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Three killed, two wounded in shooting at Houston clubupdated: Wed Jun 20 2012 12:56:00

Three people were killed early Wednesday in a shooting at a Houston strip club that injured area rapper Trae Tha Truth.

Vandalized Picasso ready to hang againupdated: Tue Jun 19 2012 17:34:00

A vandal's paint has been removed from Pablo Picasso's "Woman in a Red Armchair" and the 1929 painting will soon hang again in the Menil Collection museum in Houston, a museum spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Airplane offenses: The stinky installmentupdated: Tue Mar 06 2012 16:44:00

If painting your nails on a flight can get you arrested, why can't stinkier airplane offenses get some attention from the sensitive noses of our nation's flight attendants and law enforcement?

Motive for Iranian student's killing a mysteryupdated: Tue Mar 06 2012 00:44:00

Homicide detectives here say they are exploring every possible avenue, as they investigate the assassination-style killing of an Iranian dissident in mid-January.

Iranian student killed in Texasupdated: Tue Mar 06 2012 00:44:00

CNN's Drew Griffin reports on the mysterious assassination-style killing of a 30-year-old Iranian student in Texas.

SI.com: Chris Burke: Playoff preview: Texans-Ravensupdated: Thu Jan 12 2012 18:12:00

1. It's a brave new world for both teams.

Torrential rain causes flash flooding in Houston updated: Mon Jan 09 2012 18:39:00

Severe weather hit the Houston area Monday, flooding streets and homes and leaving thousands of people without power, emergency officials said.

Cowboys are Texas' -- and America's -- team ... just deal with itupdated: Fri Jan 06 2012 10:17:00

Let me begin by saying that if Mr. Martin so much as breathes a word about George Blanda, Earl Campbell or Warren Moon, I win this debate.

SI.com: Don Banks: Saints pass much-needed test with win over Titans; more Snapsupdated: Mon Dec 12 2011 04:26:00

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Musings, observations and the occasional insight in a Week 14 that had more than its share of frantic finishes, like the ones that unfolded in Washington, Tennessee, Cincinnati and Detroit...

SI.com: Don Banks: In 2011, surprise impact players have stopped remaining namelessupdated: Tue Dec 06 2011 13:43:00

While the remarkable rise of Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos has dominated the headlines and captivated fans in the season's second half, there have been plenty other surprising examples of what we'll call the Danny Woodhead Effect, a lightly regarded player who emerges to overachieve beyond all reasonable expectations.

SI.com: The Bonus: John Lucas has become sports whisperer for stars, projects alikeupdated: Wed Nov 30 2011 17:10:00

It would be a perfect setting for a basketball-based reality show, one that brings together a deliberately diverse assortment of players: different ages, different genders, different levels of talent, different strengths and -- weaknesses -- both physical and psychic. Sharing little besides a passion for basketball, 22 players file onto the court of the Met Athletic Club in downtown Houston at 8:30 on a June morning. The bankers and lawyers pushing around weights barely look over; same for the well-preserved housewives on the treadmill. They're used to it by now.

U.S. deportations reach historic levelsupdated: Tue Oct 18 2011 16:22:00

Nearly 400,000 people were deported from the United States in the past fiscal year, the largest number in the history of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, the government announced Tuesday.

CNNMoney: Watch out! Checking account fees are on the riseupdated: Mon Sep 26 2011 12:42:00

If you couldn't tell already, banking has become more expensive. More banks are assessing checking account fees, it's costing more to use ATMs and you're being hit with bigger overdraft charges.

SI.com: Don Banks: Ravens dominate, Bears shock, Newton dazzles, other Snapsupdated: Sun Sep 11 2011 21:52:00

LANDOVER, Md. -- Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we soak in the surprising results from an NFL Week 1 that was long on emphatic statements made by teams in Baltimore, Houston, Buffalo, and Philadelphia....

FBI investigates gunshots striking congressman's Houston officeupdated: Tue Aug 30 2011 20:02:00

The FBI and local Texas authorities are investigating reports of gunshots Tuesday striking the north Houston office of U.S. Rep. Gene Green, authorities said.

Hustlers Brass Band embraces Houstonupdated: Mon Aug 15 2011 16:31:00

Hurricane Katrina evacuees still in Texas share their New Orleans-style music with Houston.

Katrina evacuees shift Houston's identityupdated: Mon Aug 15 2011 16:31:00

A logo painted on the floor of Terrence Gasper's barbershop says it all: "New Orleans' finest."

Endeavour crew welcomed in Houstonupdated: Fri Jun 03 2011 05:31:00

The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is welcomed home at Houston's Johnson Space Center.

