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f824c6a62b207dfcd18abd72cd9691c0ffbbff32 | A Texas woman accused of keeping her severely malnourished five-year-old stepson in a closet under the stairs until he weighed only 29lbs has been charged with felony injury to a child by omission. Tammi Bleimeyer, 34, from outside Houston, was charged with felony child endangerment last year when the disturbing treatm... | Tammi Bleimeyer, 34, charged with felony injury to a child by omission .
Stepson Jordan found last year with bruises after stepbrother spoke out .
Boy was allegedly drugged to keep him quiet when guests were over .
Biological father Bradley Bleimeyer remains in jail on $150,000 bail . |
f824ccb679ee6c0fe08d3aec86bf99d8e6b660c7 | (CNN)After the death of King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia quickly announced that one of his younger brothers, Crown Prince Salman, was succeeding him. The man taking control of the world's top oil exporter is well established in the Gulf kingdom's corridors of power. Salman, 79, is "a stalwart of the royal family" who is "vi... | Salman is "viewed as a pragmatic and cautious reformer," CNN's Becky Anderson says .
He ran the Saudi capital for nearly five decades as its population grew significantly . |
f82545e920b7c0624c2d2bec87fe98f77c9c4165 | Those who claim they are following their diets 'religiously' are not only being figurative about their diligence. Matt Fitzgerald, who describes himself as an endurance sports writer, coach and nutritionist, makes the interesting point in this book that each and every weight-loss fad - the Grapefruit Diet, Slimfast Die... | Matt Fitzgerald makes some interesting points in his book Diet Cults .
Explores links between diet and religion .
Busts many myths surrounding popular eating plans . |
f825512c053be6a8732a84fe2d0bc8bda7bc2a9d | Kenny Dalglish will present Luis Suarez with his Golden Shoe award next Wednesday in Barcelona at the special request of the Uruguayan striker. Suarez was signed by then Liverpool manager Dalgish in 2011 and the two will be reunited next week when the forward picks the award for his 31 goals last season. The Barcelona ... | Luis Suarez won Golden Shoe after 31 goals for Liverpool last season .
The Uruguay striker picked Kenny Dalglish to present award .
Suarez will make his return from suspension in El Clasico .
Barcelona face Real Madrid in that clash on October 25 . |
f825b994eb078926c8f1f28106ae2d05df67186a | (CNN) -- We know that Shakira's hips don't lie, but do they corrupt? That's the argument of one politician in her native Colombia who wants to ban the superstar's latest music video for its "immoral and vulgar" content. The offending video is for Shakira's new single "Can't Remember To Forget You," a racy production th... | Shakira's new music video featuring Rihanna is racy .
Too racy for children in Colombia, a politician there says .
Marco Fidel Ramirez wants the singer to pull the video .
He has found detractors and some supporters online . |
f825e9d560cf12fcc955132f8cd48297adfc3e01 | By . Sharon Churcher . Everyone has them: the embarrassing old photographs that we would rather remained unseen. But when you become President and First Lady of America, it’s impossible to keep those pictures hidden away for ever, as these newly released images prove. They are taken from school yearbooks at the height ... | Newly released images taken from school yearbooks at height of disco era .
Most striking shows a young Barack Obama in Saturday Night Fever outfit . |
f826ddff36a5b66894f3de324ccb6434d4912722 | England are set for their lowest attendance yet at the new Wembley next week as ticket sales hover around the 37,000 mark ahead of the friendly against Norway. So far around 20,000 tickets have been sold for the game, with 17,000 Club Wembley members in addition - who of course may or may not turn up. Since the stadium... | FA officials have confirmed that around 20,000 tickets have been sold so far, with 17,000 club members who may or may not turn up on the night .
Consequently it could transpire that the fixture against Norway could attract the lowest ever crowd to an England game at the new Wembley .
48,876 fans were present for the fr... |
f827200a4c6655ac1d8ea98a6c5cdaf25f01eee8 | By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 16:06 EST, 24 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:41 EST, 24 October 2013 . A Canadian woman has launched an online appeal for her grandfather's wedding band after he admitted trading it for a pint of beer 60 years ago - but his wife says she doesn't even want the 'cursed' ring back. John Dru... | John Druken, then a young soldier in the .
Canadian Army, traded the ring in exchange for a pint during a three-day bender in Nova Scotia in the 1950s .
'I am not proud of it, but I sold my ring for a quart of beer because, you know, at closing time that last beer looks better than all the rest,' he said .
He recently ... |
f8276b02141576f6835277443e2bdf8477024e6f | (CNN) -- Bagpipes aren't a sound one readily associates with Greece. Yet along with the menacingly slow beat of a drum, they're the soundtrack of one of the country's more unusual historic tours. A small group, illuminated by gas lanterns, is standing at the foot of a medieval moat at the entrance to one of Europe's be... | Greek financial crisis has inspired innovation in country's tourism industry .
Tina Kyriakis, the founder of Alternative Athens, offers tours of the city's best graffiti .
Antonis Mallis left a lucrative job to start a travel agency promoting his home island of Milos . |
f827a6e1cf721a2322465071169d84f0f39a333a | By . Tracey Cox . If they weren’t in the middle of a ‘conscious uncoupling’, it sounds like exactly the sort of thing Gwyneth would go for. The 10-year marriage renewal is the latest 'in' thing - and not just with celebs, but us 'normal' people too. It does initially seem like a bit of a show-off-silly idea but, on ref... | Tracey Cox is becoming far keener on the idea of renewing wedding vows .
She says it's a great way of redefining relationship expectations .
It also gives you an excuse to make up for cheesy first weddings .
The photos from your first wedding were shocking and you’ve since lost two stone .
Your wedding was truly cheesy... |
f827aa1047aa7f3be6393598b514ce070845f3e8 | Cricketer Moeen Ali has been told to stop wearing his 'Save Gaza' and 'Free Palestine' wristbands while playing for England by the International Cricket Council. The 27-year-old all-rounder from Birmingham walked onto the pitch in Southampton today apparently free from the plastic bands he wore yesterday declaring his ... | All-rounder Ali, 27, wore black and white wristbands while batting yesterday .
British Muslim from Birmingham wore them at Southampton's Ageas Bowl .
Today the International Cricket Council (ICC) asked him to take them off .
Ruled that international sports arena was not the place for political message .
Help for Heroes... |
f82830cc305c862fb5eae4cbd2c8430dc95ff266 | (The Frisky) -- When you're in a relationship -- and have been for quite some time -- you and your love bird are bound to have gone on all the usual dates many, many times over. So for Valentine's Day this year, don't visit the restaurant the two of you eat at on a regular night and order the usual. We gathered romanti... | A list of 13 romantic spots and ideas that'll work wherever you live .
San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers is an under-appreciated romantic gem .
Relive the past by stopping by the site of your first date .
Try a new activity that you could continue beyond Valentine's Day . |
f8288d12fd68c737b77289624737bf54ee495a63 | By . Jennifer Newton . A secret cinema screening, which was due to bring to life the hit movie Back To The Future has been axed for a second day running causing anger among ticket-holders. Secret Cinema had already received online criticism after last night's opening performance of the film in east London was pulled wi... | Secret Cinema due to screen the film and recreate setting of the hit movie .
