Stories By Matthew Kitchen

  • The Astros are surging—and the Yankees are ‘concerned’  New York's managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner admitted his team needs "to be concerned about Houston" during a chat with NY press Wednesday.
  • The video shot at a San Antonio Taco Cabana this week proved just how horrifying—not cute or fun—the reality of rats in a kitchen might be.
  • Footage shows Uvalde police didn't try to open classroom: report Despite doors at Robb Elementary locking automatically, the gunman was able to enter Classroom 111 and the lock may have malfunctioned, the San Antonio Express-News reports.
  • Remember VHS? Collectible sales are on the rise, highlighted by a list of iconic 1980s flicks. 
  • When the Texas attorney general was offered the opportunity to comfort families of the Uvalde school shooting, he explained he believes “there’s a purpose in what God does.”
  • Is double-decker seating the 'future of air travel'? A prototype of this new seating arrangement, debuting in Germany this week, aims to give flyers back precious personal space and add extra seats carriers want. 
  • You can finally unsend that awkward iMessage You’ll only be able to edit or unsend errant iMessages during a 15-minute window after you first fire one off, so think fast.
  • Second Amendment advocates believe more school officers with more guns can keep American kids safe at school. The data proves otherwise.
  • In a leaked email, Musk told his executive staff that Tesla employees will be required to work "a minimum" of 40 hours in the office
  • Rep. Ruben Gallego answered his colleagues tweets of 'thoughts and prayers' with aggressive and explicit language and demanding they do more about gun control. 
  • Houston man sells Tiger Woods 'Grand Slam' irons for record $5M The clubs that helped Woods complete his famed Tiger Slam in 2001 have been hanging in Todd Brock's Houston office the past decade. He thought it was time for someone else to enjoy them as much as he has. 
  • Shots were fired by multiple people during an all-ages music festival in Dallas early Sunday after a fight broke out among concert-goers, police said.
  • On Wednesday, Brian Cashman said Houston’s 'illegal and horrific' actions were the only thing keeping his team from a World Series win the past five seasons
  • The movie subscription service behind one of the greatest financial boondoggles of the last decade is looking for a second chance at life—and I plan to take full advantage while it lasts.
  • Washington’s NFL team announced its new moniker Wednesday, and while the Commanders isn’t the most inspiring choice for a squad from the nation’s capital, at least they tried.