Endeavour crew welcomed home in Houstonupdated: Fri Jun 03 2011 05:31:00

NASA welcomed home the last crew of the space shuttle Endeavour with a ceremony at Houston's Johnson Space Center on Thursday, a day after their return from the orbiter's final flight.

Giffords recovering from skull surgeryupdated: Wed May 18 2011 20:50:00

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is "recovering well" after skull surgery Wednesday, officials at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston said.

Giffords leaves Houston, heading for Florida shuttle launchupdated: Wed Apr 27 2011 20:17:00

A plane carrying U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords departed Houston on Wednesday headed for Florida, where she is scheduled to attend the Friday launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, commanded by her husband, Mark Kelly.

NASA, Houston has a problemupdated: Wed Apr 20 2011 07:15:00

Now that the space shuttle program is ending, no other place in the world deserves a retired shuttle more than Houston, Texas. Put simply, this decision should be a no-brainer.

New homes for NASA space shuttlesupdated: Wed Apr 20 2011 07:15:00

As NASA retires the space shuttle program after 30 years, the orbiters find new homes. Samantha Hayes reports.

Texas lawmakers introduce bill to bring space shuttle to Houstonupdated: Fri Apr 15 2011 19:07:00

Two Texas lawmakers, upset that Houston was not picked as one of the retirement homes for NASA's space shuttles, introduced legislation Friday that would bring the Discovery shuttle to the city for 15 years.

SI.com: Sam Amick: Nets to host massive draft workoutupdated: Fri Apr 15 2011 13:24:00

The New Jersey Nets will partner with Houston and New York to host a workout for about 40 prospects on May 7 and 8 that could significantly affect the draft landscape, two sources told SI.com.

Texas lawmakers: NASA, we have a problemupdated: Fri Apr 15 2011 06:07:00

Texas lawmakers are demanding to know why the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston was not chosen to be a permanent home of a retired space shuttle.

SI.com: Seth Davis: The case for (and against) each Final Four team in Houstonupdated: Sat Apr 02 2011 00:04:00

If there was ever a perilous time to be a professional prognosticator, this is it. In case you haven't noticed, we so-called experts have been turned on our heads during this unforgettable NCAA tournament. You might say we've been Shaka'd. That might not be great for us, but it sure is great for the sport. All season long the rule in college hoops has been to expect the unexpected. So nobody should be surprised that our picks have been so wrong so often. Of course, we like it when our picks turn out to be correct, but isn't being wrong half the fun? (That's called rationalizing. I've gotten good at it.)

Texas day care owner charged with murder in fireupdated: Thu Mar 31 2011 06:19:00

The owner of a Houston day care where four small children perished in a fire will face four counts of murder in those deaths, court records showed Thursday.

Dad: 'I knew the worst had happened'updated: Thu Mar 31 2011 06:19:00

A father describes what it was like to find out his 20-month-old daughter had died in a fire at her day care.

News conference set for shuttle Endeavour crewupdated: Thu Mar 24 2011 05:48:00

The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday in Houston ahead of next month's final mission for the spacecraft.

Weekend Gulf oil spill traced to Houston firmupdated: Wed Mar 23 2011 21:05:00

Testing on oil samples recovered from the Gulf of Mexico near Grand Isle, Louisiana, shows the material came from a defunct well owned by a Houston company, according to a spokeswoman for the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

11-year-old girl can't be 'willing' in sexupdated: Sun Mar 20 2011 08:50:00

What's more shocking than the gang rape of an 11-year-old girl? The fact that some people are actually blaming the little girl.

SI.com: Fan Survey: Reaction to the trade deadlineupdated: Thu Feb 24 2011 18:37:00

In a three-day span, 2011 All-Stars Carmelo Anthony and Deron Williams were traded from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference; the East-leading Celtics dealt their starting center, well-regarded workhorse Kendrick Perkins; and former All-Stars Gerald Wallace (from Charlotte to Portland) and Baron Davis (from the Clippers to Cleveland) and reigning Most Improved Player Aaron Brooks (from Houston to Phoenix) were sent packing.

CNNMoney: 10 most romantic citiesupdated: Mon Feb 14 2011 16:17:00

It could have something to do with the heat, but residents of Phoenix, Ariz., shelled out more dough in the days leading up to Valentine's Day than any other city nationwide.

Uproar in Houston after video shows police beating 15-year-old suspectupdated: Mon Feb 07 2011 06:56:00

Houston's mayor and police department were on the defensive Friday, two days after graphic video came out showing several police repeatedly kicking and beating a 15-year-old burglary suspect as he lay on the ground.

Controversial video of teen arrestupdated: Mon Feb 07 2011 06:56:00

A tape shows a teen robbery suspect as he is hit by a police car and subsequently beaten.

