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Good morning, Houston. The Chron's Eric Gerber points out something interesting: a Washington Post story that says people hold onto utterly untrue myths even when they're faced with factual information that disproves them. An example: A University of Michigan psychologist showed people a CDC flyer stating that myths about the flu vaccine aren't true — such as the story that the side effects of the vaccine are worse than the flu itself — and...

While SFist cringed at the fatal dose of crime littering the Bay Area, it found solace in Hillary Clinton's San Francisco campaign headquarters opening, which featured loads of exposed mammary glands. In other news, SF Taxi Commission ruled that Satan's cab must keep its (in)famous medallion number, 666; and in an un-fashion-forward frenzy, San Francisco Fashion Week (chortle) bars bloggers from covering and getting smashed at their shows and parties, respectively. Also, they found a...

If you're still upset about Felicia's uncalled-for elimination from America's Next Top Model this week, have no fear. Houstonians are making their mark on reality shows all over the tube. Check it: Grease: You're the One That I Want: Alvin native Austin Miller might be Houston's best bet since Chloe Dao. Austin is one of two potential Dannys (Dannies?) left on the show. With extensive vocal, dancing, and acting training and experience, he was considered...

Good morning, Houston. We're still a little foggy from yesterday's Super Bowl parties — and from the point in the second quarter when we started thinking about when we might see the Texans in the big game (don't try it — it'll make your head hurt, trust us). If you got your no-more-football party on, this might not be a bad time to kick back, down a hangover cure and catch up on some...

Sean Brown, one of two 18-year-old Sugar Land men charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ashton Glover, is in the Fort Bend County Jail under a $1 million bond. Brown waived his extradition rights in a Michigan court Monday, arrived in Fort Bend County on Wednesday and was arraigned yesterday.

Sean Brown, one of the teens charged with murdering 16-year-old Ashton Glover waived his extradition rights yesterday in a Michigan court and will be brought back to Texas.

One of the jurors who found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity last week is speaking up now, saying the verdict was all right, but what the local justice system really needs is a way to find people guilty but insane.

Matthew R. McCombs, the teenager who said he shot 16-year-old Ashton Glover out of "morbid curiosity," appeared in a Fort Bend County court this morning and kept quiet while a judge set his bond at $1 million. According to KPRC, McCombs likely won't bond out of jail; KTRK reports he'll be held in the general jail population and won't be isolated.

More in the murder of 16-year-old Ashton Glover: Matthew R. McCombs, one of the two teen suspects caught trying to escape to Canada last week, has confessed to shooting Glover in the head. And why'd he do it? "Morbid curiosity," he told police.

These days, we hear a lot of warnings about how we should be careful about what we put on our personals blogs and MySpace pages, because one day it might come back to haunt us when we're looking for a job or running for office or whatever it is that grown-ups do. But until today, we hadn't thought about the impression our online trail might give if we're ever accused of murder. We imagine Sean...

Police have apprehended the suspected muderers of Sugar Land's Ashton Glover: they were caught at the Canadian border late yesterday. The two teenagers were questioned earlier in the week (but had since disappeared). They were apprehended around 7 pm yesterday, about the time that forensics experts concluded a thorough search of the homes of both suspects, coming away with physicla evidence including probably weapons. Family members say that the two, Matthew McCombs and Sean H. Brown, both knew Glover, who was not living at home after some family troubles. One of the young men called Glover's mother over the weekend, claiming to have seen Ashton the night she disappeared but to have dropped her off at a coffeeshop around 2:45 a.m.

Tuesday Brother and sister act Trish and Darin reunite for a show at the Duck tonight. You may remember Trish (Murphy) more than her brother, after their duo stint in the 90’s, she went on to have a successful regional alt-country career. 8 p.m. at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck | info Wednesday Any band that’s brave enough to call their first album Greatest Hits has to have some major dusters. What else would you expect...

Anyone smell bacon? No, we're not talking about the police this time: According to Citizens Against Government Waste, Texas ranks fourth in the nation in terms of congressional pork with $403 million in earmarks for 262 projects last year. It's the fourth-highest total amount, but Texas ranks 47th in the country in terms of pork per capita, receiving an average of $17.65 per person. (For the record, Houstonist hasn't seen our share yet, but we'll...

Last week, Houston landed, yet again, on one of those offbeat national polls. This time, we have the coveted number five spot on the Wild, Weird, and Wacky Street Names Contest, sponsored by Mitsubishi. J.D. Montfort submitted the intersection of Clinton Drive and Fidelity Street, located in east Houston near the Ship Channel, and he’ll receive a life-size replica of those signs for his winning submission. If he’s a Republican, we're sure he’ll proudly...