Blinken: China’s balloon incursion ‘must never happen again’
By KARL RITTER and MATTHEW LEE
The Associated Press
MUNICH The top diplomats from the United States and China met on Saturday in the first high-level...
US: Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine
By KARL RITTER and GEIR MOULSON
The Associated Press
MUNICH The United States has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, Vice...
STEM robotics teams advance to regionals
STEM Academy will have two robotics teams advance to regionals in Lubbock later this month.
The Cantina Crew, made up of high school students, and...
THE IDLE AMERICAN: Uncle Mort writes again
Central to my Uncle Mort’s colorful life—now stretching over two centuries—are his scatter-brained decisions to “go off fourth-cocked,” even when “half-cocked” action might be...
BUILDING PERMITS: Feb. 5 – Feb. 11, 2023
RESIDENTIALS
Barbara Munoz/Glenn Lynch/Boardwalk Builders LTD/Villa Rosa Development LLC, 8648 La Jolla Drive, $175,000; Omar Rosas/Rosas New Homes, 116 Rolling Winds Circle, n.a.; Barbara Munoz/Glenn...
MATTER OF RECORD: February 18, 2023
MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS
Feb. 9: Juan Aciel Calafell Martinez and Marliuvys Iraida Prado Martinez, George Timothy Garnett Jr. and Paula Annette Wilburn, Rogelio Buruato III...
Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, enters hospice care at home
BILL BARROW
The Associated Press
ATLANTA Former President Jimmy Carter, who at 98 years old is the longest-lived American president, has entered home hospice care...
National Invasive Species Awareness Week promotes action to combat harmful, non-native plants, wildlife
AUSTIN The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) asks Texans to join the fight against invasive species that negatively impact the state’s natural resources...
Why balloons are now in public eye — and military crosshairs
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Wafting across the United States and into the attention of an alarmed national and global public, a giant...
ELAM: Interest rates hit bottom
Yes, the headlines report inflation, price increases are lower the last few months. Problem is, the bond market does not believe it.
The ten-year Treasury...