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Manhattan babysitter gets 100 years to life for raping two kids
NY Daily News - 24 Mar 2018 05:57
A Manhattan babysitter who raped two children and recording the sick crimes will spend 100 years to life behind bars.
Opinion: The Man With the Battery-Powered Heart
The New York Times - 24 Mar 2018 20:30
"When the pump goes down, I go down," he told me.
School district arms teachers, students with buckets of rocks in case of school shooter
New York Post - 24 Mar 2018 04:47
A rural school district in Pennsylvania is arming teachers and students with buckets of rocks as a last resort should an armed intruder burst in, the superintendent said Friday. Every classroom in the district about 90 m...
Queens girl chokes to death on a Doritos chip in prank gone wrong
NY Daily News - 24 Mar 2018 06:40
The Queens girl who choked on a Doritos chip in a prank gone wrong died in her mother's arms Friday, family told the Daily News.
NYC jail guard said 'I accidentally shot my friend' in 911 call
NY Daily News - 24 Mar 2018 06:09
A city correction officer accused of fatally shooting a woman called 911 in a panic, demanding immediate help.
Trump's Trans Troops Ban Will Never Take Effect
Slate - 24 Mar 2018 06:05
On Friday night, the Trump administration released its plan to exclude transgender troops from the armed forces. Nothing will change for now: Four federal courts have blocked the Pentagon from discriminating against tran...
Former doctor convicted in murder-for-hire plot against ex
New York Post - 24 Mar 2018 04:37
HOUSTON -- A jury has found a former Houston medical resident guilty of capital murder solicitation in a plot to arrange the deaths of his ex-girlfriend and his new girlfriend’s ex-husband. The Harris County jury in Ho...
WATCH: The moms of March for Our Lives
ABC News - 24 Mar 2018 17:29
Two mothers from Philadelphia talk to ABC News' Kenneth Moton about why they're marching.
Hundreds of Thousands to Rally Across the Country: The Latest on the March For Our Lives
Time - 24 Mar 2018 16:58
"Today, we grab our signs, we lace our shoes, and we get ready to roar"
First Iraqi-made film in 25 years in cinemas
Al Jazeera English - 24 Mar 2018 16:09
Filmmaker Mohammed al-Daraji says the film gives a sober moral perspective on the war that devastated Iraq, killed a million people, according to human rights groups figures, and dispossessed refugees and orphans.
Daylight Saving Time Could Soon Be Year-Round in Florida
Time - 24 Mar 2018 16:08
Florida just wants to protect its sunshine. Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed off on legislation Friday that would make daylight saving time in the Sunshine State year-round. The move would lengthen the amount of sunny hour...
Youth give pope piece of their mind, call for transparency
Miami Herald - 24 Mar 2018 16:06
Young people have told the Vatican they want a more transparent and authentic Catholic Church, where women play a greater leadership role and where obeying unreachable moral standards isn't the …
Iran nuclear deal hangs in the balance
Al Jazeera English - 24 Mar 2018 16:04
Many Iranians say they won't miss the deal if it is scrapped.
Killing of unarmed black man roils California's capital city
New York Post - 24 Mar 2018 15:48
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by Sacramento police has roiled California's capital city, leading to a protest that shut down a freeway and delayed an NBA game at the downtown arena. Ste...
Turkey's president refers to anti-war students as terrorists
Miami Herald - 24 Mar 2018 15:37
Turkey's president has criticized anti-war students at a top university, calling them terrorists following a fight there. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that "communist, traitor youth" tried to mess up …
Turkey's president refers to anti-war students as terrorists
Fox News - 24 Mar 2018 15:36
Turkey's president has criticized anti-war students at a top university, calling them terrorists following a fight there.
Trump's Tariffs Keep Allies, Markets and Industry Guessing
The New York Times - 24 Mar 2018 15:34
A chaotic rollout of steel and aluminum tariffs, including a last-minute list of countries temporarily exempted from them, has left trade experts puzzled.
'Hero' French officer who traded places with hostage dies
NY Daily News - 24 Mar 2018 15:22
The police officer who swapped places with a female hostage during a supermarket siege in southern France has died.
Italy elects parliament speakers, but still no government
Fox News - 24 Mar 2018 14:58
Italian lawmakers have elected the speakers of both chambers of parliament following an inconclusive March 4 election, giving the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement leadership of one chamber and Silvio Berlusconi's Forza...
Guns killed 3 of my Harvard classmates. After the March For Our Lives, let's fix this.
USA Today - 24 Mar 2018 14:30UN: 124 million people suffer hunger worldwide
Al Jazeera English - 24 Mar 2018 14:29
'We can end world hunger by 2030, but not as long as there is conflict.'