Opening performance was pulled last night with just hours to go .
Tonight's performance also axed at just 2.30pm this afternoon .
Ticket holders have complained that they are now out of pocket .
Organiser's Facebook page has been bombarded wit... |
f8289b41fda6de08cb24617d64424c1560795897 | If you're looking for some seasonal beauty inspiration, who better to provide it than supermodel and super-cool party girl, Daisy Lowe? The model, 25, is the face of skincare brand Rodial's make-up range - the UK's first specific sculpting and contouring collection - thanks to her 'modern, cool and quintessentially Br... | Daisy, 25, is face of Rodial's new contouring make-up range .
Describes her style as Parisian with a 'naughty London twist'
The model's New Year's resolution is 'to live in the moment' |
f828c6cc894058c203d44e68e6de9fcd279331f8 | (CNN) -- Lots of kids are into dinosaurs. Tyler Lyson says he just never grew out of it. He grew up in rural North Dakota and says fossils were more widespread there than in other places in the U.S. Tyler Lyson's interest in fossil discovery led him to help create a research foundation. "I was very fortunate to grow up... | Tyler Lyson discovered a 25-foot-long dinosaur fossil with skin in 1999 .
Check out the YPWR blog to meet this week's featured young person .
iReport.com: Do you know someone who rocks? Let us know . |
f828ff1c5285ca57529cf62a8f16ee10693efb28 | (CNN) -- Yes, I said it, and I will say it again: On Wednesday night, Sen. Rand Paul was a hero for civil liberties. I love and respect President Obama, and I was honored to work for the Obama White House. That said, the executive branch of the United States government today has an extraordinary level of power. Progres... | Van Jones: Rand Paul deserves credit for his filibuster on drone policy issues .
Jones says Paul spoke out against excessive executive power and for civil liberties .
He says the Kentucky senator is completely wrong on civil rights, abortion, entitlements .
Jones: Progressives can salute Paul's filibuster even as they ... |
f829685871bd8537b41a1546480d285ed27da0a3 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 15:15 EST, 7 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:15 EST, 7 January 2013 . A toddler whose mother was struggling to kick a heroin habit died after drinking methadone from a child's beaker that was left on a set of drawers in his parents’ home, a court heard today. Riley Pettipierre, two, of B... | Riley Pettipierre, two, of Belper, Derbyshire, died in hospital last March .
Consumed drug in room of mother Sally Dent and father Shaun Binfield .
Riley slept in same room as them and found beaker left on set of drawers . |
f829ffcd71797f079a061c5b312f84ea82596eb5 | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 10:04 EST, 28 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:28 EST, 28 October 2013 . Posing in an array of figure-hugging outfits alongside male models half her age, Carol Vorderman is the picture of confidence. But the TV presenter, who is showcasing her latest collection for Isme in the photogra... | Carol, 52, models new party collection for Isme .
Has been style ambassador for clothing brand since February .
Says her wardrobe staple is high-waisted trousers .
Says she does nothing to maintain her figure but wants to detox before Christmas . |
f82a9051dd6f91c3a2dd093f2ed41513aaf33bf3 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:22 EST, 20 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:58 EST, 20 November 2013 . A veteran volunteer firefighter and father-of-two has been killed in a hunting accident by his best fried, who mistook the man for a deer and fatally shot him. Prosecutors are now investigating whether to ... | Charles Bruce was on annual hunting trip in upstate N.Y. with a group of volunteer firefighters on the weekend .
As night fell about 4.30pm Saturday, a fellow hunter and close friend mistook Bruce for a deer and shot him in the chest from 60 yards away .
The shot killed Bruce and the district attorney is now reviewing ... |
f82adf674ed86aceb40de3cc1d4047be3d320872 | By . Victoria Woollaston In Barcelona . PUBLISHED: . 06:15 EST, 24 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:00 EST, 24 February 2014 . It seems everyone is developing some form of wearable tech this year and the latest comes from phone maker Huawei. The TalkBand 1 comes with a 1.4-inch flexible display, has built-in GPS and a... | Huawei’s TalkBand 1 has a 1.4-inch flexible display and built-in GPS .
It tracks steps, calories and can monitor sleeping patterns .
The €99 (£80) device connects to any current Android and iOS handset .
A hidden Bluetooth earpiece makes it easier to answer calls on the go . |
f82af79281cdb9e6a64b8e5fcfb37cae123cab7f | (CNN) -- Narain Karthikeyan says India is brimming with excitement on the eve of the country's first ever Formula One grand prix. The Buddh International Circuit, 50km outside the capital New Delhi, is set to welcome the world's fastest drivers at the weekend as it makes its Formula One debut and Karthikeyan thinks the... | Narain Karthikeyan says the Indian Grand Prix is huge for his country .
Indian Formula One driver says the race can boost the sport's popularity .
Sunday's Indian Grand Prix is the first to be held in the country .
Karthikeyan calls it a historic moment for himself and for India . |
f82ba49a41ae71566719646d4db58754e7c60725 | (CNN) -- Real Madrid and Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed he has become a father for the first time with a mystery woman. The striker, who captained his country recently during a disappointing World Cup campaign in South Africa, announced the surprise news on Twitter and said he planned to raise the b... | Cristiano Ronaldo reveals he is a father via his Twitter, Facebook accounts .
Reports: Mother of child is an unnamed American woman .
Ronaldo said on Facebook page that he has exclusive custody of the boy . |
f82bb6e879f0fd4c275736284882d946093c47d8 | (CNN) -- "The Mortal Instruments" may not have taken off in theaters, but that doesn't mean it can't work on TV. According to The Hollywood Reporter, production company Constantin has hired a showrunner to help translate Cassandra Clare's popular young adult series to the small screen as a "high-end drama." The first a... | "The Mortal Instruments" could soon be a TV series .
Its production company has reportedly hired a showrunner .
The first adaptation performed poorly in 2013 . |
f82c29015270a4e2adc2ff3cfd8db317b72d86e0 | By . Kay Burley . As a Sky News anchor, I spend from 6am to 7pm on my feet. At 5ft 5in tall, high heels are essential if I’m to have any screen presence, and while I adore my sexy 6in-heel LK Bennett courts, I’d love a pair which make my working day less of a torture. I’ve always found cushioned soles and round-toed sh... | At 5ft 5in Kay wears heels every day but they leave her in agony .
The newsreader finds padded soles and round-toed shoes 'fuddy duddy'
Will she still look hot to trot in any of these seven comfy alternatives? |
f82cd1d12beaa52b49a4da3964327d8e22691d03 | By . David Wilkes . Last updated at 1:33 AM on 29th July 2011 . Turning back the clock to your youth might seem appealing. But when 34-year-old Naomi Jacobs woke up convinced she was 15, it was the start of a terrifying ordeal. The mother of one had been struck by a rare form of amnesia brought on simply by stress. Nao... | Thought Google, Facebook and YouTube were made-up words .
