Features

The slums in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, are among the biggest in Africa. There is crushing poverty, high unemployment, poor sanitation and rampant crime. It is not the kind of place where you'd expect a burgeoning yoga scene to take root. [...]

Team USA will be sporting some of the most technologically-advanced gear in the history of the Olympics. Companies such as Under Armour, Lockheed Martin, Spyder, and BMW have put their best and brightest to work designing clothing and equipment. * [...]

Bringing a bit of the North Pole to Texas, Jim Fletcher has been spreading Christmas cheer since 2007. Preferring to be called "Santa Jim," Fletcher has Santa outfits for every occasion, he drives a custom sleigh, and he's never out [...]

One Maryland family business has been decorating the National Christmas Tree since 1954. Eleven presidents and almost 60 years later, the company prepares for this year's celebration on December 6. *Scripted and produced by Jill Craig; filmed by Rick Gentilo, [...]

The sport of cycling has steadily built a following in East Africa in recent years. It doesn’t hurt that two-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome was born in Kenya and trained by one of Africa’s best cyclists, David Kinjah. [...]

A vestige of traditional Texas, the Broken Spoke honky tonk country bar in Austin is celebrating its 50th anniversary this November. Owner James White opened the bar at age 25 and has hosted a variety of musicians and celebrities since. [...]

Apartment and condo managers, dogged by complaints from those who've stepped into a pile of dog poo, are using DNA testing to identify the culprits and track down their owners. * Scripted, edited and produced by Jill Craig; filmed by [...]

Valentine’s Day was celebrated all over the world and Uganda is no exception, even though voters are gearing up for the upcoming elections. Kampala residents in the midst of campaign season still find some time for love. * Filmed, scripted, [...]

A Houston spa offers floating, interaction and massage to a younger clientele – babies. * Filmed, edited and produced by Jill Craig.

The Houston rodeo is in town, bringing with it cowboys and cowgirls, shiny belt buckles, big hats and cowboy boots. Even though they make it look easy, the athletes train hard, while a team of doctors and trainers wait in [...]

Texas quail hunting season is here, and dog owners want their companions to avoid dangerous snakes that can cause serious injury or even death. So they take their dogs to ‘de-snaking’ clinics, like the one Julian Weslow has been doing [...]

A national strike has paralyzed Kenya’s public health system, and one artist is using his creativity to show the impact of the strike on ordinary people. * Filmed,scripted and produced by Jill Craig; edited by Amos Wangwa.

While doing marine conservation projects at the Kenyan coast several years ago, one woman observed children making toys out of flip-flops that were washing up on shore. So she started a business to make colorful, fashionable products from flip-flops – [...]

Seventeen thousand students from 30 countries are competing in the 20th FIRST Robotics Championship in St. Louis, including a team from Houston that, a few years ago, helped influence the design of a NASA rover. * Houston footage filmed by [...]

Pancho the Pelican arrived on Magela Guerrero's doorstep in 2011, after being discovered sickly and weak near a Havana seawall. He's now a neighborhood fixture, walking alongside his adopted "mom" and delighting passers-by. * Scripted and edited by Jill Craig; filmed [...]

Inhabiting the remote and desolate region that is northwest Kenya, and usually left to their own resources, the people of Lake Turkana have always shown a remarkable ability to adapt. The recent Lake Turkana Festival highlighted the cultures of ten [...]