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CNNMoney: Texas nuclear plant expansion in doubtupdated: Wed Mar 23 2011 13:48:00

Utility company NRG has put the brakes on a plan to build two new nuclear reactors at its South Texas plant, CEO David Crane said Wednesday.

The theology of Facebook, an online 'altar'updated: Thu Nov 18 2010 15:23:00

I grew up an Air Force brat who typically moved to a new place every three years. I switched schools, made friends, then had to write letters to stay in touch when I inevitably left. Except for a precious few, most of those friends went away forever, lost to memory, fading and eventually anonymous in aging photos.

Married couples: Thou shall not Facebookupdated: Thu Nov 18 2010 15:23:00

A N.J. pastor says married couples shouldn't be on Facebook and told church leaders they must delete their profiles.

Wife of American who went missing at lake pleads for helpupdated: Tue Oct 12 2010 05:31:00

Authorities in the Tamaulipas state attorney general's office gave conflicting information Monday over whether authorities are pursuing a pair of suspects in the case of a U.S. citizen who disappeared during a sightseeing trip on the U.S.-Mexican border in South Texas.

Best dang food joint in Texasupdated: Mon Sep 06 2010 09:09:00

Reading glasses sit at the community table in the corner of The Hotel Coffee Shop. It's for the men too stubborn to bring their own.

Commentary: Tears of joy for justiceupdated: Wed May 27 2009 09:47:00

I recently saw an old episode of "West Wing," where Edward James Olmos, playing a fictional Puerto Rican federal judge, was nominated to become the first Latino on the U.S. Supreme Court. I cried, thinking how remote this possibility seemed, yet how close.

Hurricane categories to drop storm surges, floodingupdated: Fri May 15 2009 15:53:00

The National Hurricane Center is no longer including storm surges and flooding in its hurricane categories out of concern that people aren't heeding proper warnings, because the surges haven't always matched the levels predicted in each category.

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