Staples Center to host public memorial for Kobe and Gianna Bryant, 7 other helicopter crash victims

A public memorial for Kobe and Gianna Bryant, along with the seven other victims who died in a helicopter crash on a mountainside in Calabasas, will be held at Staples Center on Feb. 24.

Vanessa Bryant remembers Kobe, Gigi in latest heartbreaking Instagram posts

Vanessa Bryant posted a tribute to her late daughter Gianna 'Gigi' and husband Kobe Bryant in a series of heartbreaking posts this week on Instagram.

President Donald Trump to visit Charlotte Friday

The President will be in Charlotte on Friday for an event called "North Carolina Opportunity Now," which is in partnership with the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Flavored vape ban takes effect nationwide

Certain flavored e-cigarettes are now banned from U.S. markets as part of President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop teens from vaping.

Postal worker finds 2-year-old boy safe along I-95 after he went missing overnight in Howard County

Keith Rollins, a 32-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, says he had heard the story of the missing boy before leaving for work on Thursday morning but was thinking nothing about it as he drove north up Interstate 95.

AP unable to declare winner of Iowa caucuses

The Associated Press said Thursday that it is unable to declare a winner of Iowa's Democratic caucuses.

De Blasio talks road safety, affordable housing, crime in 7th State of the City Address

With two years left in his second term in office, Mayor Bill de Blasio highlighted his accomplishments and plans to make the city more safe and affordable in his seventh State of the City Address on Thursday.

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio talked safety, crime, and making the city more affordable in his seventh State of the City Address.

Lakewood boy, 8, honored by deputies for finding missing elderly man

An 8-year-old Lakewood boy was honored Wednesday afternoon by deputies and city officials for locating a missing elderly man. 

Gayle King ‘very angry’ at CBS News over ‘out-of-context’ Kobe Bryant clip

“CBS This Morning” co-anchor Gayle King slammed her own network Thursday for distributing an "out-of-context" clip that enraged fans of late NBA legend Kobe Bryant -- and she plans to have a "very intense" conversation with CBS honchos.

Mural honoring Kobe, Gianna Bryant painted in Brooklyn

Local artist Efren Andaluz created a mural in honor of the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna.

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg capitalizes on Iowa chaos by doubling TV ad spending

After all the confusion in Iowa, Bloomberg, who’s fueling his campaign with his vast, $60 billion fortune, authorized his advisers Tuesday morning to double television spending, a Bloomberg spokesperson confirmed.

Rhode Island governor backs Mike Bloomberg for president

Michael Bloomberg, who running for president, has secured his first endorsement from a sitting governor.

John Mellencamp backs Mike Bloomberg, snubs fellow Hoosier Pete Buttigieg

Grammy-award winning singer and songwriter John Mellencamp announced his endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg.

Parkland father apologizes for disrupting State of the Union

Fred Guttenberg, who lost his 14-year-old daughter in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting apologized for yelling as President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

State of the Union: Trump touts 'Great American Comeback' in address

Standing before a Congress and nation sharply divided by impeachment, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday to extol a “Great American Comeback” on his watch, just three years after he took office decrying a land of “American carnage” under his predecessor.