SI.com: Luke Winn: Magic Eight: One of these teams will reign as national championupdated: Thu Feb 03 2011 23:06:00

A package arrived this week from Baltimore, signaling the end of an acrimonious, two-and-a-half-year negotiation. It contained Grant Wahl's Magic Eight ball, which he would use to guarantee a national champ, two months in advance, during his tenure as SI's chief college hoops writer. Wahl moved to the fútbol beat in 2009, taking the Eight Ball with him and then making a series of absurd demands for its exchange. At one point Wahl threatened to break off trade talks and pawn it in Zurich during reporting on the 2022 World Cup bid; last week, he finally agreed to swap the ball for the actual Che Guevara flag worn by Adam Morrison at the 2007 Coachella Festival and an advance-screener DVD of Rashad McCants' acting debut in The Booster Club. I had to cash in many a favor to obtain those items.

Giffords arrives in Houstonupdated: Fri Jan 21 2011 22:00:00

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was successfully transferred Friday to a Houston hospital from Tucson, Arizona, and physicians described the brain-injured congresswoman as "doing great."

250,000 gallons of animal fat spill out of Houston storage tankupdated: Wed Jan 05 2011 21:26:00

A quarter of a million gallons of beef tallow spilled out of a shore-based storage tank in Houston, according to a U.S. Coast Guard statement Wednesday.

Body of burned child found in Texasupdated: Wed Dec 29 2010 06:30:00

Houston, Texas, police were investigating the death of a child whose burned body was found Tuesday morning in a drainage ditch.

Child's burned remains foundupdated: Wed Dec 29 2010 06:30:00

Are badly burned remains that of missing 12-year-old Jonathan Foster?

Three injured in Texas plant explosionupdated: Fri Dec 24 2010 14:40:00

An explosion injured three people early Friday at an industrial plant in Crosby, Texas, according to CNN affiliate KPRC-TV in Houston.

SI.com: Don Banks: Jaguars fail to deliver, Ravens on the Rice diet, more Snapsupdated: Sun Dec 19 2010 20:58:00

PITTSBURGH -- Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we review a captivating Week 15 of playoff-implication football ...

SI.com: Don Banks: Vick vital to Eagles' playoff hopes, Texans not playoff-worthy, moreupdated: Fri Dec 03 2010 03:33:00

Things we learned from Philadelphia's 34-24 defeat of Houston Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field ...

Fortune: Ghost towns in cubicle landupdated: Wed Oct 20 2010 15:26:00

Look around at work and you might notice that, while your own office or cubicle has stayed the same or shrunk, there are more conference rooms, storage areas, and -- yes -- empty work stations.

SI.com: Don Banks: That old Patriot magic, another QB quandary in Philly, more Snapsupdated: Mon Oct 18 2010 11:17:00

MINNEAPOLIS -- Musings, observations and the occasional Week 6 insight as we watch the NFL's most desperate two teams, Dallas and Minnesota, fight it out for an all important second win at the Metrodome ...

Suspicious letters with powder delivered to 3 more Houston schoolsupdated: Mon Oct 11 2010 13:06:00

Letters containing an unidentified white powder arrived with the morning mail at three more Houston, Texas, schools Monday, bringing to 17 the number of campuses that have received such suspicious packages in the past week, a school spokesman said.

Federal grants to fund police positions announcedupdated: Thu Sep 30 2010 22:21:00

With hundreds of communities nationwide forced to slash budgets and layoff police officers, the disclosure Thursday of which cities would receive federal grants to fund police positions had been eagerly awaited. Five hit the bureaucratic jackpot.

CNN Hero: Kathy Broussardupdated: Fri Jul 09 2010 17:02:00

Kathy Broussard started a program to give free flights and rides to critically ill patients going to Houston.

'Angels' fight cancer with cars, planesupdated: Fri Jul 09 2010 17:02:00

For years, Kathy Broussard flew her single-engine Piper Cherokee across Texas, bringing critically ill patients to Houston for life-saving medical treatments.

SI.com: Jon Heyman: Guerrero and Glaus front group of winter bargains paying offupdated: Wed Jun 09 2010 13:38:00

None of the biggest of the free agents from last winter -- Matt Holliday, John Lackey and Jason Bay -- has quite lived up to the hype or his big contract yet. All three are terrific players with long track records of success who have performed reasonably well, and it's way too early to judge their deals. But a little over a quarter of a billion dollar ($268.5 million in all) was spent on that trio that comprised easily the top three free agents from last year, and while all of them are playing solid, sound baseball, it's hard to say any of them has produced beyond or even up to expectation (the fourth biggest, Chone Figgins, has struggled far worse.)

