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Caught skateboarding at Parkland school, gunman's brother held on $500,000 bond on trespassing charge

A Florida judge set bond Tuesday at $500,000 for Zachary Cruz, the younger brother of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz, for a misdemeanor trespassing charge, despite protestations from his defense attorney, who said his client was being punished for his brother's crime.

Rep Alvarado bill helps to put animal abuser behind bars

I was honored to receive the Humane Legislator award from the Humane Society for my work on HB 1087 and SB 1232 that banned bestiality in Texas. It was a privilege to help lead the fight to make Texas a safer place for our pets.

What's next for the movement against gun violence

A generation of students raised in the shadow of gun violence is sending a loud and united message to lawmakers: Enough is enough. A month after a gunman killed 17 people at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, students across the country demanded lawmakers set up measures to prevent another mass shooting.

Police: Kids left at home alone while mom vacationed in Florida

A mother and a father are charged with endangering the welfare of their two children in Lackawanna County. Investigators say the two children were knowingly left alone in Dunmore for nearly three days while the mother was in Florida.

Houston Texans Sign S Tyrann Mathieu and Claim WR Sammie Coates Off Waivers

The Houston Texans signed unrestricted free agent S Tyrann Mathieu. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Houston also claimed WR Sammie Coates off waivers from the Cleveland Browns.

Donald Trump sure looks like he is planning to fire Robert Mueller

If President Donald Trump isn't planning to fire special counsel Bob Mueller, he sure is doing a good job of faking it. Consider the last 48 hours alone:

HIV Rates Rise in at Least Two US Hot Spots

Milwaukee is seeing an unexpected spike in cases of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, according to health officials. There are high incidence rates in communities with larger vulnerable populations, including men who have sex with men, ethnic minorities, injection drug users and women, especially those who have been trafficked or who work in the sex trade, city Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia McManus said this week.

How barbershops could help lower blood pressure

Corey Thomas admitted to his pharmacist that he hated the blood pressure medications a previous doctor had prescribed for him. They came with "horrible" side effects, he said, and so he rarely took them.

They've had enough. Students across country walk out to demand new gun laws

In an unprecedented show of unity and political solidarity, waves of students marched out of class Wednesday to demand stricter gun laws and an end to school massacres.

At least four dead in pedestrian bridge collapse at university in Miami, authorities say

At least four people died Thursday when a pedestrian bridge collapsed near Florida International University, Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Dave Downey said.

Rescued snowmobiler wanted to 'just give up (but) you can't'

A 60-year-old snowmobiler who spent four nights alone in the woods without supplies recalls watching a rescue helicopter fly across the night sky as he crawled under a pine, believing "that was my chance. I missed it."

Confusion during school threat evacuation sends students running

A bomb threat phoned into L.C. Bird High School prompted a school evacuation Wednesday morning, according to Chesterfield Police.

Grandma allegedly attacked at dog park

A Tampa grandmother said she was attacked at Northwest County dog park on Tuesday after a couple got mad that her dog was playing too rough.

Parkland school shooting surveillance video released

The Broward Sheriff's Office has released 27 minutes of footage from outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on the afternoon of the Valentine's Day massacre. CNN is reviewing the video.

Tax on millionaires boosts California mental health services, study finds

A statewide tax on the wealthy has significantly boosted mental health programs in California's largest county, helping to reduce homelessness, incarceration and hospitalization, according to a report released Tuesday.

A generation shaped by gun violence plans to make itself heard today

Jackson Mittleman opened a news alert on his phone on Valentine's Day, and saw a tragically familiar image: Students with their hands raised, fleeing a shooting.

Google says it will ban cryptocurrency ads

Advertisements for bitcoin and other virtual currencies will soon disappear from Google.

Commissioner Ellis, Mayor Turner Announce $30 Million Project to Repair Streets in TSU-UH Corridor

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on March 13 announced a joint agreement in which Precinct One will pay $30 million to improve seven streets in the University of Houston-Texas Southern University corridor.

NYC helicopter crash puts scrutiny on harnesses in open-door choppers

When emergency workers dove into the frigid waters of New York's East River to reach a downed helicopter on Sunday evening, they found a disturbing scene.

Here's how teens are showing their political might in 2018

Fueled by the 2016 election results, Winter Minisee said she opted to preregister to vote "the moment she turned 16."

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