Mom Will 'Never Be the Same' After Son's Murder by Online Gaming Partner
The American mother of a 14-year-old boy killed by an online gaming partner in Britain says she did everything she could to protect her son: She limited his access to electronics, installed parental controls and forbade him from using the same server as a boy she had grown suspicious of.However,…
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Lady Gaga reveals rape as teenager
Lady Gaga has revealed that she was raped as a teenager and said that it took her years of therapy to acknowledge and start to recover from the trauma. Lady Gaga, 28, said that the rape took place when she was 19 and that she has gone through years of therapy. It's really scary and it's sad and it…
College student found dead in Wisconsin restaurant dumbwaiter
(Reuters) - A 21-year-old college student was found dead in a dumbwaiter at the bar and grill where she worked in a small western Wisconsin town, authorities said on Tuesday. There was no indication of foul play and authorities were investigating how the Winona State University student got into the…
Obama’s attorney general pick wants to throw the book at convicted Hillary Clinton bundler
Loretta Lynch, the U.S. attorney nominated by President Barack Obama to be his next attorney general, is asking a federal judge to impose a stiff prison term on a former Hillary Clinton fundraiser convicted of making illegal campaign contributions. The court filing by Lynch’s office comes at a time…
The Cuddly Critter Killing Europe’s Harbor Porpoises
When dead and mutilated harbor porpoises began washing ashore on the coast of the Netherlands in 2006, marine biologists thought North Sea fishers had killed the animals. But now they have identified the true culprits: gray seals.
Elderly Texas couple die side-by-side in likely murder-suicide: police
By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - The bodies of a couple in their 90s were found with gunshot wounds to their heads in an apparent murder-suicide at a Fort Worth-area assisted living facility on Wednesday, police said. An employee at Whitley Place assisted living center in the suburb of Keller…
Fresno's police chief says he's sick of gangs and sick of their violence
A 16-year-old girl is the latest victim of gang violence. The shooting sent Fresno police on a three week mission to end the violence.
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GROZNY, Russia (AP) — Security forces in the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya stormed two buildings, including a school, in fierce gun battles with militants early Thursday that left at least 19 dead, authorities said.
Yemen's Qaeda threatens to kill US hostage in video
Al-Qaeda in Yemen released a video Thursday threatening to execute a US journalist taken hostage last year. In the video dated December 2014, the hostage said his name was Luke Somers, 33, and that he was kidnapped more than a year ago in Sanaa. The photojournalist was kidnapped in the Yemeni…
US teacher stabbed to death in Abu Dhabi
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American schoolteacher was stabbed to death in a public restroom at a mall in Abu Dhabi by a suspect wearing the full black veil commonly worn by local women throughout the Arab Gulf region, according to video released Wednesday by police.
10 Things Successful People Never Do
You know successful people create goals and rise early, but what about the things they avoid? In order to create good habits, you have to get rid of the bad ones. Here are 10 things you'll probably never see a successful person do:
CDC says flu shots may not be good match for 2014-15 virus
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A sampling of flu cases so far this season suggests the current flu vaccine may not be a good match for the most common seasonal flu strain currently circulating in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. The…
Surprise: Sprint’s ‘killer deal’ isn’t as great as we’d hoped
Earlier this week we brought you word of a bold Sprint deal to steal you away from AT&T and Verizon, but now Re/code reports that the deal isn’t nearly as good as we thought it was when it was announced. RELATED: Consumer Reports says Sprint is still America’s worst wireless carrier and it’s not…
An Extremely Brilliant Way To Pay Off Mortgage
If you own a home and pay for a mortgage, you could reduce your payments by an average of $4,100 a year. Here is how it works.
Did Michael Brown really have his hands up when shot?
It is the image that has transfixed and divided a nation, been adopted as a symbol of police brutality by protestors, and become a rallying cry: "Hands Up, Don't Shoot."
San Bernardino County DA rails against Jon Stewart in YouTube video
San Bernardino District Attorney Mike Ramos posted a YouTube video Wednesday railing against The Daily Show's Jon Stewart for his comments linking a Victorville man who died after a confrontation with a sheriff's deputy to police shootings across the country.
Philippines moves to calm panic-buying as typhoon bears down
By Rosemarie Francisco MANILA (Reuters) - Panic-buying of food broke out in the central Philippines on Thursday and schools and government offices were shut, as provinces yet to recover from last year's devastating super-typhoon Haiyan braced for another category 5 storm. The government said it was…
The First Big Legal Challenge to Obama's Immigration Directive
Jumping ahead of Republicans in Congress, 17 states on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging President Obama's executive action to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. "That unilateral suspension of the nation’s immigration laws is unlawful."
Student told to unclog toilet with bare hands
OTHELLO, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state teacher acknowledged ordering an 8-year-old student to unclog a toilet with his bare hands, and the boy's parents say the educator deserves more than a reprimand.
Cosby urged to waive right, as new accusers cry foul
Three more women came forward claiming Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them, as a lawyer challenged the veteran comic to let himself face legal action over decades-old alleged attacks. The women appeared in tears at a Los Angeles press conference called by attorney Gloria Allred, who urged Cosby to…
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A new site has made it easy to find out the truth about the people you already know and people you meet! Simply type in a name and select a state!
Temporary tax breaks _ which ones affect you?
The House tax bill extends more than 50 expired tax breaks through the end of 2014. They include:
