The father-in-law of slain North Texas fitness instructor Missy Bevers dropped off an apparently blood-stained shirt at a dry-cleaning business four days after the killing, according to a search warrant filed Wednesday.

Bevers, 45, died April 18 after she was attacked inside the Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian. The mother of three had arrived at the church around 4 a.m. to prepare for her early-morning Camp Gladiator fitness class.

On April 22, Randy Bevers, 64, brought a white XXL women's long-sleeved shirt to the Dry Clean Super Center of Midlothian, according to the search warrant.

He allegedly told an employee the clothing had animal blood on it. Missy Bevers' sister-in-law later told NBC 5 the blood was from a dog fight that broke out in her kitchen.

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The employee contacted police to report the encounter and told them it looked as though someone had tried to clean the shirt before dropping it off, the search warrant says.

According to the warrant, the shirt may contain DNA evidence that could help with the investigation into Missy Bevers' death.

"We promised early on to follow every lead in this case, and this recent action reflects just that," Midlothian police said late Wednesday in response to the warrant affidavit. "If we feel we have information that is important for the public to know, we will release it as promptly as possible."

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Sister-in-Law Says Blood Was From Dog Fight

Kristi Stout, Missy Bevers' sister-in-law, told NBC 5 that her father, Randy Bevers, had to separate dogs that began fighting in her kitchen last week.

Stout said one of the dogs — a 13-year-old Chihuahua that belonged to her step-mother, Vikki Bevers — died in the fight.

"Carrying the dog from the house to the veterinarian clinic, it was bloody. So, therefore, blood on the shirt," said Randy Bevers.

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His son, Brandon Bevers, joined him at the Midlothian Police Department to speak with investigators about the shirt, which the two called a "non-issue."

"I wanted to make sure that we get over here and put this fire out pretty quick, Brandon Bevers said. "This is such a non-issue that we wanted to address is fast."

Investigation Into Missy Bevers Killing

Several video clips released by Midlothian police show a person of interest — dressed in tactical gear — walking through different parts of the church just before Missy Bevers was killed.

Police believe Missy Bevers had only just entered the church when she ran into the person, whose identity remains unknown.

Midlothian police said they're investigating new leads with the help of the Arlington Police Department, ATF, FBI and the Texas Rangers.

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Kristi Stout said Friday a fund had been established for Missy Bevers' daughters. Donations to the Bevers Children Fund can be made at any Citizens National Bank of Texas location.

Oak Farms Dairy has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and grand jury indictment of the person or people responsible.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the department's tip line at 972-775-7624. Tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward and can also remain anonymous by contacting Ellis County Crime Stoppers at 972-937-PAYS (7292).

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The man at the center of sexual abuse allegations against Dennis Hastert can continue suing the former House Speaker for breach of contract under a "fictitious name," a judge ruled Thursday.

Identified in court documents as "James Doe," the man, previously known only as "Individual A," is suing Hastert over claims he reneged on a deal to pay the young man millions of dollars in order to conceal sexual abuse.

The day after Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison for breaking federal banking laws in the case, Judge Robert Pilmer ruled the accuser can continue with the suit as "James Doe," for now.

The judge noted, however, that James Doe's attorney, Kristi Browne, must refile the complaint and include his actual name so he can determine if there is a conflict of interest. The document will remain sealed during that time, but the judge will later rule on whether or not he will keep the identity confidential. 

The lawsuit alleges James Doe was sexually abused by Hastert in a motel room when he was 14 years old.

"For many years to follow," the complaint states, "Plaintiff suffered severe panic attacks which lead to periods of unemployment, career changes, bouts of depression, hospitalization, and long-term psychiatric treatment." 

The language of the complaint largely mirrors accusations from the federal charges, for which Hastert was sentenced on Wednesday.

"In 2008," the lawsuit states, "Plaintiff was made aware for the first time that Hastert had abused someone else, too. Doe met with Hastert to confront him about what he had done." 

At that point, he said, he asked the former congressman to pay him $3.5 million "for the trauma he suffered as a result of the admitted sexual molestation and abuse," an amount which he says Hastert agreed to pay. 