SI.com: Jon Heyman: Lee, Oswalt and Fielder headline summer trade candidatesupdated: Mon May 31 2010 21:29:00

Thanks to the Astros' longtime pitching star Roy Oswalt and his unusually early trade request, trade speculation has already begun -- though the majority of trade-deadline deals won't happen for two months.

Texas jury convicts Pakistani man of conspiring to support Talibanupdated: Fri May 28 2010 11:34:00

A Pakistani man faces a lengthy prison sentence after a federal jury in Houston, Texas, found him guilty of conspiring to provide support and funds to the Taliban.

SI.com: John P. Lopez: Texans stealing spotlight with controversiesupdated: Thu May 20 2010 13:30:00

HOUSTON -- Exactly who do these Houston Texans think they are ... the Dallas Cowboys?

Stimulus funds felons job fairupdated: Mon Mar 08 2010 21:29:00

A job fair, funded by stimulus dollars, draws thousands of ex-cons in Houston. KHOU reports.

People.com: Sex Therapist Says Tiger on the Right Pathupdated: Fri Feb 19 2010 15:08:00

Acceptance of the problem is a big step, Mary Jo Rapini tells PEOPLE: "He looks like he's really not in denial anymore"

The gun trailupdated: Thu Feb 18 2010 08:25:00

CNN's Ed Lavandera drives the streets of Houston with an ATF agent tracking illegal guns from the U.S. to Mexico.

Smuggled guns used in cartel hitsupdated: Thu Feb 18 2010 08:25:00

John Phillip Hernandez and a friend walked into the Collector's Firearms gun store in Houston, Texas, to buy a cache of weapons. Hernandez was wearing sunglasses and a dark T-shirt with the words "I Am the Scene" scrawled across the front.

Police catch Texas escapee: 'He was tired of running'updated: Mon Dec 07 2009 18:44:00

A Texas inmate who escaped last week -- on foot even though he was thought to need a wheelchair -- has been recaptured, the U.S. Marshals Service said Monday.

Seniors Wii bowl to get fitupdated: Mon Oct 19 2009 18:09:00

More than 500 seniors participated in a Wii bowling championship in an effort to improve their quality of life.

Seniors Wii bowl for world record and for healthupdated: Mon Oct 19 2009 18:09:00

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.

Police arrest third suspect in killing of Texas doctorupdated: Wed Sep 02 2009 14:17:00

Investigators have arrested a third suspect in the killing of a prominent doctor near Houston, Texas.

Passengers' heads hit ceilingupdated: Tue Aug 04 2009 19:14:00

CNN's Brian Todd reports on the dangers of turbulence, as experienced by passengers on a diverted Continental flight.

Passengers thrown about plane 'as if they were dolls'updated: Tue Aug 04 2009 19:14:00

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.

At least 26 hurt as airliner hits turbulenceupdated: Mon Aug 03 2009 18:21:00

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.

Houston hits record high with 104 degreesupdated: Thu Jun 25 2009 13:10:00

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.

It's not baby fat: Among 4-year-olds, nearly 1 in 5 is obeseupdated: Tue Apr 07 2009 10:53:00

Nearly one-fifth of American 4-year-olds are obese, and children of color are at higher risk, according to new research.

Texas prostitution ring catered to the rich, police sayupdated: Wed Mar 18 2009 12:39:00

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.

Cops bust upscale prostitution ringupdated: Tue Mar 17 2009 02:50:00

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.

A head-to-toe look at breast cancer's real effectsupdated: Wed Oct 15 2008 09:07:00

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.

Army creates suicide prevention boardupdated: Tue Sep 30 2008 10:59:00

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.

Houston's post-Ike supplies coming, officials sayupdated: Mon Sep 15 2008 00:03:00

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.

Deadly crane collapseupdated: Sat Jul 19 2008 20:37:00

Multiple people have died after a large crane collapse at a chemical plant in Houston, Texas.

Time.com: Heart Surgeon DeBakey Dead at 99updated: Sat Jul 12 2008 05:00:00

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

Commentary: A spiritual graduationupdated: Wed Feb 27 2008 07:48:00

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).

FSB: What an LLC protects you fromupdated: Fri Jan 11 2008 12:44:00

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?

Raging apartment fireupdated: Sat Jul 28 2007 22:19:00

Raging apartment fire

Study backs high-dose flu vaccines for elderlyupdated: Mon May 22 2006 15:11:00

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.

CNNMoney: I want to retire earlyupdated: Tue Feb 15 2005 11:54:00

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?

CNNMoney: Getting a realistic returnupdated: Fri Jul 23 2004 11:23:00

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?

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