Spat out her tea after seeing her son play on his Xbox .
Regained most of her memory after reading through her diary entries . |
f82d0090d0cd8020996f2f8b9b53e09443d1211c | By . Emily Crane for Daily Mail Australia . Surgeons in China have successfully implanted an artificial 3D-printed vertebra into a 12-year-old bone cancer patient to help him walk again. Doctors at Peking University Hospital in Beijing first removed a tumour located in the second vertebra of the boy's neck before repla... | Surgeons at Beijing's Peking University Hospital removed a tumour in the second vertebra of a young boy's neck .
They replaced the bone with a 3D-printed implant between the first and third vertebrae .
Five-hour surgery was a world first and will enable the boy to walk again .
He has spent the past two months lying fla... |
f82e52c7d3db59734d92e0c417d5ebdf805f81b8 | At one time, they might have left a pig’s head on the doorstep. But these days the Neapolitan mafia are increasingly employing ferocious and exotic animals, including crocodiles and tigers, to terrify their victims into paying their protection money, police say. Some bosses have been known to threaten victims by puttin... | Gangs now employing ferocious and exotic animals to terrify victims .
Policeman had a python put in his car in response to crime operation .
One Mafia boss known for keeping Siberian Tiger chained outside house .
And police have seized pair of African grey parrots used as drug pushers .
Birds trained to say 'I’ll shoot... |
f82e9b91938632af5fd3d5690c4d5272e19ee66e | Washington (CNN) -- Eight federal air marshals are being fired for drinking alcohol during training, and six others are being disciplined for not reporting it, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The marshals, who typically fly with guns to protect commercial flights, were in New York in February f... | Six others face discipline for failure to report the drinking, TSA says .
The incident took place during a training session in February .
The eight marshals had alcohol during lunch at a restaurant .
Some had their weapons at the time . |
f82eccb35b36711c93d2d84af578cd4af6a73542 | (CNN) -- Rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo began withdrawing from the key eastern city of Goma on Saturday, witnesses said, more than a week after they seized it from government forces. Fighters from the M23 rebel group boarded trucks and other vehicles to head north to outside of the 20 kilometer ... | Rebels piled into trucks as they prepared to leave the captured city of Goma, witnesses say .
Tensions rise as U.N. peacekeepers prevent rebels taking ammunition and vehicles .
The rebels were told by regional leaders to withdraw at least 12 miles from the city .
Residents of Goma and the United Nations have complained... |
f82f5203e08bc1a1b47ccd6c40be57bc66309a77 | More than 1,000 veterans may have died in the last decade because of malpractice or lack of care from Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, a new report issued by the office of Sen. Tom Coburn finds. The report aggregates government investigations and media reports to trace a history of fraudulent scheduling ... | Sen. Tom Coburn looks at lack of care, malpractice at VA medical centers over the last decade .
The report from his office aggregates government investigations and media reports .
It says proper budgeting and management could have prevented many of the deaths .
The report also identifies crimes committed by VA staff . |
f82fec7ea1d4a47613c83f343738fdc9fa56b3a2 | (CNN) -- There's a new "Terminator" on the way -- and this time, he's guarding Sarah Connor. Entertainment Weekly reports that, as a way of rebooting the successful series, Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800 isn't the villain he was in the first film, but closer to the reprogrammed version he was in "Terminator 2: Judgment ... | "Terminator: Genisys" due in 2015 .
In new film, Sarah Connor has been raised by T-800 .
Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as the Terminator . |
f83027a7bef354b5233a4008fcff8da928afe892 | Britain's economy grew much less than predicted last, the International Monetary Fund warned today. The global finance watchdog now thinks growth of just 2.6 per cent was achieved in 2014, compared to a previous forecast of 3.2 per cent. The IMF said that apart from in the United States, the economic performance of all... | International Monetary Fund downgrades growth for most economies .
Says UK economy expanded by 2.6% in 2014, down from 3.2% forecast .
Sharp downgrade comes days after IMF endorsed UK economic strategy .
George Osborne says Britain is 'pulling ahead' but risks remain . |
f8305d1b7a70ff052123589af045d1596f6dbeab | Retired teacher Roger Clark was insulted by his headmaster Mark Dunning in a school newsletter . As retirement announcements go, it seemed kind and innocuous enough. But a prep school headmaster's wordplay has cost him his job after his departing colleague detected a stronger sentiment between the lines. 'It is with mi... | Mark Dunning announced Roger Clark's retirement in school newsletter .
But Mr Clark noticed the kind words were not what they seemed .
Mr Dunning has now quit the £13,000-a-year Orley Farm School in Harrow . |
f83086a166c34819f475bed75e85b501643972d0 | Gay marriage is one of several threats to the traditional family unit that undermines 'the future of humanity itself', Pope Benedict XVI warned yesterday. The pontiff told diplomats from nearly 180 countries that the education of proper of children needed proper 'settings' and that 'pride of place goes to the family, b... | Pope Benedict XVI was making a new year address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican . |
f830ba54a27cc74e484530acba5e216856ccb0ce | Warsaw, Poland (CNN) -- European football's governing body opened disciplinary proceedings Saturday against Croatia over what it said was racist behavior by its supporters during a Euro 2012 match against Italy. UEFA said it was acting over "the setting-off and throwing of fireworks, and the improper conduct of support... | NEW: UEFA president Michel Platini urges fans to behave at decisive matches Saturday .
UEFA says there were racist chants from Croatian fans during a match against Italy .
The issue of racism threatens to mar the Euro 2012 soccer tournament .
A disciplinary panel will consider the cause against Croatia on Tuesday . |
f8312bfa072a068decbb9b2ae9a02d8fc5596440 | A State Department special envoy will travel to North Korea this week to try to free Kenneth Bae, the U.S. citizen detained there since November, the State Department and White House said Tuesday. Ambassador Robert King, the president's special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, will head to Pyongyang at North... | Kenneth Bae was arrested in North Korea in November .
North Korea's supreme court sentenced him to 15 years of hard labor .
Bae's sister says his health has seriously deteriorated . |
f83144f504f7bf7f6c69cb942bca53ee93ecfd0b | YORK, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- The city of York is steeped in history. The central Pennsylvania town was a stop on the Underground Railroad, and it was even, briefly, the nation's capital. A week of race riots in York, Pennsylvania, left two dead 39 years ago. Sen. Hillary Clinton's rally here Saturday, on the corner of ... | York, Pennsylvania, was the site of deadly race riots in 1969 .
Issue of race has touched the community, says local NAACP president .
Presidential loyalties in York don't fall neatly along racial lines .
Some skeptical the city has truly moved beyond its headline-grabbing past . |
f83147a3b31453e5ee286c541181cf907a759ce0 | PUBLISHED: . 07:34 EST, 22 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:57 EST, 22 April 2012 . THESE shocking images of Louis Cole picking up his live pet goldfish and eating it have sparked an investigation by the RSPCA. The 28-year-old former youth worker is now being investigated for animal cruelty - which carries a maximum term... | Online video of the pet being eaten by Louis Cole has been watched by more than 120,000 people .
