Category Archives: Austin
Free at home Covid tests available for order again.
You can order 8 more, no charge, at home Covid tests in the mail. This is the third round of tests the government has made available. You never know when you'll need them. Jenny got really sick a week...
May 17, 2022 Jernej Furman / CC
Another country limits exports causing food prices to go even higher.
A couple weeks ago, Indonesia banned exports of palm oil, causing the price of cooking oils and food to jump. Now India has restricted exports of its wheat which caused wheat prices on the stock mart ...
May 17, 2022 Jon Bunting / CC
Big candy recall. Also, vid of a 26 pound gummy bear in blog.
There's been big recall on candy. Mars Wrigley is recalling 13 different types of Starburst and Skittles gummy candies. They might have very thin, little metal strands embedded in the candy. The recal...
May 16, 2022 Eli Christman / CC
Stolen soda secrets lead to Chinese espionage conviction.
A Chinese woman has been convicted of espionage and stealing $120 million in secrets to give to the Chinese government. Was it plans for a secret sub? Perhaps nuclear codes? It was........... how to c...
May 16, 2022 Allen / CC
Hemsworth's hammer for sale.
The hammer that Thor tossed around in the Avengers movies is going on auction. Ladies, this means you can have something that Chris Hemsworth held in his strong, thick, sweaty hand. Although, you migh...
May 16, 2022 ANIRUDH / Unsplash
Am I the only one who left a shirt in closet 10 years without wearing it?
The shirt that I'm wearing today hung in my closet, untouched for 10 years. It's not like it's one I had that went out of style. It's not one of those clothing items that I'm holding on to because jus...
May 13, 2022 Emily Poisel / CC
Robot gets rich making paintings. Watch creepy thing do its work in blog.
Hey, starving artists, this story is for you. A robot without a soul has been given its own exhibition at a prestigious show in Venice. The robot, named Ai-Da, uses cameras in its eyes and has an arti...
May 13, 2022 Robin Zebrowski / CC
Full ride scholarships given to 3rd graders.
The Rosztoczy Foundation has given full ride scholarships to an entire class of........... third graders. The students from Bernard Black Elementary in Phoenix won't have to pay a thing. All 63 third ...
May 13, 2022 MD Duran / Unsplash
Murderer has heart attack while trying to hide body.
A man in South Carolina murdered a woman in his house. Then karma kicked in. As he tried to bury the body, he had a heart attack and died. It almost sounds like it could be a line in an Alanis Morisse...
May 12, 2022 mosaic36 / CC
No experience passenger lands plane. Watch landing and listen to exchange with tower in blog.
If you were in small plane and the pilot went unconscious, would you be able to remain calm and land it with a little help from the tower? This happened at Palm Beach International 2 days ago. They we...
May 12, 2022 Lau Svensson / CC