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Teacher's aide jailed for sex with student 'inside a van with a bed'
New York Post - 12 Jan 2018 04:55
A former Virginia high school sign language interpreter and mother was sentenced to prison Thursday for having sex with a 15-year-old student in a van specially equipped with a bed, officials said. Amanda Nasser, 32, who...
Connecticut man pleads guilty in celebrity nude photo leak
NY Daily News - 12 Jan 2018 18:10
A Connecticut man accused in the so-called "Celebgate" nude photo hacking scandal has agreed to plead guilty.
Ex-Mexican president calls Trump's mouth 'foulest shithole in the world'
New York Post - 12 Jan 2018 05:24
Former Mexican president Vincente Fox called Donald Trump’s mouth the “foulest shithole in the world” in a tweet on Thursday. Fox made the comments after Trump’s remark about American taking people from “shitho...
Haitian government summons U.S. official to explain Trump's profane comments
The Week - 12 Jan 2018 05:11
Paul Altidor, Haiti's ambassador to the United States, told NBC News contributor Yamiche Alcindor Thursday night that he and the Haitian government "vehemently condemn" President Trump's comments on Haiti and other count...
Sea lions keep attacking tourists in San Francisco
New York Post - 12 Jan 2018 05:03
SAN FRANCISCO -- A sea lion bit a woman swimming in the San Francisco Bay in the fourth such attack since December. The woman’s friend says the two members of the South End Rowing Club were swimming around 7 a.m. Thurs...
Education Department awards debt collection contract to company once tied to DeVos
Chicago Tribune - 12 Jan 2018 04:44Victims of California Mudslides Were Swept Away Weeks After Surviving Fires
The New York Times - 12 Jan 2018 04:09
The mudslides in Montecito, Calif., wiped out entire blocks, pulling people from their homes and killing at least 17.
Anti-migrant incumbent favored in Czech presidential vote
Miami Herald - 12 Jan 2018 17:40
The Czechs are electing a new president, and eight candidates are hoping to unseat the current controversy-courting leader. President Milos Zeman, 73, is seeking another five-year term in the largely …
Netanyahu's son under fire again for strip club banter caught on tape: 'Bro, my dad got your dad a sweet deal'
Chicago Tribune - 12 Jan 2018 14:41Heavy snow strands 430 people overnight on train in Japan
Miami Herald - 12 Jan 2018 05:19
A Japanese railway official says about 430 people were stuck on a train overnight because of heavy snow that blanketed much of the country's Japan Sea coast. The train started …
Rescuers 'searching for a miracle' in California mudslide zone
Reuters - 12 Jan 2018 04:40
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.
Horse molestation case provides puzzle for legal, psychiatric communities
USA Today - 12 Jan 2018 04:28
Society apparently has not figured out what to do with people like Sterling Rachwal.
California mudslide rescuers expand search area for missing
Reuters - 12 Jan 2018 16:47
MONTECITO, Calif.
Japan to provide $3 million to Myanmar for Rohingya return
Miami Herald - 12 Jan 2018 08:49
Japan's foreign minister has urged Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to guarantee the safe and voluntary return of Rohingya who have fled violence in troubled Rakhine state. While …
Trump Is Expected to Stop Short of Reimposing Strict Sanctions on Iran
The New York Times - 12 Jan 2018 05:25
It will be the third time President Trump has given a reprieve to the nuclear agreement brokered by President Barack Obama, despite having labeled it "the worst deal ever."
'Divisive,' 'elitist,' 'racist': Reactions to Trump's immigration comments
USA Today - 12 Jan 2018 04:39Arrested Louisiana teacher says First Amendment rights were violated, city marshal 'needs training'
Chicago Tribune - 12 Jan 2018 04:30Fla. woman abducted at birth pleas leniency for kidnapper
NY Daily News - 12 Jan 2018 04:15
A woman who was snatched at birth and raised under a false identity says she hopes her kidnapper doesn't get a lengthy prison sentence.
Puerto Rico faces a surge in murders after Hurricane Maria
NY Daily News - 12 Jan 2018 04:10
Thirty-two people have been slain in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico in the first 11 days of the new year.
'Window closing' as search expands for missing in California mudslide
Reuters - 12 Jan 2018 23:00
MONTECITO, Calif.
David Ross says he wants more Cubs baseball, less 'dancing' in 2018
Chicago Tribune - 12 Jan 2018 19:25Late-night comedians rip into Trump over crude comments about immigrants
USA Today - 12 Jan 2018 16:53
"To be fair, maybe Trump meant it as a compliment. After all, Trump does all his best tweets when he's sitting on the (expletive)," Seth Meyers said.