Air India to crew: Shape up or don’t fly
DELHI, INDIA – Over 40 and grounded? It’s not a mama’s boy problem. Air India has threatened its crew who are over 40 and overweight saying “you better shape up, or you won’t fly!”. The state-run...
View ArticleAnti-Sexting PSA Tells Girls To Stop Sending Sexy Pics
Often we don’t think of the impact that one picture can have on our lives. It can virtually destroy us and our reputation. In a new online safety PSA, Children of the Street, an organization dedicated...
View ArticleHungry families in the U.S.
There’s been a dramatic increase in the number of hungry families across the US. Take a look at how many millions of families qualify as food insecure, and how many of those house holds have children. …
View ArticleFitness trailers available for Shell Houston Open golfers
HOUSTON, TX – Spring is here and you know what that means: the Shell Houston Open is back in town. And as easy as it may seem spending an afternoon playing golf, winning big bucks and heading to the...
View ArticleTraffic accidents caught on camera
JIANGSHAN, CHINA – Just like U2 says it is a beautiful day. At least for these guys, after their brushes with death. Let’s start with a bus driver in China. Just a normal day on the bus. That is, until...
View ArticleWhich is it: UH or U of H?
Grego discusses the age old debate over the University of Houston’s abbreviation, UH or U of H. …
View ArticleNelson Mandela responding positively to treatment
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Things are looking up for former South African president Nelson Mandela. He’s responding well to treatments, after being checked in to the hospital for a recurring lung...
View ArticleMan finds kidney donor on Facebook
BOSTON, MA – A California woman is donating a kidney to a complete stranger. Kelly Wright, 44, connected with Eddie Beatrice, 51, on Facebook. Beatrice had posted on the Living Kidney Donor Network on...
View ArticleDDoS attacks target anti-spam group, slows Internet
LONDON – Trying to stream a movie and it’s not loading? Hitting your TV won’t help. A major cyber-attack is underway, making the internet run slower. Spamhaus, a European organization devoted to...
View ArticleFacebook users are seeing red
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The social medium is awash in red avatars as users show their support for same sex marriage. The logo comes from the Human Rights Campaign, an advocacy group for gay, lesbian,...
View ArticleCalifornia city gets free Wi-Fi from smart meters
SANTA CLARA, CA – In Santa Clara, California, the whole city is getting free Wi-Fi. All 118,000 residents. It’s all due to upgrades by the city’s utility provider. The smart meters use Wi-Fi, so why...
View ArticleH.S. Teacher May Get Fired For Saying ‘Vagina’ During Biology Lesson
An Idaho high school biology teacher is in trouble for simply doing his job and teaching anatomy. Tim McDaniel, an 18-year Dietrich School veteran is being investigated by the state’s professional...
View ArticleTurbo Tax wants doing your taxes to stay complicated
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attention citizens! The federal tax deadline approaches! That’s right. April 15 will be here in a couple of weeks, so you slackers who haven’t filed with the Internal Revenue Service...
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai seals deal to publish memoir
BIRMINGHAM, UK – Memoirs written by kids tend to get a big eye roll. Justin Bieber’s First Steps “2″ Forever, anyone? But this little girl has a big story to tell. Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old...
View ArticleStolen cars in December
According to the Houston Police Department there were 1,126 vehicles stolen in December. …
View ArticleMan caught using Whizzinator to beat drug test
ST. CHARLES, MO – There seems to be a growing trend popping up around the country. You pee. See, men on probation for one reason or another try anything they can get their hands around to pass a drug...
View ArticleDentist may have infected 7,000 patients with diseases
TULSA, OK – Tulsa, OK, is famous for giving us orals: faith-healing tent preacher Oral Roberts and Oral Roberts University (www.oru.edu) are two examples. And now, Tulsa is giving us another one, But...
View ArticleHouston minister writes open letter to Victoria’s Secret
HOUSTON – Victoria`s Secret is known for its sexy under garments for women wanting to feel a little more, well sexy! But it seems Victoria is telling her little secret to much younger girls. The...
View ArticleEyeballs found at gas station
KANSAS CITY, MO – All eyes were on a gas station in Kansas City, and we`re being literal here. A gas station employee found a box with a pair of eyeballs inside a trash can. Surveillance video from the...
View ArticleFlorida group shares lottery win
It’s never easy being the new person. Jennifer Maldonado was still getting the feel for her new job when the ladies in her office went in together on a Powerball ticket. She said, “I decided to sit...
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