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NEW DELHI (AP) — The body of a young woman who was gang-raped and brutally beaten on a moving bus in India’s capital has been cremated. Indian police have charged six men with murder in the Dec. 16 attack, which shocked the country and triggered protests for greater protection for women from sexual violence. The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama pledged to put his “full weight” behind legislation aimed at preventing gun violence. Obama voiced skepticism about the National Rifle Association‘s proposal to put armed guards in schools following the Dec. 14 tragedy […]
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota State University, Mankato, head football coach Todd Hoffner, who was cleared of child pornography charges last month that stemmed from videos found on his cellphone of his naked children clowning around after a bath, is suing to keep the police investigative reports sealed. Hoffner has been taken off administrative leave, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The student’s attack began with a shotgun blast through the windows of a California high school. Rich Agundez, the El Cajon policeman assigned to the school, felt his mind shift into overdrive. People yelled at him amid the chaos but he didn’t hear. He experienced “a tunnel vision of concentration.” While two […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor says blood was found in a car borrowed by a woman last seen with a missing 10-year-old girl and later arrested in a razor blade slashing of a co-worker at a Las Vegas Strip casino. Police investigating the disappearance Jade Morris expect to know Friday whether her body is […]
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Police investigating the disappearance of a 10-year-old Las Vegas girl expect to know Friday if it was her body that was found in an undeveloped housing tract. Authorities couldn’t immediately confirm that the body belonged to Jade Morris when it was discovered Thursday, Las Vegas police homicide Capt. Chris […]
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Police investigating the disappearance of a 10-year-old Las Vegas girl expect to know Friday if it was her body that was found in an undeveloped housing tract. Authorities couldn’t immediately confirm that the body belonged to Jade Morris when it was discovered Thursday, Las Vegas police homicide Capt. Chris […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, the Obama administration’s chief environmental watchdog, is stepping down after nearly four years marked by high-profile brawls over global warming pollution, the Keystone XL oil pipeline, new controls on coal-fired plants and several other hot-button issues that affect the nation’s economy and people’s health. Jackson constantly found herself […]
A 20-year-old man from the North African country of Tunisia, named Dhaou Fatnassi, died after eating 28 raw eggs. Fatnassi agreed to swallow 30 eggs after his friends dared him to do so for an undisclosed amount of money. Unfortunately, after raw egg number 28, Fatnassi was rushed to the hospital after experiencing stomach pains. […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The doctors treating former South African leader Nelson Mandela believe he should remain in Johannesburg for now to be close to medical facilities that can provide care to the 94-year-old, the government said Thursday. Mandela left a hospital Wednesday evening after nearly three weeks of treatment there, and was brought to his […]
Just like sodas and potato chips, Philadelphia high school students will soon be able to access condoms through a dispenser. Over 22 schools are implementing the machines hoping to curb an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases among teens as young as 14. The clear plastic dispensers will be placed in nurses offices where experts say […]
In an interview with President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, Barbara Walters had no qualms about prying into their sex life at the White House. Walters asked them how they “keep the fire going in their marriage,” making for a bit of an awkward exchange. “We’ve been married now 20 years, and like every […]