As has been previously disclosed, Hastert's payments were interrupted when his banks became suspicious, after he had paid James Doe about $1.7 million dollars.

Now James Doe says he is due the rest of the money, arguing that he and Hastert had a binding agreement.

"Hastert breached the settlement agreement, when he failed to make the agreed payments," he said in his lawsuit, filed Monday in Kendall County. "Plaintiff never filed a personal injury action for the injuries caused by Hastert's illegal conduct, never took any other action to seek redress for those injuries and did not disclose his claims... until he was required to truthfully answer questions from law enforcement."

The lawsuit seeks the $1.8 million dollars still owed from the apparently unwritten agreement, plus interest, and carries a demand for a jury trial.

The next hearing for the suit is scheduled for July 25. 

After the tragic death of 3-day-old baby mauled by the family dog in Mira Mesa, one dog trainer is offering tips on how to prepare your pet for life with a new baby.

San Diego-based dog trainer Jessica Koester said there are several ways to train your dog before a new baby joins the household, including carrying a doll or something similar to get the pet accustomed to seeing you carrying a baby in your arms.

She said preparations should start when you’re three to six months pregnant, giving families enough time to stop bad habits and teach positive behaviors.

Koester – who trained her own 4-year-old rescue dog, Uriel – is also the mother of a newborn son. She said it’s crucial for her to keep firm boundaries between her Border Collie and her baby.

“Newborns are unpredictable and you really do need to keep in mind your dog is an animal," she told NBC 7.

Last week, a San Diego family was faced with a horrifying experience when their dog, “Polo,” was in bed with his owners and their newborn son, Sebastian Caban.

Officials said the baby’s mother sneezed, startling Polo, and the dog reacted by biting baby Sebastian on the head, killing him. The family had trouble getting through to 911, waiting for more than three minutes to speak with a dispatcher.

“We all love to cuddle with dogs but if I want to cuddle, I make sure the baby is in a safe location,” said Koester.

The dog trainer has set up dog fences and other strict boundaries in her home, creating a play pen for her pups. She said she will keep her dogs separate from her son until he turns five.

“At that age since they can communicate, you can ask the child to follow directions [in their interactions with pets],” she added.

Koester’s dogs are allowed near her baby but within reason – and, again, with strict boundaries. Uriel is allowed into the newborn’s nursery but he has his own mat to on which to lie down. When he’s in the nursery, he’s tethered to the furniture by a leash as a precaution and as another way to set limits.

“Just like you respect your boyfriend or girlfriend’s personal space, you need to respect your dog's personal space and we need to make sure the dog respects baby space and vice versa,” Koester explained.

That respect for personal space can be taught through training long before the baby comes home by allowing the dog to sniff around baby items and toys so that by the time baby arrives, the noises baby makes are no big deal to the dog.

“If I teach my dog when the baby cries and you come near but I say ‘I want you to go away,’ I might throw the food behind the dog to get the dog to stay a certain distance away. So that it becomes background noise to them over time," Koester explained.

The dog involved in baby Sebastian’s deadly attack was euthanized Wednesday at the request of its owners, the San Diego County Department of Animal Services confirmed.

Polo, a 2-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier, had been adopted from a shelter by the family six months ago and showed no signs of aggressive behavior, the agency said.

San Diegans experienced some scattered showers moving through the county Thursday morning.

NBC 7's Whitney Southwick said there could be more this afternoon but pointed out the forecast calls for just a 30 to 40 percent chance of rain.

There should be more winds than rain in this minor storm.

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory until noon.

The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday it is endorsing Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John Kasich, in its first ever endorsement of any presidential candidate, NBC News reported.

"Secretary Clinton has stood with the USHCC and the Hispanic community at-large for decades," USHCC president and CEO Javier Palomarez said in a statement. "For more than 40 years, Secretary Clinton has fought to ensure that those who are willing to work hard in America have the opportunity to get ahead and stay ahead." 

Palomarez added that Kasich “understands that sustainable economic growth is needed in order to allow the American people an opportunity to succeed, regardless of background. He also understands that the Hispanic community is not monolithic, and that the issues most important to all Americans are: jobs, the economy, health care, education, immigration and national security." 

