<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Houston (Texas): News &amp; Videos about Houston (Texas) - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Houston_Texas</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Houston (Texas) from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:59:32 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Houston (Texas): News &amp; Videos about Houston (Texas) - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Houston_Texas</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Houston (Texas) from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Jackson physician resumes practice</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/11/23/jackson.doctor/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/11/23/jackson.doctor/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician at the center of the homicide investigation into singer Michael Jackson's death, has resumed his practice.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Meet 'Cady' Coleman, astronaut mom</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/12/cady.astronaut.mom/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/12/cady.astronaut.mom/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>At her home in this woodsy town east of the Berkshires, Catherine "Cady" Coleman often steps outside with her husband and son to peer at the night sky.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Seniors Wii bowl for world record and for health</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/19/senior.exercise.wii/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/19/senior.exercise.wii/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A world record was set recently in Houston, Texas. It wasn't the world's fastest quarter-mile run, the world's largest pumpkin or even the world's heaviest man. It was, however, as stunning to witness: the world's largest senior citizen Wii bowling tournament, as confirmed by Guinness World Records.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas prices fall below $2.50 a gallon</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/12/news/economy/gas_prices.cnnw/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/12/news/economy/gas_prices.cnnw/index.htm</guid><description>Prices at the pump fell more than four cents over the past two weeks, continuing a downward slide despite a rise in crude oil prices, according to a survey published Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Payback time for homebuyer tax credit</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/pf/expert/home_buyer_credit.moneymag/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/pf/expert/home_buyer_credit.moneymag/index.htm</guid><description>Question: I bought a home and qualified for the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit. I'm still a bit confused, though, about the payback rules. Can you explain them? --Jessica G., Houston, Texas</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Soldier detained in contractor's shooting death</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/13/contractor.death.soldier.held/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/13/contractor.death.soldier.held/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A U.S. soldier was detained Sunday in connection with the shooting death of a civilian contractor at Contingency Operating Base Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq, the military said.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Police arrest third suspect in killing of Texas doctor</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/02/doctor.slaying/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/02/doctor.slaying/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Investigators have arrested a third suspect in the killing of a prominent doctor near Houston, Texas.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Police: 4 suspects sought in Texas doctor's slaying</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/24/texas.doctor.killed/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/24/texas.doctor.killed/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Four suspects are sought in connection with the shooting death over the weekend of a Houston, Texas, doctor, Austin County authorities said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas prices steady despite oil surge</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/23/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/23/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm</guid><description>Prices at the pump held steady over the past two weeks, leaving the nationwide average at $2.64 for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline, according to a survey published Sunday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Usually harmless turbulence can be dangerous, deadly</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/05/planes.turbulence.danger/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/05/planes.turbulence.danger/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It's a moment familiar to any regular air traveler.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Passengers thrown about plane 'as if they were dolls'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/04/plane.turbulence/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/04/plane.turbulence/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>People were "thrown to the roof as if they were dolls" and some feared for their lives when a Continental Airlines flight ran into turbulence, shaken passengers said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>At least 26 hurt as airliner hits turbulence</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/03/plane.turbulence/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/03/plane.turbulence/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Severe turbulence shook a Continental Airlines flight Monday, injuring dozens of passengers and forcing the aircraft to divert to Miami, Florida, according to the airline and a fire official.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Doctor suffering financially when he decided to work for Jackson</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/29/conrad.murray/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/29/conrad.murray/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Dr. Conrad Murray was suffering financially with nearly $435,000 in judgments and liens against him over the past two years, according to court documents. Then he decided to leave his practice and work for Michael Jackson, getting paid $150,000 a month.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shootings injure partygoers at Texas campus event</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/23/texas.college.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/23/texas.college.