Civic groups embrace plan banning lawn parking | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
For Houston, this is progress. Next up: a ban on refrigerators in the back yard?

Jet Pack - 2 New Rocket Belts On Sale - Personal Flying Machine - Popular Mechanics
I've been waiting for this since I was 9 years old. But I was expecting more than 33 seconds of air time.

California Looms | New West Network
California is a trendsetter state. Much like the weather, every Californian fad eventually makes its way over the Sierras and diffuses into the intermountain West. That’s wonderful, and it’s frightening, because there are some pretty disturbing things going on in the Golden State right now.