Elon Musk touts 146,000 orders for Tesla's electric pickup truck

Elon Musk says Tesla has received nearly 150,000 orders for its new electric pickup truck since the automaker revealed the futuristic vehicle earlier this week to mixed reviews.

President Trump hears opposing viewpoints in debate over youth vaping

President Donald Trump on Friday heard opposing viewpoints in the debate over youth vaping but offered no insight into where he would ultimately come down on the issue after promising two months ago that he would ban most flavored e-cigarettes but later backtracking.

Michelle Obama nominated for a Grammy for best-seller 'Becoming'

Former First Lady Michelle Obama's “Becoming” is nominated for best-spoken word album - a category Barack Obama won twice.

Teen shot in head at Santa Fe HS signs to play baseball at University of Houston

Rome Shubert was one of 13 people that were injured in the shooting that killed 10 people. The athlete was shot in the back of the head. Now, Rome has announced that he will be signing to UH's baseball team.

Dak still waiting on a contract deal with the Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys get back to work Wednesday to prepare to take on the New England Patriots on Sunday. And there’s been little discussion about contract talks for quarterback Dak Prescott.

Trump: Impeachment probe has been 'very hard' on family

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the impeachment probe has been "very hard" on his family, even as he tried to flex his political muscle to flip the governor's mansion in deep-red Louisiana.

Trump administration seeks to drastically raise cost of various citizenship applications

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a substantial price hike in the cost of citizenship, prompting some application fees to go up as much as 83 percent.

Some college graduates would give up coffee, shave head, spend week in jail to erase student loan debt, survey finds

A majority of college graduates with student loans said they would shave their head if the debt could be erased, according to a new survey, and some others said they would consider giving up coffee and even spending a week in jail.

Waffle House customers jump behind counter to help lone, late-night employee

A recent late-night experience at a Waffle House location in Birmingham, Alabama left one customer truly humbled after he saw how fellow customers pitched in to support the lone employee on duty when he became overwhelmed.

Judge could make decision this week on John Creuzot’s contempt of court hearing

A judge could decide this week if Judge Tammy Kemp will preside over the contempt of court charge she has filed against Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot.

Family spokesman says Atatiana Jefferson's father has passed away

The father of Atatiana Jefferson has passed away, according to a family spokesman, less than a month after his daughter was fatally shot in her home by a Fort Worth PD officer.

Attorney for Dallas County District Attorney says judge exceeded her authority in Amber Guyger contempt case

Houston attorney Brian Wice is now leading the battle for Creuzot against Kemp. He said in a court filing the contempt proceedings are “the poisonous fruit of her unconstitutional gag order ... the order did not prohibit interviews or discussing the case with the media.”

President Trump offers Mexico help to 'wage war' on drug cartels

President Donald Trump is offering Mexico’s government unspecified help to “wage war” on drug cartels after a family from a breakaway faction of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints was massacred in northern Mexico.

Mueller documents: Manafort pushed Ukraine theory on DNC hack

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pushed the idea that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee servers, Manafort's deputy told investigators during the special counsel's Russia probe.

Beto O'Rourke drops out of presidential race

O'Rourke had been struggling to break through a crowded Democratic field. He entered the race in March with buzz from his narrow 2018 Senate loss to Republican incumbent Ted Cruz in Texas.