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Gunshots at a community block party on a Houston, Texas, college campus overnight wounded six, and it's believed the shootings were gang-related, a school official said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lawyer: Manslaughter evidence sought at Jackson doctor's office</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/22/jackson.murray.search/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/22/jackson.murray.search/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Detectives searched the Houston, Texas, medical office of one of Michael Jackson's doctors on Wednesday for "evidence of the offense of manslaughter," the doctor's lawyer said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas hits $2.55: Down 10 cents in two weeks</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/12/news/economy/gas_prices_lundberg.cnnw/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/12/news/economy/gas_prices_lundberg.cnnw/index.htm</guid><description>Prices at the pump dropped more than a dime over the past two weeks, according to a survey published Sunday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas prices hold steady as July 4 nears</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/29/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/29/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm</guid><description>Despite travelers taking to the road for vacations and the Independence Day weekend coming up, gasoline prices in the United States are unchanged from two weeks ago, according to a survey published Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Houston hits record high with 104 degrees</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/06/25/heat.wave/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/06/25/heat.wave/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Houston, Texas, had a record high temperature Wednesday as a heat wave continues to grip the nation's midsection, the National Weather Service said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas prices up 17 cents in 2 weeks - survey</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/15/markets/gas_prices/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/15/markets/gas_prices/index.htm</guid><description>Prices at the pump went up nearly 17 cents over the last two weeks, according to a survey published Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Survey: Gas prices up 17 cents in two weeks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/14/money.gas.prices/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/14/money.gas.prices/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The average price per gallon of self-serve regular gasoline is $2.66, up 16.68 cents from two weeks ago, the Lundberg Survey found.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas jumps 25 cents in three weeks</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/17/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/17/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm</guid><description>Gas prices jumped nearly a quarter in the past three weeks, but the trend is unlikely to continue, according to a survey published on Sunday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 21:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Enron CEO files high court appeal</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/11/scotus.enron.skilling/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/11/scotus.enron.skilling/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling has asked the Supreme Court to overturn his 2006 conviction for insider trading, his attorney told CNN.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 22:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Torture tape central to lawsuit against UAE sheikh</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/30/uae.torture/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/30/uae.torture/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>On the tape, Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan appears to burn with rage.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Doctor: Woman paralyzed on flight regains some movement</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/22/passenger.injured/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/22/passenger.injured/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A 47-year-old woman who became paralyzed after breaking her neck and back on a turbulent flight is developing some motion in her toes and regaining some sensation after two operations, her doctor said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Driver charged in drownings of children</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/19/texas.car.drowning/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/19/texas.car.drowning/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A Texas man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter in the Saturday drownings of four children who were in his car when it veered into a Houston bayou, police said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>It's not baby fat: Among 4-year-olds, nearly 1 in 5 is obese</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/07/obesity.preschool.children/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/07/obesity.preschool.children/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Nearly one-fifth of American 4-year-olds are obese, and children of color are at higher risk, according to new research.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Texas prostitution ring catered to the rich, police say</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/18/texas.prostitution/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/18/texas.prostitution/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A Houston, Texas, couple is facing felony charges in connection with what authorities allege was an upscale prostitution ring that screened clients before charging them hundreds of dollars a session.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cops bust upscale prostitution ring</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/17/prostitution.ring/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/17/prostitution.ring/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Police in Houston, Texas, say they have busted a prostitution ring that may involve more than 1,500 clients, including professional athletes, doctors and lawyers.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Space station won't have to dodge satellite debris</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/16/space.station.debris/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/03/16/space.station.debris/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>NASA won't have to maneuver the international space station to dodge a piece of debris from a Soviet-era satellite spinning around Earth, the space agency announced Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Barbara Bush has heart surgery in Houston</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/04/barbara.bush.surgery/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/04/barbara.bush.surgery/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former first lady Barbara Bush underwent heart surgery Wednesday at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, a hospital spokeswoman told CNN.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stanford Financial Group officer arrested</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/26/stanford.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/26/stanford.