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Massive Explosion Devastates Houston Neighborhood, at Least Two Residents Killed A massive explosion ripped through a Houston neighborhood just before dawn on Friday, January 24. At least two neighborhood residents were killed in the blast, according to Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo. At least one person was listed as missing as of mid-morning. An unknown number of people may have been injured in the blast that leveled structures in the blast zone. At least two injured individuals were seen straggling…

Houston Explosion, Fire Leaves 2 Dead; Hundreds of Homes Damaged An early morning explosion in northwestern Houston has left at least 2 dead and damaged an estimated 200 homes. As of 12:00 p.m. local time, some 20 people had been treated at area hospitals for what were described as minor and non-life-threatening injuries. Early reports suggest that 2 dead victims of the blast were Hispanic males, although it isn’t clear whether the men were employees of the facility where the…

Former LSU Fraternity Member Sentenced in Hazing Death In a previous post we reported that former Louisiana State University student Matthew Naquin had been convicted of negligent homicide in the September 2017 fraternity hazing death of Maxwell Gruver. As a result of that conviction, in November of last year a judge sentenced Naquin to 5 years in prison, with 2½ years of that sentence suspended. During a court appearance on January 17th of this year, Naquin agreed to revoke his…

Hantavirus Geographically Spreading Potentially Endangering the Lives of More Americans Historically, hantavirus appeared to be a pathogen that was confined to a fairly precise geographic area in the United States. Additionally, the virus appeared to be carried by the deer mouse in the United States, although there was evidence that other rodents carried the disease in different countries. In addition, researchers have long believed that it was conceivable that any type of rodent, particularly any type of mouse or rat,…

At this juncture in time, one in six people in the United States own some type of wearable device. Wearable technology comes in an array of different forms that have functions like track health, record fitness milestones, organize a user’s schedule and other matters, and communicate in a variety of different ways. Industry insiders predict within the coming year there may be as many as 560 million wearable devices in the United States at some point in 2021. In other…