The group, which advocates on behalf of the country's Latin-owned businesses, bypassed Ted Cruz — the only Latino left in the presidential race.

Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraq on Thursday not to let its crippling political crisis upend hard-fought gains against the Islamic State group as he returned to the country that's come to symbolize America's relentless struggles in the Middle East. 

Biden slipped into Baghdad on an unannounced trip, his first to Iraq in nearly five years. Officials said the stop was planned before Iraq's political system descended into turmoil, hindering U.S.-led efforts to defeat extremists who control parts of both Iraq and Syria. Sitting down with Iraq's beleaguered leaders, he praised them for working "very, very hard" to construct a new Cabinet and touted progress wresting back territory from ISIS. 

"It's real, it's serious, and it's committed," Biden said as he met with Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri, a Sunni politician facing calls from his colleagues to resign. 

Still, the anxious undertones of Biden's brief visit were clear from the moment he stepped off a military transport plane into blistering heat after an overnight flight from Washington. White House staffers donned body armor and helmets as Biden was whisked by helicopter to the relative safety of the heavily fortified Green Zone, reminders of the dire security situation even in Iraq's capital.

Biden's roughly eight-hour visit came amid a wave of tense protests and demands for sweeping political reforms that have paralyzed a government already struggling to tackle a dire economic crisis and battle IS. The United States has deployed more troops and equipment in hopes of putting Iraq on a better path as President Barack Obama prepares to leave office in January.

Though there's been progress in wresting back territory from ISIS and weakening its leadership, senior U.S. officials traveling with Biden said any lost momentum would likely be due to political unrest rather than military shortcomings. Chaotic politics are nothing new in Iraq, but the present infighting risks becoming a distraction, with politicians more focused on keeping their jobs than fighting IS, said the officials, who weren't authorized to speak on the record. 

While Obama and Biden came into office pledging to end the war — and did so in 2011 — U.S. troops returned here in 2014 amid the rise of ISIS violence. 

Obama now acknowledges that his goal of defeating the militants won't be realized during his presidency. 

Still, this month Obama agreed to deploy more than 200 additional troops to Iraq, bringing the authorized total to just over 4,000, and to send Apache helicopters into the fight. Biden thanked some of those troops and American diplomats during a visit to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, where he alluded to the deep sectarian divides still plaguing Iraq long after U.S.-led forces toppled the late dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003. 

"Think of all the places we are today trying to keep the peace, all the places we've sent you guys and women," Biden said. "They're places where because of history, we've drawn artificial lines, creating artificial states, made up of totally distinct ethnic, religious cultural groups and said, 'Have at it. Live together.'" 

Biden, as a U.S. senator in 2006, proposed dividing Iraq into semi-autonomous regions for Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis. Though that plan wasn't adopted, the persistent strains among the groups that have flared recently in Iraq's government illustrate the difficulty in holding the country together. 

The current round of turmoil grew out of weeks of rallies by followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr demanding an end to pervasive corruption and mismanagement. Thousands have protested just outside Baghdad's Green Zone, calling for politicians to be replaced by independent technocrats and for Iraq's powerful Shiite militias to be brought into key ministries. 

At the center of the crisis is Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, a Shiite who met with Biden on Thursday at one of Saddam's grandiose former palaces. Long overdue to deliver on his promises for reform, Al-Abadi is caught between ordinary Iraqis pleading for government accountability and entrenched political blocks that are reluctant to give up a powerful patronage system. 

Last month, al-Abadi pulled troops fighting ISIS on the front lines to protect Baghdad amid the protests, and other Arab nations have declined to provide Iraq more financial support until it gets its political act together. An economic crisis spurred by collapsing oil prices has further compounded Iraq's troubles. 

Biden said he and al-Abadi discussed plans for retaking the key northern city of Mosul, an immense challenge for Iraqi forces and their U.S. backers. Biden said he was "very optimistic," though U.S. officials predict a long road ahead. 

"If you think about it, the history of the region is a nightmare from which everyone is trying to awake," Biden said of Iraq and the Middle East, riffing on a passage from James Joyce's "Ulysses." 

