Although Texas isn’t the first thing to come to mind when you think about people with lots of money, there really are a lot of wealthy people here. From oil money to sports and even huge franchises, there are some big names in Texas with even bigger pocketbooks.
Texas residents reflect on the $5.32 per person cost towards compensating exonerees, emphasizing the significance of righting wrongful convictions in the state.
Whether you're hosting the party this year or just bringing a dish to share, and you're aiming for a Super Bowl spread packed with tasty options, we've got you covered. To make your choices easier, these analyzed results compile a ranking of Super Bowl dishes, ordered from Supreme to Low.
New York just hosted their famous Nathan's hot dog eating contest. But what about Texas? Let's talk about Texas food challenges. Who is up for a challenge?
'Still NYC,' a short film about New York City by Ynon Lan, is the result of hundreds (thousands?) of photographs Lan took throughout the five boroughs on a recent trip. Mostly Manhattan, from the looks of it — not a ton of yellow cabs to be found in the Bronx — though Brooklyn and Queens do have their share of gorgeous brownstones with photogenic front doors.
Garth Brooks has announced four new tour stops. The legend’s world tour will spend two nights (so far) in Buffalo, N.Y. next March. Tickets go on sale on Friday (Dec. 5).
An earthquake epicentered in Virginia occurred Tuesday afternoon, with people in Washington, DC, New York, Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Toronto reporting they felt the tremors, as well.
Reports thus far indicate the quake registered a 5.9 on the Richter scale.
At lunchtime on Tuesday, New Yorkers in Lower Manhattan were treated to an unusual sight — a small plane buzzing by the Standard and Poor’s building, towing a banner that read, “Thanks For The Downgrade: You Should All Be Fired.”
Commissioned by St. Louis banker and single mother Lucy Nobbe, who paid $895 to hire the pilot, the fly-by was a reaction to the US losing its longtime AAA credit rating
Police in Conewango, New York tried to pull 17-year old Lewis D. Hostetler over on Monday, after they noticed he was operating his horse and buggy with a open container of beer in hand.
At which point the Amish teen showed a great deal of faith in his horse and led the police on a rare medium-speed horse and buggy chase.
When Christian Lopez caught the home run that was Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit last week, he gave the historic ball to the Yankee's shortstop without asking for any money, even though it may have fetched over $100,000 on the open market.
The taxman isn't being so generous with Lopez.