NASA's mission to Mars set for Saturday, May 5; launch visible from SoCal skies

NASA is planning their next mission to Mars, and it's scheduled to launch in the early morning hours on Saturday, May 5th from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The mission will be NASA's first-ever to study the Red Planet. The InSight Mars Lander will be the first to explore Mars' deep interior. It will investigate processes that shaped the rocky planets of the inner solar system...

'Cry Closet' may help Utah students overcome stress of final exams

Students at the University of Utah will have the opportunity to relieve stress during finals week by locking themselves in the school’s Cry Closet for a short period of time.

Two Texas siblings reunited after car crash that killed parents, baby sister

Two siblings in  San Angelo, Texas, were reunited for the first time after their parents and 2-month-old sister were killed in a head-on crash earlier this month.

Woman delivers own baby with help of YouTube videos while alone in Istanbul hotel

In a series of viral tweets, a woman shares the incredible story of going into labor during a layover and using YouTube, shoelaces and knives to deliver her baby!

Mom looks for recipients of son's organ donations

Zorimar Bentancourt is a mom on a mission.  She flew to Orlando from Puerto Rico for four days, hoping to track down someone to which her son gave the ultimate gift.  

Waffle House shooting hero raises $170K for victims

The hero who grabbed an AR-15 rifle out of the hands of a gunman at a Waffle House in Tennessee is now helping to raise money for the victims of the shooting.

Hollywood Walk of Fame star honors the late Steve Irwin

Wildlife advocate Steve Irwin, the exuberant host of the 1996-2007 Animal Planet documentary series ``The Crocodile Hunter,'' was posthumously honored Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Angry woman smashes windows at Popeye's

A woman on Staten Island went on a tirade at a Popeye’s restaurant after trying to order an item that’s only available at fast food rival Wendy’s.  The incident ended with the woman shattering a plate glass window in the front of the store with a chair.

TCU fraternity holds fundraiser for teen with Down syndrome

A TCU fraternity is helping a teenager with Down syndrome fulfill her dream of being a high school cheerleader.

‘Double Dare' returning to TV this summer

Nickelodeon’s game show ‘Double Dare’ is coming back after more than 20 years.

Royal couple announces name of newborn son

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their newborn son Louis Arthur Charles. 

Woman who stopped a teen from being abducted honored by her community

Cecilia Ruiz is the brave mother who noticed a teenage girl being forced into a pickup truck by a man while she was on her way to school last month.

Citrus Park woman warns about raccoon after bloody attack

A Hillsborough County woman has a mangled right leg -- and three weeks’ worth of rabies shots ahead of her -- after being mauled by a raccoon.

Humanoid 'Pepper' robots helping answer questions, interacting with visitors at Smithsonian museums

No, you are not seeing things. Robots are indeed roaming the hallways and exhibits at some of your favorite Smithsonian museums in Washington D.C. It's part of an effort to improve your visit to these treasures along the National Mall.

Golf club apologizes for calling cops on black women members

YORK, Pa. (AP) — A golf club in Pennsylvania has apologized for calling police on a group of black women after the co-owner and his father said they were playing too slowly and refused requests to leave the course.

Yawkey Way by Fenway Park to be renamed over racist past

BOSTON (AP) — Boston officials Thursday approved changing the name of Yawkey Way, the street outside Fenway Park, because of allegations former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey was a racist who resisted signing black ballplayers in the 1940s and '50s.