In her latest book, “As Texas Goes: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda,” author Gail Collins looks at the political influence the state has had on American politics, Enron, No Child Left Behind, the S&L crisis and textbooks that question evolution.
Actor, comedian and musician Andy Griffith, died today at age 86 at his home in North Carolina. Griffith starred in "The Andy Griffith Show," "Mayberry R.F.D." and the long-running "Matlock," and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush in 2005.
Mexican voters have elected the governor of the state of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, as president. Peña Nieto is a member of the PRI party, which ruled Mexico for more than 70 years before losing the presidency in the year 2000. His biggest challenge in office will be stemming the drug violence that has taken the lives of 60 thousand Mexicans during the past six years.
Getting contact lenses is usually a pretty simple process, you visit an eye doctor and get a prescription, but what if you are more than 10 feet tall, have cataracts and weigh around 12,000 pounds? Then you'd be C'sar, an African bull elephant at the North Carolina Zoo that may be getting fitted for contact lenses.
