1. This weekend was unseasonably warm.
2. The METRO chief of police was suspended for causing a traffic accident.
3. Vice President Joe Biden visited the Port of Houston.
4. Eva Longoria made an appearance as a keynote speaker at UH.
5. Grammy Award-winning musician Terence Blanchard spoke to UH students.
Nation and world:
1. Joseph Paul Franklin, who murdered 22 people, is soon to be put to death.
2. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he never lied about his use of crack cocaine.
3. George Zimmerman was arrested in Florida following a “disturbance” call.
4. At least eight people have died as a result of the tornadoes in the Midwest.
5. Former President Bill Clinton said he wants to see a woman president in his lifetime.