Previous stunts include eating a live tarantula, a scorpion and 10 ground up dead mice .
RSPCA describe the attention grabbing videos as 'gratuitously cruel' |
f831fcffd9cc97278c4d391616e7883c843bd188 | A vigilante speed campaigner has been sacked by police for catching 'too many motorists' after he trapped more than 40,000 drivers. David McCandless, 69, and his team of volunteers at Speed Watch caught around 1,600 speeding drivers every month in the Cambridgeshire towns of St Ives and Ramsey. The group use hand-held ... | David McCandless, 69, caught around 1,600 speeding drivers every month .
Team of Speed Watch volunteers use hand-held speed camera at roadside .
Police told him to let some motorists off as it could only process so many .
It led to increasing tensions and Mr McCandless was dismissed from role .
He intends to set up own... |
f832220929ef4a2e4bbd0dfad336aff9e9170bdd | A devoted dog has proved its unfailing love for its master after it raced after an ambulance which was taking him to hospital. Desperate not to lose sight of the vehicle, the pet was filmed bounding along in the middle of the road in the driver's wing mirror by an astounded paramedic in Goiana, Brazil. The recording, ... | Homeless owner taken to hospital after seizure in Goiana, Brazil .
Despite the speed, his pet kept up with ambulance for several minutes .
Eventually crew took pity on the dog and allowed it to come aboard .
Paramedic: 'I've done this job for 19 years. I've never seen anything like it' |
f8338b3159371bec079b27affb09bf640f2157db | By . Emma Thomas . PUBLISHED: . 18:50 EST, 7 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:17 EST, 8 December 2013 . Three members of the same family have been killed in a four-vehicle crash involving a lorry. Warwickshire Police said a woman and two men travelling in the same car died in the collision near Tamworth at about 5.10p... | Maggie Stewart, son Damien Stewart and cousin Dion Walker-Smith killed .
Scania lorry, Hyundai Getz, Peugeot 207 and Mercedes involved in crash .
Friends and family held a candlelit vigil outside Kingsbury High School . |
f8339c665c753158d3f4749f9e5522303d5c3315 | Tony Blair last night attacked ‘bizarre’ claims that his decision to go to war with Iraq in 2003 caused the current wave of violence in the country – and blamed everyone but himself for the crisis. The former Prime Minister insisted he was right to topple Saddam Hussein with the US and said things would have been wors... | Former PM claims bungling Iraqi government has allowed Al Qaeda return .
Blair said the alternative to not intervening in Iraq was a far worse option .
Blair said West was wrong to topple Gadaffi instead of Bashar al-Assad .
Barack Obama ordered US troops to leave Iraq too soon.
Britain and America must launch renewed ... |
f833be5677dc46be5f4eb54d2d1efef33ec1e6bf | Ronald Cooke, 67, sold hundreds of vintage and modern police uniforms to film studios and TV companies including the BBC and ITV . A police uniform trader who sold helmets and truncheons to the BBC, ITV and prestigious theatres has been prosecuted after being unable to prove they were not being bought by potential ter... | Ronald Cooke, 67, sold police uniforms to the BBC, ITV and British theatres .
He was found guilty of illegally possessing items of police clothing .
His appeal was quashed after a judge ruled he had not vetted buyers .
Police seized 236 helmets, 56 baseball caps and 92 helmet badges .
Lawyer said landmark case would op... |
f833cc71e91d90fa7a51d0fba92b22cfa79e4278 | MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican authorities have detained the country's former drug czar on suspicion that he may have accepted $450,000 a month in bribes from drug traffickers, Mexico's attorney general said Friday. Noe Ramirez Mandujano was in charge from 2006 through August of fighting organized crime in Mexic... | Noe Ramirez Mandujano arrested, suspected of taking $450,000 a month in bribes .
About 30 officials arrested in massive operation investigating collusion with cartels .
Report: 4,300 dead this year in war between authorities and narcotics traffickers .
Drug cartels pay some officials bribes of $150,000 to $450,000 a mo... |
f833cce8658f35705d9b78c4c29c78909e82f6ef | A teenage student accused of making bombs in his home told police he took a stolen handgun to his Maryland school last week, but was too drunk to carry out a deadly shooting attack, records show. Sash Alexander Nemphos, 16, wrote in his journal that he planned to kill his parents, as well as students, teachers and a po... | Sash Nemphos, 16, took a .38 revolver to his Maryland school on Friday .
But drank whiskey before classes and was unable to go ahead with plot .
The 'shy artist' had planned to try his deadly gun attack again on Monday .
Police, however, arrested him on Saturday on suspicion of car break-ins .
In an interview he told o... |
f8344404720958ddf416a711e6dcc82faac7d340 | The extent of Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza's growing rage, isolation and delusions when he was a teenager were apparently overlooked by his mother, psychiatrists and counselors, according to a report expected to be issued next month. The report found that Lanza, who gunned down 20 children and six educators at the... | The 20-year-old gunned down 20 children and six educators two years ago .
Report expected to be issued next month suggests signs came early on .
However information was not shared with the Newton school systems .
Says better evaluation may have spotted his potential for violent acts .
Publication will make recommendati... |
f834a682a9437a8a06e4b34553513a3f08501298 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:59 EST, 29 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 22:00 EST, 29 October 2013 . Both the Mormon doctor's mistress and . his daughter who was only 6-years-old at the time of her mother's death . have revealed more stunning details in Michele MacNeill's murder trial. On . Tuesday, the cou... | Gypsy Willis and Martin MacNeill had a 'casual' 15-month affair before his wife Michelle died in their bathtub in April 2007 .
Prosecutors claim he pressured his wife into getting a facelift so he could kill her with prescription drugs afterwards and continue the affair .
Willis testified on Tuesday that he proposed wi... |
f834eff8a3775881a3093cd2baa5977e0786570b | By . Kieran Corcoran . PUBLISHED: . 05:27 EST, 19 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:06 EST, 19 January 2014 . A woman cleared of causing her own sister's death in a road crash has revealed her agony at being involved in the accident that robbed her of her 'best friend' - and that it will always haunt her. Rosie-Ann Ston... | Rosie-Ann Stone told how her sister Jennie was her 'best friend'
She died in February after both sisters tried to overtake a lorry at once .
Rosie-Ann was cleared this week of causing death by careless driving . |
f834f079c2fceb737b5164b628ba92600f6631e1 | (CNN) -- A personal phone conversation by an air traffic controller likely contributed to the cause of a deadly midair collision over the Hudson River last year, the The National Transportation Safety Board said. A single-engine plane and a sightseeing helicopter collided on August 8, 2009 near Hoboken, New Jersey. All... | 9 people died from a two-aircraft collision over the Hudson River last year .
NTSB: The "see-and-avoid" technique was not effective .
The agency says an air traffic controller's personal phone call "distracted" him . |
f8351fa35b7b376d7e2af91f4b590a3a946e73cb | Each November, revellers at northern Thailand's Yi Peng festival, launch thousands of lanterns, known as khom loy, lighting up the night sky like a swarm of jellyfish. It's a spectacular sight, but this year, authorities have expressed safety concerns over the lanterns and festival goers have been asked to avoid settin... | Each year revellers at Thailand's Yi Peng festival launch swarms of lanterns .
