboTron ... Read Story »
The Virginia lacrosse teams both anticipated playing for a national championship this month. They just never expected it to be ... Read Story »
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama has had another conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah MEHR'-kuhl) about the ... Read Story »
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is addressing concerns that student leaders haven't been given enough input ... Read Story »
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - The Gallatin National Forest says the U.S. Board of Geographic Names has approved proposed names for ... Read Story »
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Dancers from Purdue University will put their best mambo forward when they compete on ABC's ... Read Story »
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) - A governor's panel focusing on Latino education is scheduled to hold a series of hearings. Read Story »
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Three Indiana universities are planning programs that will bring new business-style training to principals in public schools. Read Story »
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Students graduating from the University of North Carolina will hear a commencement address from best-selling ... Read Story »
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TAIJI, Japan (AP) - Residents of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in Oscar documentary "The Cove" have dangerously high mercury levels, ... Read Story »
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Thirty-one miles long, 10 miles wide and no deeper than 10 feet or so where it ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) - Betty White demonstrated how it's done as host of this week's "Saturday Night Live." Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will speak to graduates of American University's College of Arts and Sciences. Read Story »
DETROIT (AP) - Three Michigan museums are getting more than $370,000 in federal grants to strengthen and support art conservation. Read Story »
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A judge has denied a request to have a suspension lifted against three University of Tampa ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tom Selleck's sixth turn for CBS as lawman Jesse Stone is bittersweet: The movie is airing ... Read Story »
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COOK, FLO MANTOOTH, 89, formerly of Victoria: Entombment, 2 p.m., Garden of Memories Memorial Park Mausoleum in Lufkin. Gipson Funeral ... Read Story »
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LONDON (AP) - A trans-Atlantic rift is growing over the right medicine for Europe's financial crisis, with Britain announcing its ... Read Story »
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The heat index was just above 90 degrees when the Memorial High School Mariachi group was strumming and fiddling in ... Read Story »
I actually had a whole hour to think about how I would photograph a brother and sister who shared a ... Read Story »
Sgt. 1st Class John Barosh, completed U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School at Fort Jackson, S.C. on March 25. Read Story »
Cmdr. Deborah Branch began her Naval career in 1975 at the Naval Reserve Center Forth Wadsworth, on Staten Island, N.Y. Read Story »
Leda Patterson Smith, a teacher at G.W. Robinson Elementary in Seabrook, and formerly of Victoria, was named outstanding teacher in ... Read Story »
Glenn and Pamela Fiew of Edna are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Fiew of Edna, to ... Read Story »
Brad and Tami Burch of Elysian Fields are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Burch of Elysian ... Read Story »
Heather Ann Wyble and Joshua Miguel Ocanas, both of Victoria, were married at 5 p.m. on April 17, 2010, at ... Read Story »
Cindy Gallagher and Brandon Dornburg, both of Victoria, were married at 5 p.m. on May 8, 2010, at Spirit Inn ... Read Story »
Jocelyn Amanda Eppinger and Byron Taylor Whisnant, both of Georgetwon, were married at 6 p.m. on April 17, 2010, at ... Read Story »
Molly Arndt and Lucas Turner, both of Victoria, were married at 4 p.m. on April 10, 2010, at St. John ... Read Story »
Tom and Lucy Eastland of Victoria celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary with a recent cruise to Key West and the ... Read Story »