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White Man Hints He's Black to Win Houston Vote

Anti-gay activist's deceptive flyers didn't show his face

(Newser) - To win over voters in a largely black Democratic district, conservative white Republican Dave Wilson opted for misleading tactics: The candidate for the Houston Community College Board of Trustees never showed his face on election materials, instead decorating them with African-American faces he'd pulled from the Internet, he acknowledges....

2 Dead, 22 Hurt in Shooting at Texas Party

Police in Houston suburb are seeking 2 shooters

(Newser) - Two people have been killed and at least 22 others injured when gunfire rang out at a large house party in suburban Houston, sending partygoers fleeing in panic, authorities said. The shots erupted late last night at the party where more than 100 mostly young adults had gathered at a...

Purse Snatcher Foiled by Boy, 8
 Purse Snatcher Foiled by Boy, 8 
Oct 19, 2013 2:24 PM CDT

Purse Snatcher Foiled by Boy, 8

Jose Alonso manages to get mom's wallet back

(Newser) - A would-be purse snatcher in Houston didn't know who he was dealing with. When 8-year-old Jose Alonso's mom left him and his sister in their SUV while she went inside a gas station Thursday, another SUV pulled up and a man opened the Alonsos' door and grabbed Jose'...

Man Charged Over Captive Elderly Men
Man Charged Over Captive Elderly Men
Jul 20, 2013 10:53 AM CDT

Man Charged Over Captive Elderly Men

Houston resident accused of holding them to get checks

(Newser) - A 31-year-old man has been charged with two counts of injury to the elderly after authorities found four men malnourished and held against their will in a dungeon-like Houston house. Authorities say Walter Renard Jones was arrested at the scene yesterday and jailed without bond today pending a court appearance...

Houston Cops: 4 Old Men Held Captive in Home

'They were prisoners,' says police sergeant

(Newser) - Another one ? Police in Houston say they have freed four elderly men who were kept against their will in "deplorable" conditions inside a city home, reports the Houston Chronicle . One person was taken into custody, as police investigate whether the men might have been forced to turn...

Good Samaritan Killed Defending Texas Woman

Jesus Solis intervenes, is shot twice

(Newser) - When Jesus Solis saw three men forcing a woman to dance with them at a Texas sports bar around 2am yesterday, he was quick to come to the woman's defense. It was a move that ultimately proved deadly. The owner of Vara's Sports Bar in Houston says Solis,...

Psychic Must Pay $7M Over Very Bad Prediction


 Psychic Must 
 Pay $7M Over 
 Very Bad 
 Prediction 
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Jun 16, 2013 7:03 AM CDT

Psychic Must Pay $7M Over Very Bad Prediction

She told police that a couple had mass grave on their property

(Newser) - A psychic peering into the lives of a Houston couple a few years ago should have seen a future filled with riches. Instead, she labeled them as mass murderers—falsely, as it turns out—and now a judge has ordered her to pay them $7 million for defamation, reports the...

Firefighter Guarding Fallen Hero Hit By Thief

But a police officer comes to Houston firefighter's aid

(Newser) - Today, in the Adding Insult to Injury Department: An off-duty firefighter who had volunteered to guard the body of a fallen comrade— one of four who died in a Houston fire last week— saw a computer bag, iPad mini, laptop, and tools worth $1,300 stolen from his car while...

4 Firefighters Dead in Houston Fire

Others are injured battling blaze at motel

(Newser) - Four firefighters searching for people they thought might be trapped in a blazing Houston motel and restaurant today were killed when the part of the structure collapsed and ensnared them, authorities said. At least five other firefighters were hospitalized in the blaze that became the deadliest in the 118-year history...

After Teen Gets Shot, Mom ... Checks WebMD

And she might face charges for it

(Newser) - It turns out WebMD doesn't have a page for gunshot wounds , but if it did, we're guessing the "when to see a doctor" section would be pretty straightforward. A Texas mom may face felony charges for allegedly checking the self-diagnosis site—rather than, say, calling an ambulance—...

Houston 5-Year-Old Shoots Brother, 7

Younger child was playing with old rifle, accidentally hit brother

(Newser) - Another case of a young child shooting a young sibling : Police say an east Houston mother left her 5- and 7-year-old sons alone either during or after giving them a bath last night (reports conflict). The younger child apparently retrieved a .22 rifle in her absence and began playing with...

Houston Gunman Planned Bigger Attack: Report

Carnell Moore apparently changed his mind

(Newser) - The gunman who was killed—possibly by his own hand —at a Houston airport yesterday left a number of chilling posts on Facebook the day before, prompting CBS News to suggest he was planning a mass shooting. But a note he was carrying, discovered after he was shot, said...

Gunman Dead in Shooting at Houston Airport

He may have killed himself while being confronted by security

(Newser) - A man who fired a gun inside a ticketing area at Houston's largest airport was killed today after being confronted by a law enforcement official during an incident that sent people in the terminal scrambling, police said. It's unclear whether the unidentified man fatally shot himself or was...

Top Cities Where IRS Expects Tax Cheats

Small-business owners among top targets: study

(Newser) - A study is shedding new light on just who should most fear a federal tax audit. Small-business owners—who often deal in cash—are eyed more warily than others, says the report by the National Taxpayer Advocate, an independent office within the IRS. And location matters. According to secret data...

Pregnant Woman Drives Into Pregnant Woman: Cops

Alise Kelley, Shareyll Starre Hunter apparently have same babydaddy

(Newser) - A pregnant woman drove a car into and seriously injured another pregnant woman yesterday in Houston, say police—in what Fox News Houston is calling a "love triangle dispute." The five-month pregnant Alise Kelley suffered two broken legs and had a foot amputated after Shareyll Hunter, four-months pregnant,...

Houston: Homeless Vet Not Ticketed for Eating Trash

James Kelly was cited under scavenging statute: police department rep

(Newser) - A homeless man was ticketed last week while searching for food in a Houston trash bin , and the news didn't go over well. Now the HPD is on the defensive and explaining that James Kelly was ticketed for making a mess, not for attempting to feed himself. And a...

Homeless Vet Looks for Food in Trash, Gets Ticketed

James Kelly fighting Houston dumpster diving charge

(Newser) - James Kelly, a nine-year Navy veteran, was ticketed in Houston last week for trying to find something to eat. Kelly, who is homeless, was looking for food in a trash bin near Houston's City Hall when a police officer charged him with "disturbing the contents of a garbage...

SUV Hurtles Through House, Lands in Roof Next-Door

Houston driver apparently texting from ambulance

(Newser) - In what has to be one of the world's weirdest car crashes, a speeding SUV flew off a Houston road, hit a berm that sent it airborne, smashed into the roof of a house, then lodged in the roof of the house next-door—all without hurting anyone. Police think...

Texas Woman Births 2 Sets of Identical Twins

Odds of that: One in 70M

(Newser) - A Valentine's Day miracle? A Houston mom brought two sets of identical twins into the world last week—a phenomenon with a one-in-70 million chance of occurring naturally, doctors say. Tressa and Manuel Montalvo used no fertility drugs to conceive the children, they say; before catching a third heartbeat,...

Houston Shooting Blamed on Men Bumping Into Each Other

2 charged with aggravated assault

(Newser) - This week's shooting on a Houston-area college campus began after two men bumped into each other, court papers say. Wounded victim Jody Neal bumped into suspect Trey Foster, 22, who was on the Lone Star College campus with fellow suspect Carlton Berry, also 22. An argument began before the...

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