VOTER'S GUIDE: 2018 Texas Primaries Runoff

There are open seats and competitive runoff primaries across North Texas in 2018. This is a look at some of the more notable contests. Early voting is May 14-18 and runoff election day is May 22.

7-year-old's adorable attempt at Mother's Day breakfast goes viral

An Arizona mother shared a photo of her sweet son's attempt at making her a Mother's Day breakfast in a photo that's going viral on social media. 

New volcanic lava fissure in Hawaii prompts more evacuations

PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) - A new volcanic fissure on Hawaii's Big Island sent gases and lava exploding into the air, prompting officials to issue calls for more evacuations as residents awaited a possible major eruption at Kilauea volcano's summit.

'Maleficent' dragon float catches fire at Magic Kingdom

A float of a dragon, representing Disney's "Maleficent," caught fire during the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade at the Magic Kingdom Friday.

Mother sees turning in son for suspected burglary as teaching moment

Sandra Green didn't need much convincing when someone told her one of the suspected burglars, recorded breaking into a Clearwater home by surveillance cameras, looked like her son.

School to cheerleading squad: take anyone or be disbanded

EAST HANOVER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey high school is facing heat from students and parents over a new policy that either everyone makes the cheerleading squad or no one does.

Elderly woman rescued by 14-year-old suburban paperboy

A paperboy in south suburban Momence is being praised for helping to save an elderly woman's life.

Family barely escapes cheetahs at safari park

It was a very close call for a family that came face to face with a group of cheetahs at a safari park in the Netherlands.

Secretary who amassed $9M fortune leaves most to charity

A legal secretary who grew up in the Great Depression and quietly amassed over $9 million through decades of investments has donated most of it to needy students.

Mysterious fish with human-like teeth stumps the internet

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday asked its social media followers to identify a fish with “human-like incisors.”

White student at Yale calls police on black student who fell asleep in her dorm's common area

A white graduate student at Yale called police on a black graduate student who had fallen asleep in a common area of their campus residence — an episode that a dean said shows the need for efforts to make the Ivy League university a more inclusive place.

Richard Overton 'still living' good' and turning 112 this week

Austin treasure Richard Overton, “America's Oldest Veteran,” has recently become the oldest man in the country!

Body found in alligator-filled pond is a female, no alligator bites found on body

The Orange County Sheriff's Office has reported that they have discovered a body in the retention pond where an Orange County teen was seen Wednesday flailing around in a retention pond that is known to have massive alligators on Thursday.

Texas-based soldier has ear re-grown on forearm

A young soldier who lost her ear in a car accident will soon have a new one thanks to a revolutionary surgery. Her new ear is being reconstructed on her forearm.