Air traffic control bosses declare three-mile no lantern zone around airports .
More than 150 flights have been cancelled affecting 20,000 passengers . |
f8356ae923bdfd2547c84c248a1bb150969d00ef | As family, friends and cricket legends gathered at a Sydney hospital to say goodbye to Phillip Hughes, the 25-year-old's sister Megan sat with devastated cricketer Sean Abbott to offer him support. Australian captain Michael Clarke also spent time with the distraught bowler whose ball felled Hughes, as the internationa... | Sean Abbott bowled the short delivery which struck Phillip Hughes in the head, causing the injury which claimed his life on Thursday afternoon .
Australian team doctor Peter Brukner said that the experience had been 'incredibly traumatic' and that he was receiving support from his team .
Hughes sister had deliberately ... |
f8357effa5c626098460c6662107cce8cf36a038 | They're the toughest Arctic waters in the world - almost mythical in their ability to frustrate sailors, with extreme icy conditions rendering them largely off limits. But now a cruise line is offering intrepid travellers the chance to face the Northwest passage - the route through northern coast of North America, co... | Luxurious Crystal Serenity to make its virgin arctic voyage in August 2016 .
Ship will sail from Alaska and into the Beaufort Sea, through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and on to Greenland, before docking in New York City .
Only around 200 ships have ever sailed whole length of the passage . |
f835b3b4006abcb23506504f715eec6f9f402774 | Celtic's elimination from the Champions League on Tuesday night was celebrated by Legia Warsaw after they were controversially knocked out of the European competition. The Polish outfit mocked Celtic over their 1-0 defeat against Maribor after they were thrown out of the competition for fielding a suspended player duri... | Celtic were knocked out of the Champions League after losing to Maribor .
Polish outfit Legia Warsaw's place was taken by Scottish champions Celtic .
Legia Warsaw chairman Dariusz Mioduski mocked Celtic after their exit . |
f835ff1f36ea4546a356286f5d306114b95f67e2 | By . Mark Prigg . It was a remarkable step forward in warfare - and the first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship. The H.L Hunley, a hand-cranked submarine, was first launched in 1863 - but after sinking twice, was lost a year later for unknown reasons, killing all crew. The Hunley was eventually discovered o... | Sub sank a Union blockade ship off Charleston in 1864 .
Was discovered off the coast in 1995 and raised in 2000 .
Researchers have been unable to find out why it sunk with crew still aboard . |
f8360175050087a22c752d6122589c27157d0cba | This week, the world's largest gathering of AIDS doctors and experts is converging on Washington for the 19th International AIDS Conference. It marks the first time in 22 years that the biannual event will be held on U.S. soil, possible only because a 25-year-old travel ban preventing HIV-positive people from entering ... | The 19th International AIDS Conference is in Washington this week .
This is the first time in 22 years that the conference has been in the United States .
Global researchers are developing priorities for finding a cure . |
f8366737ab877720f39fce5385592443cc22ff74 | A new recording of Donald Sterling has been released by a friend of the disgraced Clippers owner and he is heard declaring that he is not a racist. 'You think I’m a racist? You think I have anything in the world but love for everybody? You don’t think that! You know I’m not a racist!' Sterling is heard saying to his un... | A 'longtime friend' recorded a call to Sterling after the NBA ban .
Sterling questions how his friend could 'think I have anything in the world but love for everybody'
Calls Magic Johnson 'a guy I respect so much' but can't believe that the former NBA player didn't talk to Sterling before condemning him .
Argues that h... |
f83853c513d3f9658941759c8f0d65420a2989b2 | (CNN) -- The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court says he has evidence to prove Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is guilty of genocide, even though he is not charged with the crime. Omar al-Bashir remains president and has traveled to several countries since warrant was issued. Luis Moreno-Ocampo spoke... | Luis Moreno-Ocampo calls for genocide to be added to al-Bashir's charges .
Sudan leader already charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity .
Relates to five-year campaign of violence in western Sudan's Darfur region .
U.N. estimates 300,000 people have been killed in the conflict . |
f83866ee1e3e2fe796db9d5c96670d1ce7da1f92 | House Speaker John Boehner accused Democrats in the Senate on Thursday of using funding for the Homeland Security Department as 'blackmail' as they attempt to protect President Barack Obama's immigration measures. Boehner's comments came after Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said at a press conference that House Re... | Senate Dems ended their filibuster of legislation to fund DHS after GOP leaders agreed to hold a separate vote on Obama's immigration directives .
The upper chamber is expected to pass a bill before members go home for the week that would keep the Homeland Security up and running .
Boehner wouldn't make the same commit... |
f83898a1ed35c467f77fda8faf2892f1b1aa8b9f | (CNN) -- A South Korean court sentenced a U.S. soldier to 10 years in prison for raping an 18-year-old South Korean girl in September, court officials said Tuesday. The Uijeongbu District Court handed down the sentence Tuesday, about a month after the rape occurred in the area of Dongducheon, where the U.S. Army's 2nd ... | "Our sincere apologies go out again to the victim," the U.S. Army says .
Pfc. Kevin Flippin broke into the teenager's home and raped her, court says .
The U.S. Army reinstated a curfew after the rape allegation surfaced .
Military officials had rescinded the previous curfew on July 2, 2010 . |
f838d50b9aa0b2d542fca0fae8092f1930be55cf | Target is ‘respectfully’ asking its customers to not bring firearms into its stores, even where it is allowed by law. In a statement posted Wednesday on the retailer's corporate blog, interim CEO John Mulligan said that Target wants a ‘safe and inviting’ atmosphere for its shoppers and employees. ‘This is a complicated... | CEO John Mulligan said Target .
wants a 'safe and inviting' atmosphere for its shoppers and employees in a statement posted on its blog .
Said move is a 'request and not a prohibition' since carrying unconcealed guns in public is legal in a number of states .
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in .
America gathered nearl... |
f838efc04a1b860096e135f32273218a9a1112ad | Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to be fit for Real Madrid's Champions League final showdown against Atletico on Saturday, manager Carlo Ancelotti has revealed. The Portugal international, who has not played since being withdrawn through injury during Real's 1-1 draw with Valladolid on May 7, was set to face Espanyol in h... | Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to be fit for Saturday's Champions League final clash against Atletico .
Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Ronaldo 'trained well' on Friday .
Portugal international hadn't played for Madrid since May 7 .
Karim Benzema and Pepe will be assessed having not trained this week . |
f83939848dc404363569ed69178f338b710343a6 | Two teenagers have been charged after shocking footage of a tirade of racist abuse on a Brisbane train went viral, which even prompted a response from Prime Minister Tony Abbott. A 17-year-old Brisbane man has been charged with two counts each of assault occasioning bodily harm and creating a nuisance on a railway. He ... | An intoxicated man racially abusing a security guard on a Brisbane train .
The video shows a drunk young man believed to be Kader Boumzar .
