Lonnie Johnson was brought up in Mobile, Alabama in the 1960s, when Black children were not expected to go far. But such was ...

Every kid knows it today as the Super Soaker. It marked a quantum leap forward in water guns. This gun shoots a dousing stream 30 feet or more. The Super Soaker also racked up more than $1 billion ...

“If you’re a fifth grader studying entrepreneurship lessons, you can say, ‘Hey let’s talk about the Super Soaker.’ As you know that was famously invented by someone from Mobile – a ...

Lonnie Johnson: I'm Lonnie Johnson. I'm an inventor. The invention that most people know me for is the Super Soaker water gun. I knew the gun worked well, and I knew it would be successful.

In the early 1990s, he convinced the company that was developing the first Super Soaker water guns to grant him the license to make a miniature, fully working, version, and put it on a keychain.

Some drizzle/sprinkles will be possible at times this morning with a low-end chance for a stray shower later today.

After a relatively weak storm expected to arrive in L.A. late Thursday, forecasters say a potentially more powerful storm could hit around Valentine's Day.