Results tagged “theswat”

Good morning, Houston. Looks like we'll have a tougher time cracking out those fake Benjamins next year: The $100 bill will soon be getting a high-tech makeover to thwart counterfeiters. The key feature: 650,000 tiny lenses embedded in each bill, which will magnify the printing so that the portrait of Benjamin Franklin appears to move up and down or side to side, depending on which way you move the bill. "It makes for a... more ›

There was a tense situation in southwest Houston last night when a father held his wife and their newborn son hostage for several hours. Details are still relatively scarce, but here are the basics: According to police, the man was drinking at the Scottwood Aparemtnts near Edgemoor and Alder at about 9:30 p.m. when he picked up a knife and threatened to kill his wife and 3-week-old son. KTRK reports the man was beating his... more ›