A website called Gradegov.com which allows users to give individual members of a letter grade, A through F will be launched next week. The site will display each lawmaker’s average, as well as breakdowns by political party and by grades sent by voters who actually live in a member’s district. Read More…
Federal health officials this morning announced the first death in the United States due to the swine flu. The Centers for Disease Control said the victim was a 23-month old child in Texas. No other details were given. Read More…
Apple is preparing to launch not one, but two new devices with Verizon, according to yet another new rumor. Read More…
An intense cell of thunderstorms overnight dumped up to a foot of water in spots in parts of the area, focusing on the western half of Harris County, causing road-clogging flooding and closing school for thousands of students. Read More…
A campaign to save the long-shuttered Miami Marine Stadium will get a major boost Tuesday when the country’s principal preservation group names the city-owned site as one of the most endangered historic places in the United States. Read More…
The acting head of the Centers for Disease Control said Monday that people can best protect themselves against the swine flu threat by taking precautions they were taught as kids, like frequently washing their hands. Read More… More on Swine Flu…
Seven race fans were treated at Talladega Superspeedway for what were described as minor injuries when Carl Edwards’ car went airborne and crashed into the protective fence that separates the track from the seating area on the final lap of Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 Sprint Cup race. Read More…
At approximately 1 a.m. Hampton Police Division along with the Hampton University Police and the Hampton Fire and Rescue Division received a complaint of a shooting in the 700 block of Hunnington Avenue located on the campus of Hampton University. When officers arrived on scene they found three3 males suffering from gunshot wounds. Read […]
Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer the Rev. Timothy Wright died yesterday at Bronx Veterans Hospital at the age of 61. Read More…
John Mayer is reportedly dating model Scheana Marie Jancan. Sources say the singer met 24-year-old Jancan at the Beverly Hills lounge in early April. He later asked her out and sources say Jancan was “thrilled.” Read More…