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Williams defeated her big sister 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. It keeps alive her quest to win each of the year's major tournaments, the first time the feat would be accomplished since Steffi Graf did it in 1988.

Wal-Mart shareholders are scheduled to meet Friday, and will likely encounter pressure from some religious groups, which hold shares in the nation's biggest retail chain, to adopt policies that address the pay gap between Wal-Mart executives and lower-level workers.

The amazing tale of two sisters from a poor neighborhood — who play tennis unlike anyone before them and each reach No. 1 in the world — is one we're not likely to see again.

Bloomington voters this spring will choose their first new mayor in eight years. The choice is between a low-key veteran city council member and two…

Mark Twain was more than one of America's literary legends. According Hank Risan he was also a passionate guitarist and singer, playing gospel, blues, love songs and political satire. Risan believes that the guitar was built by the legendary guitar maker C.F. Martin.

A commercial space that's been mostly vacant for years on Bloomington’s west side could become a new training site for low-income and at-risk women.Mary…

Ayoka (eye-YOKE-uh) Medlock tells the story of raising her sister's four children in Richmond California. Medlock is a 19 year old college student and her report comes via Yough Radio, a journalism training program in Berkely, California.

Commentator Frank Deford calls out the experts who, in the torpor of summer, pass the time projecting the future of sports culture. They base their prediction on a slight increase in the popularity of the WNBA, the success of the Williams sisters, and the possibility of Tiger Woods leaving a trail of African and Asian American golf stars.

Robert reads from the 1975 book "The Seven Sisters," which discusses an even larger scandal involving Texaco: the oil giant's deal to provide oil to Nazi Germany, before the U.S. entered the war against Hitler.

Joey Ramone, lead singer of the punk group the Ramones, died last week at age 49. Essayist Jane Krosby Braden remembers how her older sister introduced her to the music of the Ramones.