More reasons to worry about government surveillance
HOUSTON, TX – If you have a feeling Uncle Sam is watching you, well, you’re right. Apparently Houston is one of three locations for a program that routinely accesses phone records of U.S. citizens. The...
View ArticleChinese security guards dangle burglar from 20ft high wall
HUBEI PROVINCE, CHINA – Security guards dangled a burglar from a 20-foot-high wall for five hours to punish and embarrass him for stealing money, watches, an iPad, cell phones and a laptop. The guards...
View ArticleLil Bub steals hearts on the web and the big screen
BLOOMINGTON, IN – What’s with all the cat videos plaguing the internet? Who cares about fur ball funny antics, fluffy tales and oh my…how cute is that videos? Just let me click on few hundred more. Lil...
View ArticleObama denies his ‘red line’, Senate panel approves Syria plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of State John Kerry and other members of the Obama administration returned to Capitol Hill to convince members of the House to support the President’s plan for limited...
View ArticleMiley Cyrus wanted to ‘make history’ at the VMAs
BROOKLYN, NY – Sometimes reinventing yourself can seem a little desperate. Miley Cyrus essentially just confirmed that was the case with her sexual, twerk-filled performance at the VMAs. She told MTV...
View ArticleIn a different era, Johnny Manziel would be history
There are more problems with college football than Johnny Manziel; but we should start there. Grego explains. …
View ArticleJack Nicholson retiring from acting?
LOS ANGELES, CA – Can we handle the truth? Radar Online is reporting that movie legend Jack Nicholson is retiring from acting. The website cites ‘a well-placed Hollywood insider’ who says the...
View Article1 dead, 3 injured in Spring HS stabbing
SPRING, TX – A shaken community gathered in Spring on Wednesday evening to pay respects to a life lost at Spring High School earlier in the morning. Early Wednesday morning panic and terror rocked...
View ArticleMy Single Band: A Bracelet that Advertises You’re Single
Let’s face it being single and finding a match is getting harder and harder. Now technology even supermarkets have gotten involved. There’s the dating app Tinder, which connects you to singles on...
View ArticleDetroit now has a stray dog problem
DETROIT, MI – As if the residents of Detroit didn’t already have it bad (you know, the whole bankruptcy thing.) But things aren’t looking too good for the dogs, too. Packs and packs of stray dogs,...
View ArticleCrocodile traps man on remote island for 2 weeks
DARWIN, AUSTRALIA – When you think about a hostage situation, you probably don’t picture a crocodile as the bad guy. But Ryan Blair of New Zealand says he was stranded on a remote Australian island for...
View ArticleWeird soda flavors unavailable to biggest soda drinkers
HOUSTON, TX – Call it what you like — soda, Coke, pop — Americans love it! In fact, the average consumer here buys almost 45 gallons of soda a year. So says Euromonitor International who adds it’s more...
View ArticleWoman says e-cig exploded, sent 4ft flames across home
ATLANTA, GA – Elizabeth Wilkowski was charging her eHit e-cigarette when the battery exploded, launching a 4-foot flame and burning her carpet. Apparently the charger from the kit and the charger she...
View Article8-year-old faces suspension for team mascot haircut
HARLINGEN, TX – Sometimes kids do crazy things to get attention and approval. Sporting a favorite team’s logo does not fall in that department. 8-year-old Carson Salazar from Harlingen just wanted to...
View ArticleSeptember 6: Great White settles with fire victims
On this day in music history: Elton John releases new version of candle in the wind, Great White agrees to pay families in concert fire and Madonna does not own rights to ‘material girl’. …
View ArticlePlaying the piano helps teen learn to speak
HOUSTON, TX – Oscar David Gil has a knack for the piano and his preferred repertoire is mostly 80′s rock music. But Oscar’s story goes a little deeper than that. Oscar was mute at the age of five. He...
View ArticleJapanese scientists freeze animal sperm to send to other planets
TOKYO, JAPAN – We know it’s important to help save the animals, but researchers at Japan’s Kyoto University have really turned that mission into a hands-on kind of job. Scientists say they’ve developed...
View ArticlePolice tase woman, she steals their car
FAYETTEVILLE, NC – Things took a wild turn after police stopped a suspicious woman with a weapon in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Police ended up being the victims after she stole their cop car and it...
View ArticleKimber Desert Warrior: A salute to veterans
Jim Pruett talks about the Kimber Desert Warrior his son got as a gift and how the gun is a salute to veterans. …
View ArticleMan finds underground tunnel in his backyard
LUBBOCK, TX – A mystery tunnel is creating quite the buzz in a north Lubbock neighborhood. Lee Smithwick first discovered it in his back-yard when part of his grass caved in. At first he thought it was...
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