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Is hands-free just as dangerous? – Chris Lawrence reports
New apps may be posing a safety crisis on the road.
A new warning this morning that the very thing that was supposed to safely keep us connected, making hands-free calls while driving, may also be dangerous.
Chris Lawrence is in Washington with that story. He got a first hand look when researchers tracked his brain activity while he was on the road, driving and using new voice-to-text technology simultaneously. "You could be just as distracted with your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel," Lawrence reports.
"The more I tried to multitask, the less my brain could do," he says, deteriorating driving performance.
Woman accused of killing boyfriend with a stiletto in court – Victor Blackwell reports
A woman in Texas is accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death with a high-heel stiletto shoe. The victim’s bloody body was discovered with more than 30 puncture wounds to the head and upper body.
The alleged murderer was in a courtroom Tuesday, a far cry from the luxury apartment where police say the crime took place. CNN's Victor Blackwell has more on the case.
Woman tracks down father's alleged killer – Poppy Harlow reports
It took 26-years to find her father's killer. Now Joselyn Martinez says she finally has justice.
Martinez tirelessly tracked social media for a decade, spending less than 300 dollars to hunt down the man she says killed her father. Due to her unwavering commitment, that man is in custody this morning.
CNN's Poppy Harlow spoke to Martinez and has more on the story.
Ariel Castro to be arraigned today – Pamela Brown reports
In Ohio today, Ariel Castro is scheduled to be arraigned on more than 300 counts.
He's the Cleveland man accused of kidnapping and holding three young women captive for close to ten years. Pamela Brown has more on the case.
Protests reach fever pitch in Taksim Square – Arwa Damon reports
The situation intensifies in Turkey where protest leaders are now scheduled to sit down face-to-face with the very man they've been rallying against: The prime minister.
Protests reached a fever pitch in Taksim Square last night when demonstrators fended off tear gas, water cannons and stun grenades. And, at times, they themselves set off fireworks in celebration and protest. There was cleanup this morning, but riot police are back out in the square.
Senior International Corresponent Arwa Damon joins us live from Istanbul overlooking Taksim Square with the latest developments.
Black Forest Fire forces thousands of evacuations in Colorado – Dan Simon reports
Five separate wildfires are burning across Colorado, the most troublesome of which is wreaking havoc near Colorado Springs. The Black Forest Fire has already consumed at least 75-hundred acres and forced the evacuation of some five thousand homes. CNN's Dan Simon has more on the scene.
Plan B soon to be available over the counter with no restrictions – Elizabeth Cohen reports
The Obama administration will allow minors to obtain one form of the emergency contraception known as the "morning-after pill," dropping its appeal of a judge's order requiring it to be sold over the counter.
U.S. District Judge Edward Korman had ruled in April that the government must allow over-the-counter sales, and a federal appeals court rejected the administration's challenge to that ruling last week. The administration had been criticized by some women's rights groups for trying to stop contraception sales to underage females.
In a Monday letter to Korman, Justice Department attorneys said the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services had agreed to make the single-pill version of the drug available "without age or point-of-sale restrictions."
READ MORE: Feds drop 'morning-after pill' appeal
Edward Snowden said to still be in Hong Kong – Anna Coren reports
The leaker's exact whereabouts are unclear at the moment.
Snowden checked out of a Hong Kong hotel where he had been staying on Monday but remains in the semiautonomous Chinese territory, Ewen MacAskill, one of the Guardian journalists who worked with him, said Tuesday.
READ MORE: NSA leak journalist says more revelations on their way
Fmr. NFL star Chad Johnson gets 30 days jail time for butt slapping his attorney in court – Pam Brown reports
After he was asked if he was pleased with his attorney, the former wide receiver once known as "Chad Ochocinco" gave his lawyer, Adam Swickle, a gentle pat on the rear.
McHugh was furious when people in the audience laughed.
"There's nothing funny about what's going on here today," she told Johnson.
Johnson, 35, replied that he wasn't laughing.
Then McHugh said, "I don't think anything's funny about it, Mr. Johnson. This isn't a joke."
Johnson said he didn't do it as a joke.
Swickle agreed, saying: "I don't think it was done as any disrespect to the court. I don't think he meant to get a reaction from the court room, judge."
The judge told Johnson she wouldn't accept a plea deal that involved only community service and more anger management counseling. Instead, she sentenced him to 30 days in jail and tacked three months onto his one-year probation, which would have ended in September.
READ MORE: Butt pat lands former NFL star Chad Johnson in jail
Police move into Istanbul's Taksim Square in day 12 of protests – Nick Paton Walsh reports
CNN is reporting breaking news from Turkey this morning.
Police in riot gear have moved into Istanbul's Taksim Square where they have been facing off with protesters using tear gas and water cannons. Turkey's Prime Minister spoke with lawmakers about the situation just moments ago and plans to meet with protest organizers tomorrow.
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh is live with the latest on the riots and discontent in Istanbul.
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