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The chief investment officer of the firm headed by financier Alan Stanford, who is accused in an alleged $8 billion fraud scheme, was arrested and charged Thursday in Houston, Texas.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Landing a part-time job</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/pf/saving/toptips_parttimejob_willis/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/16/pf/saving/toptips_parttimejob_willis/index.htm</guid><description>There are over 11 and a half million people looking for jobs. And almost 8 million people have settled for a part-time job, simply because they couldn't find a full-time position.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Save your way to a dream retirement</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/25/pf/expert/save_more_401k.moneymag/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/25/pf/expert/save_more_401k.moneymag/index.htm</guid><description>Question: I'm 25 and currently contribute 8% of my salary to my 401(k) since that percentage assures I get the full employer match. But since stocks are so cheap right now, I'm considering bumping up my contribution for a few months. I won't miss the extra amount coming out of my paycheck, so do you think I should go through with this plan? --Mike, Houston, Texas</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Recent major plane incidents</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/recent.plane.incidents/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/recent.plane.incidents/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Continental Airlines plane that crashed in Clarence Center, New York, late Thursday is one of several major incidents over the past two months.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas prices creep back towards $2</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/08/news/economy/gas_lundberg/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/08/news/economy/gas_lundberg/index.htm</guid><description>Gas prices jumped 6 cents over the past two weeks to a national average of $1.92 a gallon, according to a survey published Sunday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Recent gas prices post steady escalation</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/26/gas.prices/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/26/gas.prices/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Gas prices nationwide jumped a bit over the past two weeks, according to a survey published Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Day after saving woman, transit hero helps save fire victims</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/22/metro.hero/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/22/metro.hero/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Less than 24 hours after saving a woman who fell in front of a Washington subway train, a Houston, Texas, transit cop was at it again.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Questions surround shooting of baseballer's son</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/08/baseballer.shot/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/08/baseballer.shot/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Robbie Tolan sits in a Houston, Texas, hospital bed with a bullet from a police officer's gun lodged in his liver. The son of a famed baseball player was shot in his own driveway.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Eight tricky holiday situations -- we've got answers</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/12/04/o.tricky.holiday.situations/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/12/04/o.tricky.holiday.situations/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Get solutions to tackle the trickiest of holiday situations from this etiquette panel.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Barbara Bush recovering, 'in charge' after surgery</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/26/barbara.bush.hospital/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/26/barbara.bush.hospital/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former first lady Barbara Bush was doing well Wednesday following her surgery late Tuesday night to repair and seal a perforated ulcer, according to the surgeon who performed the operation.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ex-first lady Barbara Bush hospitalized for tests</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/25/barbara.bush.hospital/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/25/barbara.bush.hospital/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Former first lady Barbara Bush will spend the night in a Houston, Texas, hospital Tuesday night after falling ill, according to a family spokeswoman.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>3 Houston officers taken off street after claims of beating</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/21/texas.beating/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/21/texas.beating/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Three police officers in Houston, Texas, have been temporarily transferred from patrol duty to desk jobs after claims of assault against the father of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver, authorities said Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas prices drop record amount</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/26/gas.prices/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/26/gas.prices/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A 53-cent drop in gas prices over the last two weeks has set another record, and the publisher of a national survey predicted Sunday that prices will continue to decline -- but at a slower pace.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Early voting suggests 2008 may see record turnout, expert says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/early.voting/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/early.voting/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Officials in early voting states are reporting record turnout with Election Day still two weeks away.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A head-to-toe look at breast cancer's real effects</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/15/healthmag.breast.cancer.experience/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/15/healthmag.breast.cancer.experience/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Let's face it: Your mom, your sister-in-law, your co-worker, your best friend from college -- someone you know has had breast cancer. Someone you care about has sat white-faced, clutching the kitchen phone, or in a doctor's office, and gotten the scary news that every woman dreads -- news that one out of eight of us will hear in our lifetime, 250,000 of us this year alone.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Army creates suicide prevention board</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/29/recruiters.suicide/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/29/recruiters.suicide/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The U.S. Army is establishing a suicide prevention board to examine the mental health of its recruiters around the country after the fourth suicide in three years by Houston, Texas-based recruiters, according to Army officials.