Texas school and law enforcement officials have launched investigations after videos surfaced showing a 13-year-old allegedly being bullied by classmates during a sleepover in a home in Plano."To call it bullying minimizes the gravity and the horror of this attack,"…
The state of Hawaii is under an emergency proclamation as the state struggles with widespread damage from flooding.Gov. David Ige signed the proclamation Tuesday to free up state funds to assist those impacted by the heavy rains and flooding that…
Texans were no longer under a statewide mandate to wear masks in public as of Wednesday, but they shouldn't be too quick to throw out their face coverings.Gov. Greg Abbott last week announced he would be loosening restrictions meant to…
Michigan police charged a 33-year-old man Tuesday after a student brought a homemade explosive device to a high school and accidentally detonated it.David Robert Daniel Saylor -- who turns 34 on Wednesday -- was arraigned on one count of manufacturing…
NBA player Meyers Leonard issued an apology Tuesday after a video appeared to show him using an anti-Semitic slur while livestreaming a video game.Leonard, a forward for the Miami Heat, was playing "Call of Duty: Warzone" on Monday when he…
A Lowell, Michigan, police officer was arraigned Tuesday on assault, misconduct and weapons charges after he fired at a fleeing vehicle last year, wounding a passenger in the head, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said.In a statement announcing the charges…
An investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia teenager found dead in a rolled-up gym mat eight years ago, has been reopened, according to Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk.The body of Johnson, 17, was found upside-down in the…
When Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, began to have suicidal thoughts, she felt deeply ashamed."I was supposed to be stronger than that," she said.Meghan -- who for years has been the subject of intense, often racist, scrutiny in the UK…
So many people are adopting dogs in this time of pandemic-induced loneliness that shelters are being emptied out. A recent "biting incident" involving a certain presidential pup, though, might have some reconsidering.Major, a German shepherd adopted by the Bidens in…
Alua Arthur wasn't looking for death.At 34, she was trying hard to stay alive. Clinical depression had forced a leave of absence from her job as a lawyer, and she was traveling on a bus in Cuba when it met…
Georgia's House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that would roll back citizen's arrest law in the state.Monday's passage of the bill came just over a year after Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in Brunswick, Georgia, while jogging.…
A bike rally underway through the weekend in Florida is expected to draw more than 300,000 people over the 10-day event, despite the coronavirus pandemic, a chamber of commerce official said.Bike Week in Daytona Beach, which includes concerts, races and…
It's one of the biggest moments of your life. You've bought the ring, planned the moment and exactly how you're going to pop the question. All goes according to plan. She says yes and you go in for a hug…
When Tim and Deb Hennessy decided to go on a grocery run during last month's deadly winter storm in Texas, they had no idea the generosity they were in for.Tim Hennessy told CNN he immediately regretted the trip when he…
The University of California, Davis is offering students an incentive to staycation for spring break instead of traveling.The Healthy Davis Together Spring Break Grant will award 500 applicants $75 to spend during the March 22 to 25 break in the…
Former first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame this year.The organization announced its nine-member Class of 2021 on Monday. Along with Obama, it includes soccer icon Mia Hamm, NASA's first African American female…
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin ended Tuesday, almost a year after video showed him kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for more than nine minutes, with Chauvin being found guilty on all three charges he…
The immovable challenges of living in Alaska would, in theory, make it a nightmare to vaccinate all of its 731,000-plus residents: It's the largest state in the US in terms of land size, has some of the most extreme weather…
President Joe Biden, along with other Democrats, have voiced support for an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour.But recent attempts -- including a Senate vote on Friday to include a minimum wage hike in…
Will you get a third stimulus payment? Time to check your eligibility.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You can also get "5 Things You Need to Know Today" delivered to your…
