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Woman to donate kidney to colleague

Bryan Lee knew one day he would need a new kidney, but he didn't know that day would come so soon.

Critics question whether Trump visit to El Paso and Dayton is helping the healing

President Donald Trump is traveling Wednesday to the scenes of back-to-back mass shootings that stunned the nation and left at least 31 people dead, but his appearances in Ohio and Texas aren't being well received by all local officials -- …

Can more money prevent mass murder? Authorities look to more monitoring after shootings

Federal authorities would not have known earlier this summer that William Patrick Williams had threatened to "shoot up" a Lubbock, Texas, hotel where he was staying and had amassed weapons, ammunition and tactical gear were it not for Williams' grandmother.

Woman dies from Legionnaires' disease after staying at Atlanta Sheraton

A gunman fatally shot three people at a location in the 4900 of Isle Royal Court unincorporated Stone Mountain.

Three people fatally shot, gunman flees scene then commits suicide

A gunman fatally shot three people at a location in the 4900 of Isle Royal Court unincorporated Stone Mountain.

Trump undercuts plea for unity with return to political attacks

President Donald Trump called for unity during a prepared White House address in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend, but ahead of his trip to visit the communities impacted by gun violence, the consoler-in-chief was back to …

Milo Ventimiglia says he was told he's too old to play 'Batman'

Usually it's women Hollywood rejects for being too old. Forget to Botox and you're playing someone's grandmother.

Man says he blacked out, molesting 2 boys under the age of 10

An Independence man has been charged with entering a stranger's home and molesting two boys under the age of 10 on Sunday.

Obama remembers Toni Morrison as a 'national treasure'

Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday honored the life and legacy of author Toni Morrison, who died Monday night at the age of 88.

Trump sues over California law forcing candidates to turn over tax returns

President Donald Trump sued California Tuesday challenging a state law that requires candidates for president to disclose income tax returns before they can appear on the state's primary ballot.

How to stop your Alexa voice recordings from being reviewed by a human

Digital voice assistants like Amazon's Alexa have become household staples. But recent reports that they're listening more often than people realize, and recording snippets of conversations that are sometimes reviewed by humans, have people once again worried about their privacy.

New Zealand introduces bill to legalize abortion

New Zealand's justice minister, Andrew Little, introduced a bill on Monday aimed at legalizing abortion in the country.

Blaming mass shootings on mental illness is 'inaccurate' and 'stigmatizing,' experts say

President Donald Trump described a weekend of two mass shootings — one in El Paso, Texas, and the other in Dayton, Ohio — as a "mental illness problem."

Alejandro Bedoya on US gun violence: 'More needs to be done'

When Alejandro Bedoya woke up on Sunday to news of another mass shooting in the US, the second within 13 hours, he said it ran non-stop through his mind. For the Philadelphia Union captain, it hit home; he grew up …

A millionaire charged in his wife's murder has been caught after more than four years on the run

A California millionaire has been arrested after spending more than four years on the run as a suspect in his wife's death, the Orange County District Attorney's Office said Monday.