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Fourth Grade Girls Plan To Kill Teacher With Hand Sanitizer

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 12, 2015 12:26 AM EST

The Elba Elementary School in New York suspended three female Grade 4 students who planned to kill their teacher using hand sanitizer. The teacher is allergic to anti-bacterial hand sanitizer and prohibited the item from the classroom. read more

First Gay Couple Ad Appears in Tiffany Jewelry Campaign

Raymond Legaspi   | Jan 11, 2015 10:12 PM EST

World-famous jeweler Tiffany & Co. has included a same-sex couple in an ad campaign for the first time. read more

Magnitude 5 Quake Affects Thousands in China’s Xinjiang

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 11, 2015 08:07 AM EST

Around 1,500 residents of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China were rattled by a 5.0-magnitude earthquake on Saturday. The tremor damaged homes but did not result in casualties. read more

Tainted Holiday Bread Sickens at Least 40 People in California

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 11, 2015 06:30 AM EST

Around 40 Californians became sick after they ate Cholula Bakery's Rosca de Reyes, a Three Kings Day bread baked in Santa Ana. Besides getting sick, some suffered hallucinations. read more

Indiana Couple Jailed for Filming Toddler With Gun in Mouth

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 11, 2015 04:41 AM EST

For encouraging their one-year-old daughter to play with a .40 caliber handgun, which was recorded on a mobile phone, an Indiana couple are in trouble with the law. read more

Maryland Car Collision Kills Family of 5

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 11, 2015 04:30 AM EST

A tractor-trailer filled with 44,000 pounds of polyfiber and a 2006 Suzuki Forenza with five family members collided in Queen Anne's County in Maryland on Saturday. The driver and four passengers of the car died. read more

Texas Hospital Hostage Crisis Ends After 4 Hours

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 11, 2015 04:20 AM EST

The man who took a hostage on Saturday night at the Tomball Regional Medical Center at 605 Holderrieth Boulevard in Harris County, Texas, surrendered peacefully after four hours. read more

Idaho Multiple Shootings Kill 3, Including Gunman’s Mom

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 11, 2015 04:07 AM EST

A 29-year-old man went on a shooting spree in three different locations in Moscow, Idaho, killing officials of a fast food chain, his adoptive mother and a fast food manager, and wounding one Seattle resident on Saturday. read more

4 San Francisco Men Shot Dead Inside Car; No Suspects Yet

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 11, 2015 04:00 AM EST

Residents of the Hayes Valley community in San Francisco, California, are still rattled by the exchange of gunfire on Friday night in their neighborhood that resulted in four dead men inside a stolen vehicle. read more

FBI Seeks Felony Charges Against David Petraeus

Raymond Legaspi   | Jan 10, 2015 10:36 PM EST

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Justice Department sought to charge former CIA Director, David Petraeus, with felony for letting an author, whom he had an affair with, gain access to classified information. read more

Van Nuys Plane Crash Kills NASA Researcher

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 10, 2015 08:11 AM EST

A small plane crashed on Friday at around 1:15 p.m. at the intersection of Hayenhurst Avenue and Vanowen Street in Lake Balboa, Los Angeles. The accident closed the area while an investigation, expected to last throughout the evening, is ongoing. Residents were advised to avoid the crash site. read more

19 Measles Cases in U.S. Linked to Disney Theme Parks

Raymond Legaspi   | Jan 10, 2015 07:48 AM EST

California health authorities on Friday linked 19 measles cases across the U.S. to visits in the state's Disney theme parks in December. read more

Cancer-Stricken Teen Aware of Looming Death But Still Rejects Chemotherapy

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 10, 2015 04:51 AM EST

Despite a court decision rejecting her petition to be considered mature to make medical decisions, 17-year-old cancer patient Cassandra Fortin is aware that the consequences of her action is death. read more

Woman Gives Birth an Hour After Discovering Pregnancy

Raymond Legaspi   | Jan 10, 2015 02:36 AM EST

A woman from Massachusetts gave birth to a baby girl on Tuesday barely an hour after she discovered that she was pregnant. read more

Kansas Gun Shop Owner Dies in Store Shooting

Vittorio Hernandez   | Jan 10, 2015 02:29 AM EST

Never attempt to rob a gun store because the owners surely know how to use the weapon they're selling. read more

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