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Two Texas cities are alleged to be the "most dangerous" cities in Texas, according to a ranking of the top 30 cities in America with the highest rates of violent crime and property crime.  The ranking, based on FBI data, was compiled by home security website SafeWise.com.  WORST ON THE ROAD: This South Houston City is reportedly home to the worst drivers in all of Texas Humble is No. 12 on the list, with 9.53 violent crimes per 1,000 in population, and 107.54 property crimes per 1,000. Bellmead, Texas, which is located northeast of Waco, was No. 10, with 10.15 violent crimes...

Officials in Houston are hoping that a released video of a boy’s close encounter with an approaching train will motivate people to get real about rail safety. The video shows one kid crossing the tracks at a quick pace as a train approaches the station. Seconds later, another boy can be seen trying to get across. The boy quickly retreats when he realizes the train is headed toward him.  METRO, the city’s transit agency, posted the video on YouTube along with a message urging parents to “talk to your kids about rail safety.” Via ABC News  

If you've ever fished around your cereal bowl, trying to scout out the marshmallows in your Lucky Charms, your dreams are about to come true.  General Mills is giving away 10,000 boxes of its marshmallow-only Lucky Charms.  The company tried the concept out in 2015, but only gave away 10 boxes of the sugar-filled remix.  Mallow lovers on social media cried foul so General Mills is upping the giveaway.  All you have to do is find a specially-marked box of Lucky Charms, available this month, check the code inside the box and enter the 14-digit number at MarshmallowOnly.com to see...

In a conversation the other day, a friend of mine implied that he was single because he was too smart. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that it probably had more to do with the fact that he looks like the secret love child of Rick Moranis and a woodland creature. Alas, being single myself, I wondered to myself, “does being smart make it harder to find love?” In the end, I think it really does. I’m not saying that if you’re in love that you are stupid. I’m not saying that at all, so let’s be clear....

Moses Malone Jr. has filed a lawsuit against James Harden alleging the Rockets star was responsible for “masterminding” a robbery against Malone, Isiah Carey of Houston’s Fox 26 reports.  Malone, the son of Hall of Famer and former Rockets center Moses Malone, was beaten and robbed of $15,000 to $50,000 in jewelry at a Houston strip club in June.  Malone’s suit alleges that Harden paid the robbers $20,000 to attack him after Harden became upset over Malone’s Facebook post about Harden’s basketball camp.  “The post basically referenced the fact that James Harden was charging $250 for a basketball camp,” Malone’s...