While in Iraq, Biden also stopped briefly in Irbil, the capital of Iraq's mostly autonomous northern Kurdish region, where he met with Kurdish President Massoud Barzani. Kurdish Peshmerga forces have been among the most effective forces battling Islamic State extremists, but the U.S. partnership with Kurdish forces in neighboring Syria has been a sore point with U.S. NATO ally Turkey.

Biden headed for Rome after leaving Iraq.

The U.S. blamed the Syrian government Thursday for an airstrike on an Aleppo hospital that killed more than a dozen doctors and patients, NBC News reported. 

Two of the eight doctors working at the Al Quds hospital were killed in rebel-held Aleppo, the Doctors Without Borders medical charity reported. 

Secretary of State John Kerry blasted Bashar Assad for what he called a “deliberate strike on a known medical facility” and called on his Russian allies to reign in the air attacks. Assad did not immediately respond, but his Russian ally insisted they were not responsible for the deadly attack. 

The hospital specializes in treating children. Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières, said it was "outraged" by the incident.

Syria's Civil Defense rescue service in Aleppo told NBC News 30 people had been killed in the attack, including a nurse and her whole family. 

Two brothers have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the deaths of their parents, whose bodies were found in their San Jose home over the weekend near what sources said was a scrawled message apologizing for a "clumsy" killing.

Police on Thursday announced the arrests of Hasib Bin Golamrabbi, 22, and his 17-year-old brother, who attends Evergreen High School.

"Needless to say," Evergreen Islamic Center spokesman Faisal Yazadi said,"this is one of those tragedies nobody ever wants to be in. All we can do is pray."

Golamrabbi had been missing until he was taken into custody Wednesday night. NBC Bay Area was the first to report, through sources, that Golamrabbi had been found near Tracy in the Central Valley. Jail records show Golamrabbi was booked Thursday morning and held without bail.

The younger son — who was in school Monday and whom police initially said was not a suspect — was booked into juvenile hall. NBC Bay Area is not naming him because he is a minor.

They have not yet been charged by the district attorney.

The brothers' parents, 59-year-old Golam and 57-year-old Shamima Rabbi, both natives of Bangladesh, were found shot to death Sunday afternoon inside their Lucas Court home. 

Board members at the mosque where the couple attends said the Rabbi's bodies were released Wednesday afternoon to relatives and the funeral is being planned for Friday at the Five Pillars Farm Cemetery in Livermore.

Police did not provide evidence or a motive in announcing the arrests but said "there are no outstanding suspects." Sources told NBC Bay Area the parents did not approve of the older son's sexual orientation. Cousin Nafees Hasan said his family had never discussed that matter, but if it were true, the "family wouldn't have accepted that." He added the parents were very strict about gender orientation.

Sources who witnessed the crime scene before police arrived told NBC Bay Area chilling messages were written on the floor and wall near the bodies, including one that read: "Sorry my first killing was clumsy."

Another, longer message, allegedly ended, "I can’t be like you, telling a lie. I can’t love someone without telling them."

San Jose police have not confirmed the validity of the messages, and it is unclear who wrote them.

Efforts to reach the brothers or find out if they had attorneys were unsuccessful. A cousin thought they might be looking into public defenders. When reached Thursday morning, several neighbors and mosque members said they knew nothing of the arrests until notified by NBC Bay Area.

"I can’t believe it," said mosque board member and family friend Hasan Rahim, who described both sons as "taciturn." While the father was very friendly, Rahim said, the boys were "not very communicative," Rahim said.

As for the older son's sexual orientation, Rahim had never heard the father, with whom he was friends, talk about it. And even if it were true, Rahim is of the belief that the Silicon Valley Bangladeshi community is more tolerant of homosexuality, which is forbidden in Bangladesh.

"Live and let live,” Hasan said. “The Pope said it most famously,’ Who am I to judge.’ "

In San Marcos, a 20-year-old woman is in the hospital after she was shot in the leg allegedly by a 21-year-old man during an argument.

It happened the 600 block of Helmsdale around 3:30 a.m.

The woman is expected to be okay.

The suspect left the scene, but came back and was arrested.

San Diego County Sheriff's Deputies are still investigating the scene.

No other information was immediately available.

San Diego County Sheriff's Deputies have identified a man who was shot and killed while sitting in a car on the Pala Indian Reservation.