The attack comes just months after a Sydney woman and a Perth woman, who were also caught on camera for their racial rants on a public train .
Australian rapper Fortafy also uploa... |
f839aac968fd2697ba5ed10207d97393b775257c | A long-running dispute between neighbours over two inches of land boiled over in bizarre fashion when one was caught on camera ripping down a set of iron railings. Ex-Lib Dem councillor Richard Oglethorpe was filmed pulling down the fencing put up by the elderly couple next door before smashing what was left with a ham... | Richard Oglethorpe took a hammer to the fencing put up by neighbours .
Was caught pulling the metal railing down on the couple's CCTV camera .
Incident just hours after he had 'blazing row' with neighbour John Newton .
Long running dispute is over a two-inch strip of land between properties .
Police were called to the ... |
f83a1e0a39831ac42f1e692ae90fc7194a80815a | SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- The chairman of the Samsung Group announced his resignation Tuesday, just days after his indictment amid an investigation into allegations of corruption. Chairman of the Samsung Group Lee Kun-hee has been indicted for tax evasion and breach of trust. "I sincerely apologize and will do my bes... | Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee announces resignation, apologizes .
Lee's decision comes a few days after his indictment amid corruption investigation .
Lee was indicted for tax evasion and breach of trust .
Prosecutors say indictment relates to a plan to transfer control of the firm to his son . |
f83a57d9a75de915046bf026ef236c70e3b9f172 | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 11:06 EST, 21 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:06 EST, 21 January 2014 . A man is battling to overcome his bizarre fear of ketchup which has stopped him enjoying normal meals for his whole life. Lee Sentino, 24, has a physical reaction to all types of sauce or condiment, and refuses to eat ... | Lee Sentino, 24, has a lifelong phobia of all sauces and condiments .
He can only eat dry food and has to order special meals in restaurants .
But he is fighting to overcome the fear and can now eat pies and puddings . |
f83a621e1b0bf0084a1f1bbbdc9a8099d4f7ef37 | (Financial Times) -- India's Supreme Court has rejected a plea from Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceuticals group, to patent its cancer drug Glivec, in a landmark ruling that health activists say will allow India's generics industry to keep making cheaper versions of newer medicines. The judgment will infuriate multination... | For years, India did not recognise patents on drugs, which allowed India's generics drugs industry to flourish .
In a statement issued following the ruling, Novartis called the decision "a setback for patients"
Novartis has threatened that if it lost the case, it would not introduce its newest generation of medicines t... |
f83ac7b2f5aea38e72a8bb706aaf4662a6716963 | New York (CNN) -- Thursday's opening of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York was 13 years in the making. Museum officials consulted hundreds of people -- survivors, relatives of the victims, rescue workers, community leaders and others -- as they determined what should be included in the exhibits occup... | National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York opens Thursday .
A seven-minute museum film entitled "The Rise of Al Qaeda" is controversial .
The use of words such as "jihad" and "Islamist" is criticized by Muslim Americans, others .
"No one will ... think that we are indicting an entire religion," museum president ... |
f83ad6764ca8a12a4c914099b85e51ad37c8abf5 | When people move house they often refer to ‘entering a new chapter of their lives’ or ‘turning a new leaf’. For Jim and Maureen Franks, either expression couldn’t be more apt, as the couple are now leaving a former library they have lived in for almost 40 years. And it’s not just any old library. Fitzroy House, their V... | Sir George Gilbert Scott was commissioned to build Fitzroy House in 1862 .
Asked to create memorial library for Lewes MP Henry Fitzroy by his widow .
Scott was the most eminent and fashionable architect of the time .
Also created the Albert Memorial, the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras Station and the Foreign and Com... |
f83b1ab71b96916a73e1c0d1d1cd9c946bf1ba30 | By . Sam Webb . A daredevil rode his dirt bike up a ramp before base jumping to the ground in a life-threatening stunt. Incredible footage of the feat shows the rider driving his bike off the ramp-edge into the air at a high speed, . The bike then spirals through the air before the rider pushes himself off - pulling hi... | Brad O'Neill completed incredible stunt above a lake in Texas .
He had idea for extremely dangerous stunt when he was just 12 .
A 100ft long, 60ft tall ramp was built specifically for the stunt . |
f83b4ee02700f3bb224c1061020dec06996d4a83 | When it comes to physical education at this school in China, pole vaulting is strictly forbidden. Long jump and the hurdles are probably frowned upon, too. Students are encouraged to keep their feet firmly on the ground, because they keep fit four-storeys up – on the roof. High life: An elementary school in Tiantai, Zh... | A school in Tiantai, Zhejiang province, boasts a running track on its roof .
It meets the needs of 1,600 students for physical education, says head .
The design represented China at the 14th Venice Architecture Exhibition . |
f83b908b629223183a2ec8ab95536edfa689b15d | NHS bosses have launched an official investigation into whether the closure of two A&Es triggered long waits at nearby hospitals – just days after The Mail on Sunday highlighted the problem. Dr Mark Spencer, the GP in charge of the huge hospital reorganisation in North-West London, said he was ordering the inquiry beca... | Investigation launched into whether closure of two A&Es triggered long waits at nearby hospitals .
It comes just days after The Mail on Sunday highlighted the problem .
Inquiry ordered by Dr Mark Spencer, the GP in charge of huge hospital reorganisation in North-West London .
Said he was 'not happy' with A&E performanc... |
f83bc2ebd86c0e6a12f0e19b9b568958df528d1e | By . James Tozer . and Louise Eccles . The surgeon who carried out Britain’s first hand transplant last night praised the donor’s family for bringing about good from the ‘awful tragedy of a loved one’. Professor Simon Kay, who led the complex eight-hour procedure at Leeds General Infirmary, said their permission had to... | Mark Cahill, 51, suffered gout and developed infection, causing paralysis .
On Boxing Day became first person to have the eight-hour landmark surgery .
Confirmation of success yesterday as he was able to move his fingers . |
f83c01bdb3b9fae2dff3fbf03feddd6d31a73300 | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 14:44 EST, 6 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:12 EST, 6 February 2014 . A deranged husband who murdered his estranged wife by strangling her to death in a dispute over a piece of land has been jailed for life. Mohammed Liaqat Ali, 37, throttled Lilima Akter Munny, 27, at their rented h... | Mohammed Liaqat Ali, 37, throttled Lilima Akter Munny, 27, at their rented home on June 13 last year over a land dispute .
Pair's relationship quickly broke down when Ali became involved in a dispute over land in Bangladesh with his wife's mother .
After the murder, the court heard how Ali pretended to look for his wif... |
f83c55b00763325368176167a6d6c80adcb3f47d | Mr Johnson claims that incomes from tolls on new roads, passengers on new railways and airport charges would help create returns of up to 8 per cent for pensioners . All the pension schemes in the public sector should be merged into one giant pot to be invested in transport infrastructure, Boris Johnson has said. The 3... | Johnson argues that income from tolls and tickets would help create returns .
