Autopsy shows 4-year-old Victoria child mauled to death by dog

The 4-year-old found dead in Victoria County was mauled to death by a dog, autopsy results released Tuesday showed. Kylar Johnson, described by relatives  as an animal lover, went missing around 8 p.m. Sunday while his father, 28-year-old Cole Johnson, was cleaning a car. After an overnight search that involved more than 100 people, including [...]

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Remote smartphone diagnostics: the new Carrier IQ or helpful support tool?

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The importance of privacy has been dwindling for quite some time, and smartphones have become one of the biggest culprits. Allegations against Carrier IQ, location-based tracking, the recent concerns about Path snatching up iOS address book information -- all of these are just a few examples of mobile carriers and other wireless companies taking our personal data, selling it to the highest bidder (or using it for their own purposes) and not bothering to let us know or give us a choice. The last few aspects of our life that we choose not to share on Facebook seem to get out into the ether, whether we like it or not. And here's the scarier part: there may be companies grabbing information off of our phones right now without us knowing about it.

Too much of a doomsday scenario? Perhaps, but it's important to drive home the point that it has become so outrageous over the past year that we can't help but become nervous anytime we download an app or type in a password. Is our phone secure? How can we really be sure? Can we really trust (insert carrier or manufacturer name here)? This week, the very same situation is resurfacing as Verizon and HTC have made significant moves to install remote diagnostic tools on select devices. It's all done in the name of customer support, but how can we tell this isn't just another sneaky way of snagging our personal deets and selling them to a third party without telling us? We wanted to find out, and here's what we've learned so far.

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Tampa Pro highlights - Final Day

After a long weekend of contest madness it all boils down to this action-packed final day. Red Bull athlete Luis Tolentino walks us through the Incredible events of Tampa Pro 2012 that will leave you amazed and out of breath. The semi-finals, moat race, best trick and finals events wrap up what has been agreed by the SPOT staff as the best Tampa Pro weekend in history. Check it out and discover who takes the Red Bull "That Shits Tight" award at the end of the day and, better yet, which Red Bull athlete takes the ultimate prize of the first place trophy and $20,000 grand prize.

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Bobby Brown arrested on drunk driving charge

By Alan Duke, CNN
March 26, 2012 -- Updated 2218 GMT (0618 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: A family member is at the police station posting Brown's bail for Brown, a source says
  • He was booked on a driving-under-the-influence, police say
  • Brown showed signs of intoxication and failed the field sobriety test, police say
  • Whitney Houston's ex-husband is scheduled to perform in St. Louis Thursday

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Singer Bobby Brown faces a drunk driving charge after being pulled over Monday afternoon for talking on his cell phone while driving, a California Highway Patrol spokeswoman said.

Brown, 43, showed signs of intoxication and failed a field sobriety test during the traffic stop at 12:20 p.m. (3:20 p.m. ET) in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles County, Officer Tiana Reed said.

He was taken to the Los Angeles Police station in Van Nuys where he was book on a charge of driving under the influence, Reed said.

A family member was at the police station working to post bail for Brown, a source close to Brown said.

Brown, the ex-husband of the late singer Whitney Houston, is scheduled to perform with his group New Edition in St. Louis Thursday.

CNN's Doug Hyde and Nischelle Turner contributed to this report.

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In Obama Ad, It's Not Morning in America

Michael Barone, DC Examiner
President Barack Obama's 17-minute video, "The Road We've Traveled," gives us an idea of how he wants to frame the issues in the fall election.The first thing you notice about the video is that the atmosphere is dark, wintry, minor key. You see but don't hear the election night crowd in Grant Park, and then the video switches to graphics about the economic meltdown that followed the financial crisis of 2008.

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3 Epic Days: Health Law Reaches High Court

Richard Wolf, USA Today
Health coverage for more than 30 million people. The power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. President Obama's re-election. The reputation of the Supreme Court and the legacy of its chief justice.And to hear some tell it: liberty.All that and more could be at stake today when the Supreme Court begins three days of historic oral arguments on a 2010 health care law that has become a symbol of the nation's deep political divide.

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