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The Day in Pictures: March 3, 2013
It’s opening session for the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing and in the Vatican City; Cardinals from around the world were summoned to set a date for a conclave to elect a...
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Baby girl functionally cured of HIV
JACKSON, MS – Researchers at Johns Hopkins say a toddler in Mississippi is the first child to be functionally cured of HIV, in other words, the presence of the virus is so small it can’t be detected in...
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Bun B’s plans for new music in 2013
Bun talks new music, he’s upcoming lectures series at Rice University and the release of a hip-hop coloring book. Want more information about any of these upcoming things, check out Bun on Facebook,...
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Students develop business skills at JA BizTown
HOUSTON, TX – Running a city, a corporation or a small business is not kid stuff. Or is it? 120 fifth-graders from Lockhart Elementary had a taste of what their parents have to deal with on a daily...
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Houston Holocaust survivor turns sorrow into sweet melodies
HOUSTON, TX – Memories of the holocaust rarely create moments of joy and inspiration. Al Marks, though, is able to turn an era of sorrow into sweet melodies. “I am a retired big band orchestral leader,...
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Former archbishop confesses to unspecified ‘sexual misconduct’
THE VATICAN – As Cardinals flock to The Vatican for the business of electing the next leader of the Catholic Church, they heard the confession of one of their own regarding unspecified sexual...
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White House statements about the sequester earn Pinocchios
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Who doesn’t know the story of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet who wants to be a real boy, but who has a hard time telling the truth? The people who work in the White House and Congress...
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Life is long, make the best of it
According to German researchers 72 is the new 30. Grego discusses how he keeps life fresh and what living life to the fullest should be the goal of everyone living on this big blue marble. …
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Hawaii wants to avoid DMV rage, allows residents to preview lines
HONOLULU, HI – No one likes having to wait in line, especially at the DMV. Officials in Hawaii are hoping to change that. They’ve installed five cameras at five different locations. That way, people...
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Harris County gets a portable morgue unit, but do we really want it?
HOUSTON, TX – Harris County has it’s very own, brand spakin’ new portable morgue unit. It’s intended for use in mass casualty events and extreme situations. From victim identification through...
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Watch a deer take out a cyclist
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA – A cyclist in a race in Virginia got a little closer to nature than he probably wanted. Jeff Plassman says he was 15 minutes into his first lap of a Monster Cross race on...
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Rangers relieve Nolan Ryan of some day-to-day responsibilities
ARLINGTON, TX – It’s said here in Texas that you only need one ranger if you only got one riot. You might need a few more rangers if the goin’ gets tough. And if you’re Nolan Ryan, the goin’s tough...
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Gabrielle Giffords speaks at Tucson shooting site
TUCSON, AZ – Two years ago, Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords spoke to her constituents outside a Tucson supermarket. Wednesday she spoke outside that same store where she and 18 others were...
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Group list ‘dirty’ cardinals who shouldn’t be new Pope
VATICAN CITY – While the Sistine Chapel gets prepped for the new pope, the Vatican might want to prep for this latest bit of bad press. The Survivors’ Network of Those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, urges...
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RodeoHouston Hot Spot: The petting zoo
Craig shows us why he loves the petting zoo. He also offers some advice on what not to wear. …
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Dunkin’ Donuts clerk stops robbery with pot full of coffee
WEST HAVEN, CT – It’s nighttime, and you’re working the window at a Dunkin’ Donuts. Some guy in a hoodie shows up wanting change for a hundred. Suddenly it’s Seriousville, and you’re the mayor. You...
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White House cancels tours due to sequester
WASHINGTON, D.C. – We’re not even a week into this sequester thing, and some of the jokers who got us here must think this is really big laughs. At least that’s what it sounded like when the lights...
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Sean Penn, Oliver Stone and Iran mourn death of Hugo Chavez
CARACAS, VENEZUELA – For the last couple of years, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has been a dead man walking. Now, he’s a dead man carried by thousands of mourners who turned out in Caracas to say goodbye to...
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Why you should be excited about the Astros
Bun B gives us his thoughts on what to expect from the Astros this year and why you should support your Houston Astros. …
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Who is the average Twitter user?
A new study from the Pew Research Center is shedding some light on just who is the average Twitter user. Grego discusses the study’s findings and offers a little perspective. …
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