He said 39,000 UK public sector pension funds are an 'extraordinary waste' |
f83cc942002953cc26ff4f1c4ae1613206ea68f3 | One of the men charged is Tarik Hassane, 21, of Ladbroke Grove, west London . A gang of British terror suspects laughed in the dock yesterday as they were charged with plotting to kill policemen and soldiers in London drive-by shootings. Tarik Hassane, 21, Suhaib Majeed, 20, Nyall Hamlett, 24, and Momen Motasim, 21, ap... | Police charge four men with terror offences following raids in London .
Basis of charges includes allegedly conducting 'hostile reconnaissance' of west London police station and a nearby Territorial Army Barracks .
Another man faces firearms charges over the alleged transfer of Baikal pistol .
All five men appeared at ... |
f83ce79bd94241d8e3d015d50731258d88f12bc4 | By . Riath Al-Samarrai . Follow @@riathalsam . Michael Jackson blaring from pitch-side speakers in training and a committee created for players to moan. The world of Ian Holloway is still weird and wonderful. The sense of wonder spread to his press conference on Saturday when, unprompted, he took the admirable step, al... | Ian Holloway's Millwall side enjoy opening day 2-0 win against Leeds .
Millwall boss played Michael Jackson songs during first training session in charge .
Holloway has set up a complaints committee for his squad . |
f83d79f7580159a15884429052570ff852cc7045 | Brazilian soccer legend Pele was discharged from a Sao Paulo hospital on Saturday after doctors removed kidney stones that had been obstructing his urinary tract, the hospital said in a statement. The 74-year-old was admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital on Wednesday with abdominal pains that forced him to cancel a ... | Brazil legend leaves hospital after kidney stones removed by doctors .
Pele was being treated at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paolo .
He was admitted Wednesday after cancelling a book signing in Santos . |
f83e24f29a556e1fbf8ed3152292b53de037c734 | Danny Welbeck has revealed that he was finding life at Manchester United 'difficult' before deciding to make his £16million to Arsenal. Welbeck, who has enjoyed playing in his favoured centre forward position since joining the Gunners, often found himself playing on the wing or on the substitutes bench at Old Trafford.... | Arsenal signed Danny Welbeck from Manchester United for £16million .
Danny Welbeck admits to tough time at Manchester United .
Welbeck found being played out of position 'very difficult'
Arsenal signed English striker for £16million on transfer deadline day . |
f83e6c6e9060fc5e834491af02f4d48a65f8aea0 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:39 EST, 16 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:23 EST, 16 March 2012 . A disabled woman who says easyJet made her feel like a ‘social outcast’ by ordering her off a plane is taking the British budget airline to court in France. Wheelchair-bound Marie-Patricia Hoarau, 40, was told s... | Paraplegic, 40, was due to fly from Paris to Milan . |
f83f54ba95834257a8179eb9a3c77bb1e46cf07a | By . Matt Barlow . For Jose Mourinho, it does not matter if his team summon a thrilling response in Paris in the Champions League or finish the Barclays Premier League campaign with a flourish. His mind is made up. Some of this Chelsea squad do not have the ‘personality’ required to perform at Stoke, West Bromwich Albi... | Jose Mourinho has warned he will begin a clearout of players after claiming Chelsea are out of the title race .
Blues boss has accused some players of lacking the 'personality' to perform against smaller clubs .
Chelsea have lost points to the likes of West Brom, Stoke and Crystal Palace this season .
Atletico Madrid s... |
f83f96cba5ec750194e830d3aeaa49d688c3ba73 | This is the moment Jaws lost a bit of its bite. A great white shark snapped off one of its fearsometeeth as it launched a surprise attack on a seal in the waters off Cape Town. The moment was captured by photographer David Jenkins, 41, who noticed the gnasher flying through the air when he checked the images later. Mr ... | Great white was pictured in the waters off of Cape Town, South Africa .
Photographer David Jenkins, 41, captured the moment .
But he only noticed the flying tooth when he checked again later . |
f83fd51a1d6c9f680d494ea7966bea68b887c873 | Six men have been arrested in connection with the shooting of Malala Yousufzai, the teenage activist who spoke out against the Taliban, but the main suspect remained at large, Pakistani police said Wednesday. Police identified Atta Ullah Khan, a 23-year-old man from the Swat district where Malala was attacked, as the p... | Six arrests are made in the shooting of Malala Yousufzai .
Police identify the main suspect as Atta Ullah Khan; his suspected role is unclear .
Malala is in an English hospital, where doctors say she is making progress . |
f840890158304d000a36891c5537c7d77394b322 | By . Paul Newman In Melbourne . PUBLISHED: . 22:27 EST, 28 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:32 EST, 29 December 2013 . This was the worst yet. A wretched, gruesome numbing defeat that not only leaves an Australian Ashes whitewash very much on but also signals, more than the other three emphatic thrashings, the end of ... | England facing humiliating series whitewash after another dismal defeat .
Australia romped to a fourth-straight win with eight wickets in hand .
Chris Rogers scored a terrific century to ease the hosts home .
Captain Alastair Cook dropped two early chances to add more misery . |
f8409cffeee4740671e5116ecf5b7dedca229d68 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:15 EST, 16 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:00 EST, 19 August 2013 . Shameful: The girl knocked the pensioner to the ground after punching and kicking him - and is shown here spitting in his face . It is an English summer evening and an elderly man quietly makes his way along a... | Police in Coventry are hunting for the thug who laughed as victim fell .
Attack was filmed on a mobile and has been spread around Facebook .
Scroll down to see the attack on video . |
f840c9bda67fffc4916c6e074d414c913a105872 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . The daughter of slain San Francisco porn mogul Artie Mitchell was arrested Thursday at a San Francisco hotel after more than nine days on the run that began when she is alleged to have rammed a police car with her Mercedes as officers tried to take her into custody for her alleged involvement... | Jasmine Mitchell, 33, rammed a police car and fled as officers tried to arrest her in San Pablo on April 29 .
Mitchell was on the run for nine days before she was arrested in San Francisco on Thursday .
She is the daughter of 1970s porn pioneer Artie Mitchell, who was killed by his brother and business partner Jim Mitc... |
f840dcdbf7878ed20db7f853e283ce21522a7c70 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 17:55 EST, 12 December 2013 . A teacher who was caught having sex with a 15-year-old male student has pleaded guilty to all charges. Kathryn Camille Murray, from Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of improper relations with a student and one count of sexual assault of a ch... | Kathryn Camille Murray, from Houston, .
Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of improper relations with a student .
and one count of sexual assault . |
f841660d79bc2ed45924f776ab80b86fa99b4da2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . North Korean leader Kim Jong-un led a drill and taught the captain of a submarine how to navigate as he visited a navy unit, it has been reported. The dictator visited the North Korean Navy Unit 167, where he reportedly spoke of the importance of the country's submarine units. Pictures releas... | Kim Jong-un spoke of importance of submarine units during navy visit .
