Want to lose weight?  Avoid these 3 common traps

We started off 2018 with big plans: to lose weight, get in shape, break out of that rut we're in. Dr. Taz Bhatia, the founder of CentreSpring MD, says having a get-healthier goal, is a good thing.

Duerson Act would ban pre-teen tackle football in Illinois

Organized tackle football would be banned for Illinois children younger than 12 years old under a bill unveiled Thursday.

Man accused of attacking 94-year-old woman, 72-year old-daughter

A Charlotte man is facing multiple charges after police said he broke into a west Charlotte home and attacked two elderly women back in December. CMPD says they arrested and charged 23-year-old Tai'Quan Rodgers.

NC parents plead guilty in death of 9-month-old child

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Two North Carolina parents have pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the death of their 9-month-old daughter.

Kidnapped man shot, killed in FBI & police raid

Conroe Police Department Chief Philip Dupuis says he is devastated to learn that someone who had been kidnapped was later shot and killed in a house in northeast Houston, apparently by an FBI agent.  

Sheriff: 2 sought by police aren't suspects in slaying of deputy

A Colorado sheriff says police are searching for two people wanted for questioning about Wednesday night's shooting death of a deputy, but says they are not considered suspects.

2 12-year-olds charged with cyberstalking before girl's suicide

Two 12-year-olds in Florida have been charged with cyberstalking in connection with the death of a middle-school student who police say hanged herself two weeks ago.

Flock of starlings put on beautiful aerial show

Some birds are getting into formation in Israel and putting on a beautiful aerial show in the process.  

Forney High School soccer players arrested in hazing investigation

Several members of the Forney High School boys’ soccer team are facing charges in connection with a hazing investigation that allegedly involved sodomizing another player.

Horse seen running loose alongside U.S. 19

A horse that somehow got away from its owners was seen trotting north along U.S. 19 in Hudson early Wednesday morning. 

Atlanta Police officers speak about saving dog from burning building

Two police officers, who many are calling heroes, spoke for the first time Thursday morning since saving a dog from a burning home several weeks ago. 

Killing of Colorado deputy leads to 1 arrest, search for 2

Authorities in Colorado have arrested one man and are searching for two other suspects in connection with the killing of a sheriff's deputy, leading some schools in the area to shut down.

Killing of Colorado deputy leads to 1 arrest, search for 2

Authorities in Colorado have arrested one man and are searching for two others in connection with the killing of a sheriff's deputy, leading some schools in the area to shut down.

Dad's plea for kidney during Disney World trip results in transplant

The single father of five who wore a “In Need of Kidney” T-shirt to Walt Disney World over the summer underwent a kidney transplant last week in New York.

Boy robs gas station at gunpoint, rides off on skateboard

Police in California are trying to track down an armed robbery suspect. But this one was committed by a 6th grader.

AMBER alert issued for missing NC 4-year-old

An AMBER Alert has been issued for 4-year-old Raul Johnson, who went missing in Scotland County, NC.

Florida boy, 12, dies after getting the flu, family says

A 12-year-old boy in West Palm Beach has died due to complications from the flu virus, his family said.

Oakland lawmaker proposes bill to prevent suicidal people from buying a gun

A California lawmaker introduced legislation Wednesday that aims to protect Californians from gun suicides, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Doomsday Clock reaches 2 minutes to midnight

The Doomsday Clock was moved on Thursday to two minutes to midnight – marking the closest the symbolic point of global Armageddon that the clock represents has reached since 1953.