Bruce Molina, 58 was killed Monday in a shooting that occured just after midnight, according to a department news release.

Molina is a resident of the Pala Indian Reservation, deputies said.

When deputies arrived, they found Molina sitting in his car near the corner of 2nd Street and Apapas Road, south of Pala Mission Road. 

They say it appeared that was shot multiple times by someone outside of the car. 

His death has been ruled a homicide.

No other details were released by SDSO officials. 

Anyone with information about this incident can call deputies at (858) 974-2321/after hours at (858) 565-5200.

Chicago twins Shaprice and Deprice Hunt have received more than $1 million in scholarship offers from dozens of schools across the country — and the offers continue to pour in, NBC News reported.

The 19-year-old high school seniors got into 62 colleges combined. Among the schools one or both twins got into: Howard University, Western Kentucky University, Northern Illinois University and the University of Alabama.

Deprice is going to Morehouse College in Atlanta, an all-male, historically black institution. He chose the school because it’s where he would “feel comfortable,” even though the financial aid package was lacking. Shaprice has narrowed down her choices, and will decide in the next few days.

The two want their story to help other students.

"I'm hoping to inspire younger generations to never give up and keep working and stay focused," Shaprice said.

Police officers shot a man dressed in an animal suit who threatened the Fox45 television station in Baltimore with what looked like a bomb Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

The supposed bomb, police revealed after the roughly four-hour incident was over, was found to be chocolate candy bars wrapped in aluminum foil with wires connecting each of them.

"There was also a small motherboard and that motherboard has been described as something that you might see in a fire extinguisher that was also attached to this contraption," Baltimore Police Department spokesperson T.J. Smith

The man, who police say is 25 years old, was shot at least three times by three police officers and lay wounded outside the station while a bomb squad robot attempted to pull his hand out of his pocket, according to the Baltimore Police Department.

The man was wearing a full-body hedgehog "onesie," similar to one that can be bought online. He also was wearing a surgical mask and a red device that appeared to be a life preserver, police said. The candy bars were strapped to the red device.

Police said at a news conference after the man was taken to a hospital, where he was in serious but stable condition, that the red device turned out to be concealed chocolate candy bars.

But station employees and police didn't know the bomb was fake when the strangely dressed man entered the building about 1 p.m. and threatened to blow up the building.

A security guard at Fox45 stalled the suspect for about 45 minutes as the rest of the building was evacuated, he said. 

Stalling the Suspect
The security guard, Jourael Apostolides, said it was just a normal day until the man walked in and said he had a bomb and a message that he wanted to broadcast.

Apostolides said he was able to push a button underneath a desk that rings upstairs and dials 911 without the man noticing.

"I then proceeded to talk to the guy, try to keep him calm," Apostolides said. "Honestly, it seemed like he just wanted someone to talk to."

The man allegedly said he had a message that he needed to get out and handed Apostolides a flash drive containing information about black holes and the sun. The man said the government is hiding information from the American people.

Apostolides was able to leave the suspect in the lobby for a short time while he went to tell everyone to escape the building.

While that threat was ongoing, a vehicle burned in the parking lot. Police confirmed the vehicle fire was connected to the suspect, who has not been named.

All employees were accounted for.

Two-Hours in the Station
"We've got a report of an intruder, someone who says he has a bomb, inside of our building," Fox45's Keith Daniels said in a video shot in the parking lot and posted to Twitter at 12:40 p.m. ET.

According to FoxBaltimore.com, "Evacuating staff spotted a man standing in the vestibule attached to the station lobby. He appeared to be wearing a bulky suit of some kind."

The man stayed inside the building for about two hours before apparently leaving on his own volition. Officers in protective gear followed as he walked through a parking area.

Smith said police sent in the robot because the man was uncooperative and officers didn't know if the suspect had a real bomb. As a precaution, the robot removed the man's clothes, Smith said.

"The suspect came out of the building, started to walk in advance across the street toward where officers were staged and officers were forced to fire upon him," Smith said.

The suspect is now at the hospital and is in serious but stable condition, Smith said. He is expected to survive.

Police believe the man is from Howard County, Maryland. He has not yet been charged.

