Jennifer Espinosa, a teacher at Maine East High School in suburban Chicago, has been arrested on accusations of having sex with a student. Espinosa is charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, according to Chicago-area ...
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Despite moves in Vermont to decriminalize sexting among teens, Illinois has gone in the other direction and passed a law that specifically make passing on mobile pictures illegal.
House Bill 2537 makes it a criminal offense to sell ...
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Jay Bennett, a former member of the band Wilco, has reportedly died. The company that released his 2002 solo album posted the announcement over the weekend.
Jay Bennett Dies
Jay Bennett died Saturday, the posting says. The cause of ...
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Police are trying to figure out who set off a Starbucks explosion in New York City. Some sort of explosive device caused the windows to shatter at the Starbucks at Third Avenue on East 92nd Street, on ...
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The "Earthquake" reported earlier by the United States Geological Survey, CNN and other news wires around the world, has been confirmed by the North Korean government to be a nuclear test.
"We have successfully conducted another nuclear test ...
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Hours ago (Saturday, May 23) a woman in her 20's was raped in a Washington park in front of hundreds of witnesses, and nobody stepped forward to try and stop it from happening.
Michael van Poppel, founder and ...
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The 1330 Avenue of the Americas building sold for close to $500 million three years ago but was auctioned off in April for $100,000 to a Canadian pension fund after owner Harry Macklowe defaulted on a $130 ...
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According to the Los Angeles Business Journal the top 50 wealthiest Angelenos lost a combined $32 billion last year, making it the worst year on record. In fact the number of billionaires calling Los ...
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It appears that the union representing Los Angeles police officers isn’t too happy with the editorial stance being taken by the San Diego Union-Tribune and is pressuring the paper’s owners to make changes. ...
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Mary Kay LeTourneau -- the former teacher jailed for having sex with a sixth-grader, back before that kind of thing was even fashionable -- is in the spotlight once again. LeTourneau will be hosting a "Hot For ...
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Hawaii's Hanalei Bay is the best beach in America, according to a new list released by a guy who calls himself "Dr. Beach."
Stephen P. Leatherman (oddly fitting last name for a dude who spends his days ...
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A Recall of approximately 96,000 pounds of E. Coli tainted ground beef has been issued by the Manufacturer, Valley Meats of Coal Valley, Illinois and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection service.
Ground Beef Recall ...
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