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Houston's post-Ike supplies coming, officials say</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/14/hurricane.ike/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/14/hurricane.ike/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Federal supplies of food and water will be available to Houstonians affected by Hurricane Ike on Monday, an official said Sunday after Houston's mayor voiced concern about the aid.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>CNN Student News One-Sheet: Hurricanes</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/09/01/one.sheet.hurricanes/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/09/01/one.sheet.hurricanes/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Use this explainer to help your students understand hurricanes, a topic relevant to current news.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas prices fall further from record</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/24/news/economy/gas_24/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/24/news/economy/gas_24/index.htm</guid><description>Gasoline prices fell Sunday, bringing down the nationwide average in a motorist group survey by more than 42 cents overall from a mid-July high.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Edouard weakens to tropical depression as it moves inland</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/08/05/tropical.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/08/05/tropical.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Edouard weakened to a tropical depression Tuesday afternoon after moving inland from the Gulf of Mexico and bringing much-needed rain to Central Texas.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rocky flight with Congress members lands safely</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/22/lawmakers.airplane/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/22/lawmakers.airplane/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A plane carrying 123 people, including seven members of Congress, was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday due to mechanical issues, the Federal Aviation Administration said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heart Surgeon DeBakey Dead at 99</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1822185,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1822185,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Dr. Michael DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, died in Houston, Texas, officials announced. He was 99</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexican comic-book character called racist</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/09/mexican.comic/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/09/mexican.comic/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A comic-book character popular in Mexico for generations has run into a cultural barrier at the border, where Americans see him as a racist caricature.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>CNN.com readers holding on to big SUVs</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/06/12/suv.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/06/12/suv.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>iReporter James Holler is the first to admit that he drives a gas-guzzler -- in fact, he has two of them.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>FBI: Contractor offers Navy info to fake spy</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/23/navy.identity.threat/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/23/navy.identity.threat/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A U.S. Navy civilian contractor has been charged with trying to sell personal information about thousands of military personnel and reservists to a person he thought was a foreign spy, the FBI said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Be a savvy consumer when looking for love online</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/02/14/roym.online.dating/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/02/14/roym.online.dating/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Looking for love this Valentine's day? Make sure Cupid's arrow doesn't hit your wallet.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: A spiritual graduation</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/26/roland.martin/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/26/roland.martin/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It was a hot and muggy night in June 1995 as I drove down the nearly vacant highways of Houston. The temperature had been climbing all across the city. To my left was the eighth wonder of the world, known in Space City (Houston, Texas) as the Astrodome. And to my right was a man who could easily be considered a wonder of this world, Harvard's Dr. Cornel West (he's since moved to Princeton).</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fed cuts pay off for small businesses</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/19/smbusiness/fed_rate_cuts.fsb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/19/smbusiness/fed_rate_cuts.fsb/index.htm</guid><description>Dear FSB: How do the Fed rate cuts affect business loans, if at all? Say I take out a loan for several hundred thousand dollars to buy a small business. What criteria is used to set the interest rate on the loan?</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What an LLC protects you from</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/11/smbusiness/LLC_coverage.fsb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/11/smbusiness/LLC_coverage.fsb/index.htm</guid><description>Dear FSB: I'm a college student still in my undergraduate and I own a consulting IT firm in Houston and Dallas with another student. I'm getting ready to create an LLC. I remember my business law instructor telling us that LLCs cover most incidents that can happen. In my scenario and kind of work, how am I protected?</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Your e-mails: Caught between the Hispanic and American divide</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/26/email.ireports/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/26/email.ireports/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Hispanic community is one of the fastest-growing minority groups in the United States. Its growing influence is changing the social, cultural and political landscape of the country.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Caption This: Reader Responses</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/07/18/caption.this/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/07/18/caption.this/index.html</guid><description>The Rise of the Silver Swimmer.  -- Brian, Milwaukee, Wi.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Caption This: Reader Responses</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/06/15/caption.this/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/06/15/caption.this/index.html</guid><description>Team members react as David Beckham walks on to the field.  -- Kurt, Appleton, Wi.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricanes</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/05/22/extra.hurricanes/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/05/22/extra.hurricanes/index.html</guid><description>Use this explainer to help your students understand hurricanes, a topic relevant to current news.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 21:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your e-mails: Defining the Asian-American experience</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/10/asian.heritage.ireports/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/10/asian.heritage.ireports/index.html</guid><description>The term "Asian-American" encompasses an array of national origins, cultures, languages, dialects, religions, generations and histories. It refers to experiences so diverse that in many ways it defies definition.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 22:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas prices fall nearly 14 cents in 2 weeks  </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/21/gas.prices/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/21/gas.prices/index.html</guid><description>Gas prices fell nearly 14 cents over the last two weeks to a national average of $2.18 per gallon of self-serve regular, a survey said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>CNN Future Summit forum</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/08/22/fs.spaceexploration.forum/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/08/22/fs.spaceexploration.forum/index.html</guid><description>A new telescope will give astronomers their most detailed view ever of the universe, enabling them to see back in time almost to the "Big Bang."</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Study backs high-dose flu vaccines for elderly</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/05/22/flu.vaccines.reut/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/05/22/flu.vaccines.reut/index.html</guid><description>Elderly people, whose immune responses typically weaken with age, can be safely protected against common influenza with doses of vaccine that are up to four times stronger than usual, researchers said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 19:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your e-mails: Reinvent New Orleans?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/05/feedback.reinvent/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/05/feedback.reinvent/index.html</guid><description>Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that followed devastated many homes, buildings and, in some cases, entire neighborhoods, leaving residents and government officials to decide whether -- and how -- to rebuild.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Awaiting Rita</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/23/scene.blog/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/23/scene.blog/index.html</guid><description>CNN's Henry Schuster in Baytown, Texas  Posted: 11:22 p.m. ET</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Police: 24 dead after bus fleeing Rita catches fire</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/23/bus.fire/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/23/bus.fire/index.html</guid><description>A bus carrying elderly evacuees from a nursing home near Houston, Texas, caught fire and exploded Friday south of Dallas, killing at least 24 people and jamming a key evacuation route for people fleeing Hurricane Rita.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Survivors grapple with mixed emotions</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/05/scene.blog/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/05/scene.blog/index.html</guid><description>Posted: 11:12 a.m. ET  CNN's Keith Oppenheim in Houston, Texas</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2005 14:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Southwest Airlines 737 evacuated in bomb scare</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/05/southwest.flight/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/05/southwest.flight/index.html</guid><description>A threat against a Southwest Airlines flight prompted the evacuation of the 141 people onboard at Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, an airline spokeswoman said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Space fans gather to celebrate Discovery launch</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/13/discovery.fans/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/07/13/discovery.fans/index.html</guid><description>Thousands of space junkies from all over the nation are here to witness the launch of the shuttle Discovery.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>I want to retire early</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/15/pf/expert/ask_expert/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/15/pf/expert/ask_expert/index.htm</guid><description>I'm 36 years old and moving $80,000 from my employer's retirement savings plan into a rollover IRA. I want to retire in 20 years, so should I play it safe with this money or invest in a mix of stocks and bonds? What do you think of those target date retirement funds?</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Talking tax brackets</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/02/pf/expert/ask_expert/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/02/pf/expert/ask_expert/index.htm</guid><description>I've recently had an increase in earnings that will put me into a higher tax bracket. Does this mean that my entire salary will be taxed at the higher rate?</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2004 15:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Your e-mails</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/08/05/your.emails/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/08/05/your.emails/index.html</guid><description>Spark wants to hear from you. Are you passionate about technology? What topics do you want to learn more about? What sort of technology advances would make your life better?</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2004 13:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Getting a realistic return</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/23/pf/expert/ask_expert/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/23/pf/expert/ask_expert/index.htm</guid><description>I have about $15,000 to invest, but don't know where to start. I'm sure this is crazy, but I'd like to get a $2,000-a-month return. What do you suggest?</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Savings: How to hang loose with your loose change</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/12/01/84233/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/12/01/84233/index.htm</guid><description>As the Federal Reserve Board pumped out money to avert a possible recession following Black Monday, interest rates plunged across the board, including the yields on savings accounts. With great unc...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 1987 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>