The Red Solo Cup: Every Party's Most Popular Guest
On most Saturday nights in college towns across the country, students get ready to party. The one thing all those parties will likely have in common — besides the keg, of course — is a stack of red...
View ArticleMeteorite Hunter Scours The Ground For Bits Of Sky
Every so often, pieces of heaven crash into Earth.They can come from our own solar system, or millions of light years away. Few of us are lucky enough to get our hands on one of these space rocks. But...
View Article'Where's My AMC?' DISH Network Dispute Drags On
Back in March, the Season 2 finale of The Walking Dead, AMC's hit zombie drama, broke ratings records. The show returns on Oct. 14 for its third season. But for about 14 million people, there will be...
View ArticleYoung Adults With Autism Can Thrive In High-Tech Jobs
The job hunt is complicated enough for most high school and college graduates — and even tougher for the growing number of young people on the autism spectrum. Despite the obstacles that people with...
View ArticleTexas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Leaves Community Hurting but Hopeful
The aerial shots from over the obliterated community of West Texas tell the tail of a conflagration and a disaster that is almost beyond comprehension. Last week's explosion of a fertilizer plant...
View ArticleAt Bush Library, A Chance To Be The Decider-In-Chief
The Situation Room is one of the most mysterious and important rooms in the White House. It's where Lyndon Johnson made decisions about the Vietnam War; where Bill Clinton learned about the bombing of...
View ArticleHow The Death Of A 12-Year-Old Changed The City Of Dallas
Forty years ago, thousands of Mexican-Americans in Dallas, Texas came together for a protest at city hall. Four days earlier, a white police officer had shot and killed 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez....
View ArticleTexas Megachurch At Center Of Measles Outbreak
Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. more than a decade ago. But in recent years, the highly infectious disease has cropped up in communities with low vaccination rates, most recently in North...
View ArticleFrom Stick Figures To Portraits, Bush Frees His Inner Rembrandt
Former President George W. Bush worked with many world leaders while in office. Now, he's unveiling 24 portraits he painted of some of them. As Lauren Sullivan of KERA reports, the exhibit will be at...
View ArticleScribes Are Back, Helping Doctors Tackle Electronic Medical Records
Like many other doctors across the country, Dr. Devesh Ramnath, a Dallas orthopedic surgeon, recently made the switch from paper to electronic medical records. This meant he no longer had to just take...
View ArticleLearning A New Skill Works Best To Keep Your Brain Sharp
Brain training is big business, with computerized brain games touted as a way to help prevent memory loss. But new research shows you might be better off picking up a challenging new hobby.To test this...
View ArticleSoftballers Face A Fielder's Choice: When To Wear A Face Mask?
In Texas, it's playoff time for high school softball teams. While softball is one of the safest high school sports in the state, concussions remain a real risk for players — especially those who...
View ArticleOne Wealthy Couple's Mission To Save Marriages, En Masse
At a church in South Dallas, in one of the poorest parts of town, the room is packed with hundreds of couples. They're sitting, holding hands and staring into each other's eyes.Their hosts,...
View ArticleHospitals Put Pharmacists In The ER To Cut Medication Errors
In the emergency department at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, pharmacists who specialize in emergency medicine review each medication to make sure it's the right one in the right dose.It's part...
View ArticleAmerican Doctor Sick With Ebola Now Fighting For His Life
A doctor trained in Fort Worth, Texas, is now a victim of the Ebola outbreak he was battling.Kent Brantly, 33, had been caring for Ebola patients in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, for several months when...
View ArticlePerry And Cruz Do The Presidential Candidacy Dance
It's the presidential race no one is talking about. Two Texas political stars are testing the waters for a run in 2016 — without mentioning it, of course.Potential Republican candidates Sen. Ted Cruz...
View ArticleAirline Social Media 'Command Centers' Direct Complaint Traffic
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