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Houston Natives Visit Prospective Sailors at Prairie View A&M University

Lt. Antoinette Carter (left) of Houston, a medical officer programs recruiter, and Ens. Wesley Norton of Kingwood, Texas, an officer programs recruiter, both assigned to Navy Recruiting District (NRD) Houston, speak with students about careers in America’s Navy at the Willie A. Tempton, Sr. Memorial Student Center on the campus of Prairie View A&M University during Navy Visibility Day.

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Charges expected to be dropped against USS Fitzgerald leadership over 2017 collision

The US Navy is expected to drop criminal charges and instead issue censures in relation to the deadly 2017 collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a cargo ship, according to a press release from the Navy.

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Harry and Meghan will keep royal baby birth private

Britain's Duke and Duchess of Sussex will keep details surrounding the arrival of their first child private.

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2 makers of popular baby products just avoided recalls, even as federal officials acknowledge safety problems

The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, for the second time in recent months, has sided with manufacturers of baby products that have caused death or injury to infants.

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Travel misery and hundreds of car crashes as a spring storm hits parts of the US

A major spring storm unloaded heavy snow and blizzard conditions from the Dakotas to Minnesota, and is expected to make travel a nightmare for the 1.6 million people in its path as it makes its way toward Canada.

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Kim Kardashian is studying to become a lawyer

Kim Kardashian West has legal ambitions. The reality TV star wants to take the California bar exam in 2022, she said in an interview with Vogue.

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Diego Costa handed eight-game ban for insulting referee's mother

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has been banned for eight games after being found guilty of abusing referee Jesus Gil Manzano during his side's 2-0 loss to Barcelona.

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The National Enquirer is for sale

American Media Inc. is looking for a buyer for The National Enquirer. The scandal-hungry tabloid, which has been beset by scandals of its own making in the past year, is on the block, along with American Media's other tabloid magazines.

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Jeff Bezos made $81,840 last year. He's still the richest person in the world

eff Bezos, the richest person in the world, has made the same $81,840 salary for two decades. He has never taken a stock award. Bezos doesn't need it -- he already owns 16% of the company, a stake worth more than $100 billion.

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Elizabeth Warren unveils a plan to tax big corporations

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is proposing a new tax on big corporations, bolstering the Massachusetts Democratic senator's progressive campaign against the powerful and wealthy ahead of the 2020 election.

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Fact-checking Gillibrand's claim NRA 'is largely funded' by gun makers

During her CNN town hall Tuesday night, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York addressed a question on gun control and her personal shift from receiving an A-rating by the National Rifle Association during her time as a member of the House of Representatives to the F-rating she maintains as a senator.

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Australian rugby star Israel Folau's 'unacceptable' homophobic posts under investigation

A series of "unacceptable" homophobic and transphobic social media comments posted by Australian rugby player Israel Folau are being investigated by the sport's governing body.

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Their church was burning. They linked arms and prayed

Ronald Milburn smelled the smoke four miles away as he drove to Greater Union Baptist Church.

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Airplane seat cameras are here to stay, says manufacturer

Cameras installed on airplane seats are nothing to fear and could one day be an accepted feature of flying, a major manufacturer of the tech has insisted.

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Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey is into intermittent fasting. What is it?

Being a billionaire sounds kind of miserable. This week, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey revealed several of his intense wellness habits to CNBC, and most of them sound like things normal people would explicitly avoid if they had gobs and gobs of money to throw around.

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Ilhan Omar is a weapon for Republicans and a headache for Democrats

Freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar got in elevator on Capitol Hill Tuesday as CNN's Sunlen Serfaty shouted a final question: Did the Minnesota Democrat believe President Trump was a white nationalist?

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Police arrest Julian Assange at Ecuadorian embassy in London

Police entered the Ecuadorian embassy in London Thursday morning, arresting Julian Assange and bringing the WikiLeaks founder's seven-year stint there to a dramatic close.

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Texas legislators considering making abortion potentially punishable by death

Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow a woman who undergoes an abortion procedure to possibly be charged with capital murder -- a crime punishable by death in Texas.

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American Diabetes Association Announces Risk Test Campaign in Partnership with Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis

Precinct One Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and members of the medical profession on Wednesday, April 3 announced a campaign to inform people about a 60-second online “Know Your Risk” test for type 2 diabetes.

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Adidas signs Beyoncé as a creative partner

Beyoncé Knowles found a new home for her Ivy Park athleisure brand -- and Adidas is adding one of the world's biggest celebrities to its ranks.