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Excitement Builds for Next-to-Last Space Shuttle Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- It's still a day before space shuttle Endeavour is set to soar one last time. But already, the excitement level is approaching an all-time high. It's the next-to-last shuttle flight, as well as Endeavour's final voyage. Add to that the presence of the commander's wounded congresswoman wife, and...

NASA Braces for Giffords, Obama, Huge Launch Crowd

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords left hospitals behind Wednesday for the first time since her tragic shooting nearly four months ago and traveled to NASA territory for the next-to-last space shuttle launch with her husband in command. "Gabby is looking forward to some time away from the rehab center & the...

Rep. Giffords Cleared to Attend Shuttle Launch

HOUSTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attend husband Mark Kelly's space shuttle launch in Florida on Friday, Kelly said, allowing the Arizona congresswoman to travel for the first time since she was flown from Tucson to Houston more than three months ago to recover from a gunshot wound to the head. In an interview with...

Police Look at How Houston Kindergartner Got Gun

HOUSTON -- Police are trying to determine how a Houston kindergartener got a loaded gun that he brought to an elementary school, where officials say it accidentally fired when it fell from his pocket as he sat down for lunch, wounding himself and two other students. Some parents said the incident has made them think twice...

Kindergartner Brings Gun to Texas School, 3 Hurt

HOUSTON -- A kindergartner who brought a loaded gun Tuesday to his Houston elementary school was among three students injured by fragments when it fired after falling from his pocket as he sat down for lunch, officials said. One bullet was fired about 10:35 a.m. in the Ross Elementary School cafeteria, spraying fragments...

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05/29/12 Houston forecast: Hot, humid conditions continue Source: CBS - KHOU - Houston TX HOUSTONâHot and humid conditions are going to continue for the next few days, said KHOU 11 News Meteorologist Chita Johnson.
05/29/12 Greg Rubar, Houston Waiter, Receives $5,000 Tip On $26... Source: The Huffington Post When Brooklyn-based designer and developer Larry Fox took a job as a pizza delivery man to make ends meet, he was horrified at the number of bad tippers he encountered.
05/29/12 Eat St. Films The Modular at Grand Prize Bar Source: Houston Press - Houston TX The Cooking Channel show Eat St. recently swung through Houston to film an episode centered around Houston's growing food truck scene.
05/29/12 Houston: This is earth, you need to improve your... Source: greenrightnow.com Waste & Recycling News has come out with its annual list rating the 30 most populous cities in the US and Canada on recycling rates.
05/29/12 NASA TV Coverage for SpaceX Dragon Reentry and... Source: PR Newswire HOUSTON , May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Television will provide extensive coverage of the departure of the SpaceX Dragon capsule from the International Space Station before its reentry and splashdown on May 31 .