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Basketball Phenom Jeremy Lin is “Lin-spiration”
All his life they told him he wasn't big enough for basketball. Now, the Asian economics major from Harvard, having been cut by two...
U.S. Health Care: The Good News – A New PBS Documentary
You don't often find the words "health care" and "good news" in the same sentence, but in a new Public Television documentary, we learn...
A Runner for Cancer Decides to Become Oncologist After Losing Father
Jenna Norton is not your typical medical school applicant. In fact, until two years ago, she had never considered a career in medicine. It...
Group of Motorists Rescue Trapped Children After Icy River Crash
Good Samaritans are undoubtedly the reason three children who were trapped in a car submerged in the Logan River are alive to experience the...
Texas Wetland Restoration Could be Model for Gulf
Partially bankrolled by a $1 billion fund set up by BP after the oil spill, a project to restore lost wetlands off the Texas...
Slain Hero a Finalist for Civilian Medal of Honor
A Houston man killed last year protecting a woman from a gun-wielding purse snatcher has been named a finalist for an award created by...
Egypt Proposes Sweeping Changes
An Egyptian panel tasked with amending the country's constitution recommended Saturday easing restrictions on who can run for president and imposing presidential term limits—two...
Fourth-grader’s ‘Hammer’ Move Saves Classmate From Choking
When a classmate started choking on a Cheeto during lunch Wednesday, Tyler Hudson took action.
Tyler, a fourth-grader from Frank Elementary School in Houston, Texas,...
DNA Evidence Clears Texas Man Who Spent 30 Years In Prison
A Texas judge this morning freed Cornelius Dupree after more than 30 years of wrongful imprisonment. DNA evidence cleared him of his conviction after...
‘Angels’ Fight Cancer with Cars and Planes
For cancer patients struggling financially, the cab fare alone from Houston airports to hospitals (costing $50-$100), can be enough to prohibit their ability to...
Texans: ‘What Economic Recession?’
Why has The Lone Star State weathered the economic recession better than the rest of the U.S.? "Compared to the rest of the country,...
Receiving an Armful of Summer Books Could Alter a Child’s Future
1) Books in the home correlate powerfully with student success, and, 2) young students can lose 1 ½ years of their reading achievement over...
Homeless Mexican Boy Defies Odds, Becomes Valedictorian
At 14 years old, Victor Cardenas was kicked out by his mother, had no food and no place to live. Yet, what happened...
Millionaire Woman Won’t Stop Building Accessible Homes for Wounded Vets
At age 7, Meredith Iler wanted to buy a bike, so she opened a lemonade stand in her multimillionaire grandparents' neighborhood. Through innovative...
Surprising Benefactor for Hurricane-Ravaged Town
It was moving day recently for dozens of families in Oak Island, Texas. Their new homes are gifts from a stranger. In September...
Thousands of New Jobs in 4 States Put Unemployed Back to Work
This week we featured the report that Houston-area employers added 10,300 jobs from January to February. This piece of good news is not...
Home Builder Gives Free Homes to Wounded Vets
Alexander Reyes' boyhood dream of a military career ended when he was hit by an improvised explosive device during a patrol two years ago...
Oprah Educates Girls in Africa Despite Struggles to “Get It Right”
Nothing in Oprah Winfrey’s life has made her prouder than creating her school for girls in Henley-on-Klip, South Africa. And nothing, she says, has...
Man Gives Puppy Mouth-To-Mouth After Fire Rescue
Three dogs are safe after being rescued during an apartment fire in Houston this week. Firefighters took action once they realized three...
Teen Gives Up Gifts So He Can Help Homeless Vets
Jake Shaffer was 11 years old when he asked his parents if, instead of Christmas gifts for him, he could bring 100 bagged lunches...