Last Updated Nov 3, 2017 4:51 PM EDT A South Carolina girl’s family said she shot herself to death because she was being bullied at school, CBS affiliate WTOC-TV reports. Toni Rivers, 11, told five of her friends that “she just couldn’t do this anymore, and she was going home, […]
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12-year-old prodigy whose ‘first language’ is Mozart
We cannot explain what you are about to hear. Science doesn’t know enough about the brain to make sense of Alma. Alma Deutscher is an accomplished British composer in the classical style. She is a virtuoso on the piano and the violin. And she is 12 years old. She’s different […]
Social worker accused of using mental patient as her sex slave
CHICAGO — A 24-year-old Illinois man is suing the state Department of Human Services and the social worker he said seduced and sexually abused him while he was at a state mental institution in suburban Chicago, CBS station WBBM-TV reports. “She engaged in all kinds of various sexual misconduct. The […]
Could new car tech stop terrorists’ vehicle attacks?
Jeremy Straub is an assistant professor of computer science at North Dakota State University In the wake of car- and truck-based attacks around the world, most recently in New York City, cities are scrambling to protect busy pedestrian areas and popular events. It’s extremely difficult to prevent vehicles from being used […]
Trump responds to temporary shutdown of his Twitter account
Last Updated Nov 3, 2017 9:10 AM EDT President Trump is making light of his Twitter account going dark for a few minutes this week. Twitter has reported that a customer support worker was on his or her last day on the job and “inadvertently” deactivated Mr. Trump’s account briefly […]
In Washington, distracted driving gets a rebrand as DUI-E
A campaign by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to crack down on distracted driving recently swept up a high-profile offender. Newly-released video shows the SUV of the Garden State’s first lady, Mary Pat Christie, being pulled over last April. The officer says she was holding a phone in her hand. […]
Trump says “we’ll see” if Tillerson lasts the full term
Last Updated Nov 3, 2017 3:05 AM EDT President Trump doesn’t sound certain that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be around for all four years of his first term. In an interview airing Thursday on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle,” Mr. Trump was asked by Laura Ingraham whether Tillerson […]
Trump’s Twitter account goes on brief hiatus
Last Updated Nov 2, 2017 10:32 PM EDT President Trump’s personal Twitter account disappeared from the site briefly Thursday afternoon, raising speculation that it might have been suspended, but the social network said that wasn’t the case. Visitors to @realDonaldTrump expecting to find his latest missives around 3:55 p.m. PT […]
Amanda Knox mourns Meredith Kercher 10 years after murder
On the 10th anniversary of Meredith Kercher’s death, her roommate Amanda Knox wrote a tribute that was published online Wednesday that recounts the months the two spent together in Perugia, Italy. Knox’s article is titled “Mourning Meredith” and was posted on the Westside Seattle website. She recounts memories with Meredith […]
TripAdvisor accused of deleting reviews that raised red flags
Last Updated Nov 2, 2017 8:15 PM EDT TripAdvisor, one of the most popular travel websites, is accused of deleting customer reviews that raise red flags about potential dangers. Kristie Love was on a beach getaway when she says she was raped by a security guard at the highly rated […]