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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A woman who was 11 when she was forced to marry her rapist has worked for six years to ban child marriages in Florida. On Friday, she was hailed as a hero after the Legislature passed a bill prohibiting marriage for anyone under 17.  State lawmakers have […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed a $400 million school safety bill passed by the Legislature in response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month that killed 17 people. The bill signed Friday falls short of what many of the shooting’s survivors advocated for, […]

Last Updated Mar 9, 2018 4:30 PM EST The Seattle Seahawks are cutting ties with star cornerback Richard Sherman, who became one of the NFL’s premier cornerbacks during his seven seasons with the team. The team informed Sherman on Friday he will be released, and Sherman confirmed the decision in […]

Kristen Wiig will join the next “Wonder Woman” film, confirmed director Patty Jenkins. Wiig will play the villain Cheetah in “Wonder Woman 2.” Cheetah is known for her speed and reaction time, as well as her sharp claws.   “So excited to confirm the most thrilling news. Yes! It’s true! […]

Last Updated Mar 9, 2018 4:07 PM EST YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — A gunman took at least three people hostage at the largest veterans home in the United States on Friday, leading to a lockdown of the sprawling grounds in California, authorities said. Police closed access to the large veterans home in […]

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — A gunman took three people hostage at the largest veterans home in the United States on Friday, leading to a lockdown of the sprawling grounds in northern California, authorities said. The hostages are all Pathway Home employees, according to Napa County Sheriff John Robertson. The Pathway Home is […]

PARKLAND, Fla. – A student hailed as a hero from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla. continues to fight for his life, reports CBS Miami. Fifteen-year-old Anthony Borges was hit with five bullets from the gunman’s high-powered rifle when classmates say he used his body to […]

Last Updated Mar 9, 2018 2:30 PM EST Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli wept and apologized before being sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday for securities fraud. A U.S. District Court judge in Brooklyn handed down the sentence after a jury in August found him guilty of defrauding […]

HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class-action lawsuit Friday accusing the U.S. government of broadly separating immigrant families seeking asylum. The lawsuit follows action the ACLU took in the case of a Congolese woman and her 7-year-old daughter, who the group said was taken from her […]

Tonight on 60 Minutes, Oprah Winfrey reports on childhood trauma— such as neglect, homelessness, physical or sexual abuse—and the impact it has on behavior as a child matures. She travels to Milwaukee to focus on a revolutionary approach called “trauma-informed care,” which examines a person’s past experiences before trying to […]