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Manhunt Underway After North Carolina Jailbreak

Five men escaped from the Nash County Detention Center by sneaking through a hole in the exercise yard fencing. All but one of the men have been captured.

Sparkle Unicorns And Fart Ninjas: What Parents Can Do About Gendered Toys

Toys are more pink and blue than ever before, experts say. But before you ban the sparkle unicorns and foam-dart blasters, consider other ways to help kids expand their play possibilities.

Food for Thought: Nancy's garden goes to the dog

Who but Nancy Leson could utter the phrase "The dog ate my carrots"? Was there no homework in the house that day?"She came in with a little orange around…

Bump stocks like this one installed on an AK-47 are now illegal in the U.S., after the Trump administration changed how they are legally defined. The devices can allow a semi-automatic rifle to fire nearly as fast as a machine gun.

Bump Stock Ban Takes Effect As Gun Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court For Delay

Anyone selling or owning bump stocks could face up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. The devices are now classified as machine guns.

Purdue Pharma, headquartered in Stamford, Conn., the Sackler family, which owns the company, settled a case brought by the Oklahoma attorney general.

Purdue Pharma Agrees To $270 Million Opioid Settlement With Oklahoma

The maker of OxyContin will pay to settle a historic opioid lawsuit brought by the attorney general of Oklahoma. Will other drugmakers named in the lawsuit follow?

The president declared a national emergency in February to access federal money to build a wall similar to this razor-wire-covered border wall separating Nogalas, Mexico (left), and Nogales, Ariz. Congress did not approve the full amount he asked for last year to follow through on a key campaign pledge.

Trump's National Emergency Stands As House Fails To Override Veto

The vote means the administration can continue to spend billions of dollars to construct a Southwest border wall. The fight shifts to federal court, where several states sued to block the president.

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