Kim reportedly led a navy drill and taught navigation methods to captain . |
f8419513b158edd109254c9be6c3997ea208f9a3 | (CNN) -- Nearly 2,000 homeowners in New Jersey who had their lives turned upside down by Superstorm Sandy were wrongfully denied recovery funds, according to a new report released Thursday. Four of every five homeowners who appealed denials from the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation (RREM) progr... | Thousands were wrongly denied Sandy recovery funds, housing group says .
About 80% of appealed rejections were later deemed eligible, report says .
Most of the residents denied were minority homeowners, group says .
State denies the allegations, saying that it received bad data from federal officials . |
f841f68e83b735dd549587d1667162f80156a80e | (CNN) -- The U.S. military, facing continuing protests over drone strikes, has halted military cargo shipments from Afghanistan, citing a potential risk to drivers and contractors along the route once it enters Pakistan. "We are aware protests have affected one of the primary commercial transit routes between Pakistan ... | U.S. cites risk to drivers and contractors along route to Pakistan .
The United States faces continuing protests over drone strikes .
About 33,000 tons of U.S. cargo shipped out of Afghanistan each month . |
f8423f2ebc5d475b85475facd7409f29ca86b28f | By . James Chapman . Tony Blair was accused of an ‘embarrassingly simple-minded analysis’ yesterday after urging Britain to set aside its differences with Russia to fight radical Islam. The former prime minister insisted tensions with President Vladimir Putin over his annexation of Crimea should not prevent cooperation... | Tony Blair used speech to issue warning about the rise of 'political Islam'
He calls for China and Russia to join U.S. and Europe in opposition to it .
But critics accuse the former PM of cosying up to authoritarian regimes . |
f842beb9b1d9ceaef858b53cc10c4e10c2caac9f | By . Ben Spencer for the Daily Mail . It is the stage when a husband and wife finally have the chance to spend time together, free from the stresses and strains of working life. But far from being an era of relaxed contentment, retirement can be a stressful experience for couples. Many wives begin to suffer from ‘retir... | Experts claim women with RHS suffer stress, depression and insomnia .
Chances of developing syndrome increase a year after husbands retire .
RHS affects women who worked as well as housewives .
Study focused on Japan, but experts say syndrome is a global problem . |
f842e2d85f38990d6411a013a5d61e4aa596ed13 | By . Alex Finnis for MailOnline . U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has been criticised for using the term 'Shylocks' in a speech . U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has been criticised by Jewish groups for using the word 'Shylocks' to describe money lenders during a speech. The term, which derives from the name of a vicious ... | Referred to money lenders who took advantage of people as 'Shylocks'
Term comes from Shakespeare villain and is considered anti-Semitic .
Was talking about people in the army who had legal difficulties at home .
Biden was speaking at a conference to mark the 40th anniversary of the Legal Services Corporation . |
f843f0616868cf2d2f98c40510e89584a799af80 | BOISE, Idaho (CNN) -- Firefighter Jonathan Frohreich had never heard of The Wildland Firefighter Foundation, much less its founder, until recovering from severe work-related injuries last month. Vicki Minor's Wildland Firefighter Foundation has granted more than $1.5 million in aid to more than 500 families. As he lay... | Vicki Minor's foundation helps injured and fallen wildfire fighters and their families .
The Wildland Firefighter Foundation has assisted more than 500 families since 1999 .
Minor led fundraising efforts to build a monument for fallen wildfire firefighters . |
f845534bcbe563f7b23bd141b4c93756d014c77e | By . Suzannah Hills . PUBLISHED: . 10:56 EST, 26 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:35 EST, 27 March 2013 . Award-winning Hollywood director James Cameron has received critical acclaim for his numerous hit films including Avatar, Titanic and Aliens. But the multi-talented director is also a passionate deep sea explorer who... | James Cameron became first person in 50 years to descend almost seven miles down into the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean .
He is now donating the submarine he used for trip - the Deepsea Challenger .
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will use it for scientific research . |
f845a68a2f63cc6ecdf080b0573d70e62882d6c2 | By . Toni Jones . PUBLISHED: . 06:19 EST, 30 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:28 EST, 30 August 2013 . Glowing bride-to-be Kate Bosworth is bucking the Hollywood trend by embracing her age and admitting that she actually loves being out of her twenties. In an exclusive interview with The Edit the 30-year-old, who got en... | Kate appears in the latest edition of net-a-porter digital magazine The Edit .
Talks about her impending nuptials to director Michael Polish .
Admits she is embracing the moment when it comes to her wedding dress .
Wears new-season pieces by Lanvin, Miu Miu, Roksanda Ilincic and Fendi . |
f8462ad4eb4a39cfbdb0602bf90cfd72dde24893 | (CNN) -- A snowstorm that could last up to 18 hours was on its way to southern New England, and Boston, Massachusetts, could be snowed under with up to 15 inches, the National Weather Service said Sunday afternoon. A snowstorm is threatening parts of the Northeast with as much as 15 inches of snowfall. Monday's commute... | Winter storm warnings issued from New England south to Georgia, Alabama .
Washington declares snow emergency, could get 10 inches by Monday night .
Heavy snow could make for nightmarish Monday commute in parts of New England .
Snow falls in South; Georgia-based Delta Airlines cancels 300 flights . |
f8463d63e90c343352e27e7ec295ea660b8a3828 | By . Stewart Maclean . Updated: . 02:49 EST, 17 January 2012 . WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT . A surfer has been killed by a shark at a South African beach dubbed the world's deadliest following a string of attacks. Ngidi Msungubana, 25, died yesterday after being repeatedly bitten as he rode the waves off Second Beach in P... | Sixth fatal attack at Eastern Cape beach in five years . |
f846519c3ba5c11985d9b612dbb45370926c65f8 | It may seem like a terrifying weapon from the not-too-distant future but a German inventor says his new laser Gatling gun can only be used for popping balloons. Patrick Priebe's fully-functional laser gun is made from aluminium and shoots rounds of 1.4-watt Class 4 blue lasers. Mr Priebe said although it is only strong... | Patrick Priebe's inventions is made from aluminium and shoots blue lasers .
Video of gun carrying out 'balloon massacre' watched thousands of times . |
f846756769ae89e5c8ad86d87852fbf30519a464 | By . Richard Mccarthy . and Eleanor Crooks . Jose Enrique has declared himself available for Liverpool's opening Barclays Premier League match against Southampton a week on Sunday. The Spanish left-back made just nine appearances last season before undergoing knee surgery in November that brought his campaign to a prem... | Spaniard has declared himself fit for opening game against Southampton .
Enrique has not played in the Premier League since surgery in November .
Left-back made his comeback on summer tour to America . |
f846c4fd0ff194dbf8a08568218ea0c416d4fb75 | By . John Hutchinson . PUBLISHED: . 17:37 EST, 16 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:38 EST, 16 August 2013 . The wife of a Russian fisherman who went missing during a trip to Siberia has revealed she has proof that he was murdered and eaten by his friends. Andrei Kurochkin's bones were found in the Siberian forest, alleg... | The remains of Andrei Kurochkin were found in the Siberian forest .
His widow accuses Alexei Gorulenko and Alexander Abdullaev of killing and eating her husband .
She says post mortem results will back up her claims . |
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