The street in front of the building is closed.

Stay with NBCWashington.com for more.

There’s no way to know for sure, but Joe Kovacs could be the world’s most explosive athlete. It’s a vague title with subjective criteria, and certainly not one he’d ever give himself, but all things considered, the Chula Vista shot putter has my vote.

Kovacs stands 6 feet tall, far from short by the world’s standards. But in a field dominated by large competitors, he often finds himself looking up at the competition.

This almost always changes, however, when the scores, standings and rankings come out.

Kovacs, the reigning world champion in shot put, can consistantly throw the 16-pound metal ball farther than anyone on the planet right now. His personal best of 74.25 feet is the 8th best throw of all time.

Ask anyone who watches him train and they will tell you he still has not reached his full potential.

Kovacs admits winning a gold medal in Rio De Janeiro this August remains the ultimate goal, but you won’t catch him snoozing on the daily steps to get there. He knows all too well what it feels like to make it to the doorstep of the Summer Games, only to watch the doors close in his face.

Kovacs finished in 4th place at the USA Track and Field Olympic Trials in 2012, just behind the three throwers who went on to represent their country in London. He stayed home.

“At the time, I thought I was going to be done with Track and Field and I was just one spot off of making the team and it kind of gave me the realization that I can take this a step further. I should be on this team,” said Kovacs.

Shortly after missing the 2012 Olympic cut, the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania native packed his bags and headed west for the Southern California sunshine and a new home at Chula Vista’s Olympic Training Center.

Kovacs credits much of his success to legendary University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) throwing coach Art Venegas, who drives to Chula Vista every other week to meet with many of the resident throwers.

“It has been a game changer for me. Since working with him, everything has been completely broken down and its completely changed the way I thought about throwing,” said Kovacs. “Everything we do is so detail-oriented and our biggest joke between each other is just being boring, breaking down the little details, being on balance, being explosive, and having fun with what we do."

While most people expect throwers to be powerful and explosive, rarely do fans describe them as graceful or coordinated. Kovacs is all of the above. He would jump of the charts at an NFL combine.

“That’s what we're meant for. We're meant for lifting weights, being explosive in the 40, and just showing how far we can jump." said Kovacs.

But he would also surprise people with his ability to do giants over the high bar in off-season gymnastics training.

“It’s really fun, but the bar bends a lot,” joked the 275-pound Kovacs.

He is a race car trapped inside a bulldozer, and if all goes as planned, the gas pedal will hit the floor this August in Rio De Janeiro.

Cheap sunglasses and expensive designer eyewear deliver the same amount of UV protection, according to an investigation conducted by the “Today” show.

University of California, Berkeley optometrist Dr. Dennis Fong examined an assortment of cheaper and expensive sunglasses. His sensor found that both sets delivered full UV protection. 

"Bottom line is, at any price point you can get 100 percent UV protection," Fong said. 

The takeaway: Your eyes will be fully protected no matter what the price tag on your sunglasses says. Just look for the sticker that says “100 percent UV protection” or “UV 400.”

Thousands of flowers will fill the San Diego Museum of Art this weekend for a unique exhibition and springtime fundraiser.

With the help of more than 100 floral designers, “Art Alive” will transform famous works from the museum’s permanent collection into unique floral interpretations.

The museum’s two-story central Rotunda will also be filled with blooms – specifically 5,000 roses, carnations, green Kermit poms, billy balls and purple status.

In its 35th year, the floral-heavy fundraiser runs Friday through Sunday, and helps support arts education, outreach programs and exhibitions at the San Diego Museum of Art at Balboa Park.

The Art Alive exhibition officially opens at 9 a.m. Friday, with a sneak peek for museum members at 7 a.m. It runs through 5 p.m., wrapping up on Sunday. The exhibit is free for members and $20 for non-members.

The three-day affair brings several special events, too, including the after-hours Bloom Bash Friday from 7 p.m. to midnight. Separate tickets must be purchased for the Bloom Bash.

On Saturday, the museum will host a floral demonstration in the James S. Copley Auditorium led by Kika Shibata, a renowned instructor of the avant-garde form of Japanese art of flower arranging known as Sogetsu Ikebana. Ticket to this demo cost $50 per person.

