A sixth grader makes a will 'just in case' of a school shooting
As Javon Davies reads out a list of his most prized possessions, it's hard not to smile: His Playstation, his video games, his TV, his cat. It's typical sixth grade stuff through and through.
Fitbit unveils Apple Watch clone and fitness tracker for kids
Fitbit's latest trackers intend to lure more casual fitness fans, and even kids.
Tiffany Haddish would host the Oscars under one condition
Tiffany Haddish wouldn't mind taking on a bigger role at the next Oscars.
O.J. Simpson described 'blood and stuff' in hypothetical murder scenario
So, was it a confession? Or was he speaking hypothetically? The questions remain, even after what Fox billed as O.J. Simpson's "shocking hypothetical account" of the 1994 murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman.
America's Cup-winning skipper Jimmy Spithill jumps ship to Italians
He's a two-time America's Cup-winning skipper but after Team USA's defeat in last year's event Australian Jimmy Spithill has jumped ship to join Italy's Luna Rossa.
Nigerian leader favors negotiation over military action to help free schoolgirls
Nigeria is negotiating for the release of schoolgirls abducted last month from the town of Dapchi rather than taking military action, President Muhammadu Buhari said.
Longtime Trump aide fired over security clearance issue
President Donald Trump's longtime personal aide John McEntee was fired and escorted from the White House on Monday, three sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN.
Woman Spends $19K On Kidney Transplant For 17-Year-Old Cat
What would you do with $19,000? Buy a car or a new house? Pay off overdue bills? A University of Baltimore professor used the money to save the life of her senior cat, and she says every penny was worth it.
Trump fires Tillerson, taps Pompeo as next secretary of state
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and will nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to succeed him, replacing his top diplomat ahead of a potential high-stakes sitdown between the US President and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Father Reunited With Teenage Daughter After Nine Years Apart
There was a joyous reunion on Sunday between a Shrewsbury father and his two children after nine years apart. “It was hard. It was definitely hard,” said Roger Brown.
Meet the woman who wrote the Toys 'R' Us jingle
Linda Kaplan Thaler wasn't entirely sure how her Toys "R" Us jingle would go over at first. It was the early 1980s and she was a junior copywriter at the J. Walter Thompson ad agency, which was tasked with inventing a catchy tune for the toy company. The song that Thaler whipped up used a slogan — "I'm a Toys 'R' Us Kid" — co-created by James Patterson, the future crime novelist who at the time was a colleague of hers.
Parents, Experts Disturbed By Some Content Found On Popular Lip-Syncing App Musical.ly
A popular app meant to provide a musical diversion for teens is finding itself under scrutiny after questionable activity was spotted on its feeds.
Bus carrying band students from Texas crashes near the Alabama-Florida line, shutting down I-10
At least one person was killed when a bus carrying Houston-area band students drove into a 50-foot ravine in Baldwin County, Alabama, on Tuesday morning, Sheriff Huey Hoss Mack said.
Royal wedding: Tourists won't flock to UK for Harry and Meghan
The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is not expected to translate into an immediate boost for British tourism.
Reporter, tourist and firefighter among NYC helicopter crash victims
A young news reporter, a firefighter and a tourist from Argentina were among the five passengers who died in a helicopter crash in New York's East River on Sunday night.
UK could pull Russia's RT off the air
UK regulators could revoke the license of Russian state-backed television network RT after Moscow was linked with the attempted murder of former double agent Sergei Skripal.
Republicans in Congress blindsided by Tillerson firing
Several senior Republican aides in both chambers told CNN they were given no heads up on the President's decision to replace Rex Tillerson with Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, as well as the move to nominate Gina Haspel as CIA director.
Deadly package bombings put Austin on edge
A series of deadly package bombs in Texas' capital has shaken residents' confidence in one of life's more routine actions -- opening a delivery at home -- as scores of people have called police in the past day to express suspicion about something they've received.
Rexit! How Tillerson's firing proves that total loyalty is all that matters to Donald Trump
- The hiring of Rex Tillerson as secretary of state was touted as both a coup and a symbol by Donald Trump.
Trump: Russia likely poisoned ex-spy, 'based on all the evidence'
US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he believes the British government's theory that Russia was likely responsible for the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in England earlier this month.
