NRA spent 7 times more on Facebook ads after massacre at Parkland high school

The National Rifle Association dramatically increased its online ad spending in the days after the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida last month.

Machete-wielding man tried to kidnap children at Walmart

Police in Louisiana say a stranger with a machete tried to snatch two children from their mothers inside a Walmart.

Former Playboy model says Trump tried to pay her after sex

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A former Playboy model apologized to first lady Melania Trump for a 10-month affair she claims she had with President Donald Trump that started with him offering her money after the first time they had sex. 

Study: Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now twice the size of Texas

A floating island of trash in the Pacific Ocean has grown to more than twice the size of Texas, according to a new study, and three times the size of France. 

Lights, mold, cleaners can cause 'sick building syndrome'

A day at the office could be making some people sick. And when businesses have a problem, many call Francisco Aguirre's company PureAir Control Services in Clearwater to fix it.

Facebook issues print ad apology in papers for Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook's CEO apologized for the Cambridge Analytica scandal with ads in multiple U.S. and British newspapers Sunday, saying the social media platform doesn't deserve to hold personal information if it can't protect it.

March For Our Lives: 500K protesters vow to 'vote them out' in Washington

A sea of youth took over the streets of Washington D.C. as 500,000 activists chanted 'WE WANT CHANGE' during the March For Our Lives, hoping to send a direct message to Congress and the nation.

Teen was beaten, had hot cooking oil poured on her after refusing arranged marriage: police

Parents of a Texas high school student who was reported missing in late January had abused their daughter after she refused an arranged marriage, leading her to run away from home until she was found in mid-March, police said.

Minnesota teen drives into building during license exam

A 17-year-old girl drove into a building while taking her driver’s license exam Wednesday in Buffalo, Minnesota. 

Trump issues order to ban most transgender troops from serving in military

President Donald Trump released an order Friday night banning most transgender troops from serving in the military except under "limited circumstances," following up on his calls last year to ban transgender individuals from serving.

Cop shoots knife-wielding man in NYC Whole Foods

Police say an officer shot and wounded a knife-wielding man inside a New York City Whole Foods store.

Parents convicted of manslaughter after daughter dies of pneumonia

The parents of a 2-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died of pneumonia have been convicted of involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors said they declined to seek medical care for the child on religious grounds. Jonathan Foster, 35, and Grace Foster, 34, also were convicted Friday in Berks County court of child endangerment in the November 2016 death of daughter Ella Grace in Upper Tulpehocken...

Police: Man attacks golden arches at Oregon McDonald's after staff refuses to make him 30 burgers

SUTHERLIN, Ore. (AP) - Police say a 37-year-old man was far from lovin' it when workers at a McDonald's restaurant in Oregon refused to make him 30 double cheeseburgers and tried to destroy the golden arches. The News-Review reports that police arrested Jedediah Ezekiel Fulton on March 16 on suspicion of second-degree disorderly conduct, second-degree criminal trespass, second-degree...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s granddaughter: 'I have a dream that enough is enough'

To a roaring crowd in the nation’s capital, the granddaughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. said she has a dream for a world without guns.

Protesters go silent during march at Parkland high school in honor of victims

As hundreds of students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School traveled to the nation’s capital for the huge March For Our Lives event, more than 20,000 demonstrators held a rally and march of their own in Parkland, Florida.

Houston Mayor Turner creates commission to end gun violence

During his speech at the March for Our Lives rally in Tranquility Park in downtown Houston, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the creation of the Mayor's Commission to End Gun Violence, which will focus on researching and recommending solutions at a local level.