The Garden of Activities, set for 12 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, will give kids a chance to go on a museum-wide flower hunt and take part in a variety of floral-inspired art projects. This event is free with paid admission into the Art Alive exhibit.

Throughout Art Alive, the Museum Store will sell spring-themed items, including jewelry in a Trunk Show featuring pieces from local designers.

For more details and tickets for Art Alive, visit the museum’s website.

Birth rates among black and Hispanic teenagers have fallen dramatically over the past decade, but they’re still more likely to have babies compared to their white peers, according to a new report, NBC News reports. 

The birth rate among teens aged 15 to 19 dropped 61 percent, from 61.8 to 24.2 births per 1,000, the team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. 

The national teen birth rate declined 41 percent between 2006 to 2014 — and dropped by 51 percent among Hispanics, 44 percent among blacks and 35 percent among whites. But the rate remained about twice as high for Hispanic or black teens, when compared to white teens. The CDC said high unemployment rates, parents who have less education and high poverty levels are the reasons for the gap.

The CDC says most teens do not use effective methods of birth control. Many other researchers have shown that abstinence-only education does not reduce teen pregnancy rates.

Donald Trump set the stakes of the Indiana primary Thursday, saying he refused to take time off from the campaign trail because of the importance of the primary, NBC News reported. 

Trump continued his pivot toward the general election with the rally in Indiana, where he told the audience he “will be so much better to women than Hillary Clinton is — for health care issues, on the protection of our country.” 

"If we win in Indiana, it's over," he said.         

Trump told the audience Clinton can’t win New York because the Clintons “abandoned Arkansas for New York” and aren’t “real New Yorkers.” He also insisted Clinton “doesn’t do great in Arkansas,” even though she won the state's Democratic primary.

It's a hint at where Trump's focus lies after primary wins across the Northeast on Tuesday, putting him closer to the nomination.     

A San Diego man who videotaped his confrontation with a plain-clothes San Diego County Sheriff's Detective was bound over for trial Thursday on charges that carry a maximum penalty of 5 years behind bars.

Robert Branch faces reckless driving, resisting arrest and attempting to pepper spray an officer charges following the altercation that happened in Del Cerro on May 4, 2015.

Prosecutors say Branch was speeding and driving erratically when he almost struck the detective’s car.

The detective, Paul Ward, testified that Branch wore a tactical vest, and was non-compliant during the traffic stop. Ward said he used a sort of chokehold commonly used by law enforcement to calm a suspect down.

Ward identified himself, showed his badge and asked for Branch's license and registration, prosecutors argued.

Branch argued the detective, who has since retired from the department, used excessive force in the traffic stop.

He videotaped the incident and shared it with the media. He also filed an excessive force lawsuit against the county, which is on hold until the allegations against him are resolved.

After several weeks of witness testimony and evidence, a San Diego judge ruled there was sufficient evidence to hold Branch on all charges.

An arraignment is scheduled for May 12.

If convicted of all charges, Branch could face a maximum penalty of 5 years, 90 days.

Two San Diegans were reported missing in Jamaica Thursday after disembarking a Royal Caribbean Cruise ship however one relative has told NBC 7 San Diego the couple has checked in and is fine.

Hayden Gerson, 33, and Alisha Frank, 32, were last seen at 9:26 a.m. Tuesday at the Falmouth Pier.

Jamaican law enforcement officials say the two were going to travel to Montego Bay, in St. James Parish, and "have not been seen or heard from since."

Gerson is an employee of Sunline Energy in San Diego. According to Frank’s Facebook page, she is a life coach and yoga instructor based in La Jolla, California.

Authorities in Jamaica have sent out a news alert with photographs of the couple taken by the cruise company.

Gerson and Frank were guests on the Oasis of the Seas, according to Cynthia Martinez, director of Global Corporate Communications for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

"While on board, they asked to debark the ship in Jamaica. The ship team assisted them with this request and were escorted to immigration," Martinez said.

When NBC 7 San Diego tracked down Gerson's mother, she told them there was no story. That she has talked with her son and he is fine.

She was in the process of contacting the Jamaican authorities to correct the news alert information.

Check back for updates on this developing story.