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'Coming to America' sequel set for 2020 release

Get ready because Eddie Murphy is coming to America, again! Paramount confirmed Monday that the actor will star in a sequel to "Coming to America," set to hit theaters next year.

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Massive insect decline could have 'catastrophic' environmental impact, study says

Insect populations are declining precipitously worldwide due to pesticide use and other factors, with a potentially "catastrophic" effect on the planet, a study has warned.

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Turkey orders detention of more than 1,100 people linked to failed 2016 coup

Turkey has ordered the detention of 1,112 people over suspected links to a failed coup attempt, a Ministry of Interior source told CNN.

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Cardi B deactivates Instagram account after Grammys, Nicki Minaj, BET drama

Cardi B should have been celebrating after becoming the first solo woman to win the Grammy for best rap album.

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Facebook screens posts for suicide risk, and health experts have concerns

A pair of public health experts has called for Facebook to be more transparent in the way it screens posts for suicide risk and to follow certain ethical guidelines, including informed consent among users.

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'A new era on guns:' Gun-safety groups look to 2020 a year after Parkland

Nearly a year after a gunman massacred 17 students and staffers at a Parkland, Florida, high school, the political landscape on guns has shifted.

Firefighters called as mom has baby at home. Then they shovel the driveway.

As extremely cold weather descends on much of the United States, one Iowa family had a heartwarming experience they will never forget.

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The strategy behind McDonald's latest breakfast creation

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for fast food chains, and McDonald's has released yet another innovation to help it regain lost momentum in the morning.

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IBM's fast-talking AI machine just lost to a human champion in a live debate

People are great at arguing. But a project from IBM shows that computers are getting quite good at it, too.

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Firefighters walk a mile on ice to get injured patient to the hospital

What seemed like a normal call for two Maryland Heights Fire Protection District firefighter paramedics in St. Louis, Missouri, quickly turned into an unsteady situation unknowingly captured by a stranger.

Katy Perry faces criticism over shoe design resembling blackface

First it was Prada. Then Gucci. Now, Katy Perry is being called out for creating fashion that evokes blackface.

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Harris County Democratic Party Mourns the Passing Of Judge Cassandra Holleman

The Harris County Democratic Party is deeply saddened today to hear of the passing of Judge Cassandra Holleman.

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Budget talks sticking point: How many people ICE can detain

Border security talks hit an impasse over the weekend, as Democrats pushed back against another facet of the Trump administration's agenda to crack down on immigration: aggressive detention efforts by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Trump's racist Elizabeth Warren taunts have entered a new phase

President Donald Trump can't merely slur Elizabeth Warren with the nickname "Pocahontas" anymore. That's old hat.

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Trump Jr. makes light of Native American genocide while rooting for father's attack on Warren

President Donald Trump's eldest son made light over the weekend of the US government's history of genocide against Native Americans as part of a slam against Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her claims of American Indian heritage.

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More men with low-risk prostate cancer are forgoing treatment, study finds

More men with low-risk prostate cancer are forgoing treatment to instead watch and wait to see whether their cancer progresses -- and experts say that's a good thing.

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Aretha Franklin honored at Grammys

The Grammys did it right. Fantasia Barrino-Taylor, Andra Day and Yolanda Adams took the Grammys audience to church when they honored the late "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin at Sunday's Grammy Awards.

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Drake calls out Grammys during acceptance speech

Drake had a message for musicians and the Grammys on Sunday. His hit "God's Plan" won for best rap song and the rapper offered words of encouragement to fellow artists during his acceptance speech.

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Childish Gambino makes Grammy history

Childish Gambino's "This Is America" won Grammys for song and record of the year on Sunday, becoming the first rap song to win the prestigious awards.

Here's the other thing that made Cardi B cry

Cardi B got so emotional. Oh not just for her historic Grammys win as the first solo female rapper to win rap album of the year for her debut project "Invasion of Privacy."

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