FOUNTAIN, Colo. - A Colorado teenager hired men to kill his mother so he could use her money to get breast implants for his girlfriend, police said.Nikita Lee Weis, 18, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, said Fountain Deputy Police Chief Mike Barnett.His girlfriend, Sophia Nicole Alsept, and two men police […]
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Cops: Teen hired pair to kill his mom for money
Schoolgirl Raep Teacher Arrested For The Third Time
An elementary school teacher (34) who committed acts of infamy against a schoolgirl, leaving her injured, has been arrested, but it appears this was only a repeat of earlier crimes, and that throughout his career of perverted assault he was able to continue to hold his post as a teacher.His latest crime was to brutally […]
Nine Children From One Family Abandoned at Safe Haven
OMAHA, Neb. -- The mother of nine kids left at an emergency room in Creighton University Medical Center died from a brain aneurysm 17 months ago, days after delivering the youngest child.The father, Gary Staton, dropped off the kids Wednesday night at 8 p.m., officials at the Department of Health and Human Services said."I was […]
2 weeks after Hurricane Ike, kids are still not in school
HOUSTON - Since Hurricane Ike knocked out power at their elementary school two weeks ago, Jakin and Jared Cordova have been playing a lot of video games.ADVERTISEMENTclick hereFor the 9- and 6-year-old brothers, it's awesome. For their mother, not so much."We try to give them stuff to do reading-wise, do outside stuff, make them go […]
Teen Pees In Teacher's Drink, Police Say
CASTLE ROCK, Wash. -- Police in Washington said they've arrested a teenager for urinating in his teacher's drink.Investigators said officers arrested the 13-year-old at Castle Rock Middle School on Friday, and he's now facing a felony charge.Castle Rock police said the victim was a woman who was teaching four eighth-grade boys Friday when one of […]
Gunman opens fire at school, 9 dead
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — A gunman opened fire at students at a vocational school for adults in western Finland on Tuesday before shooting himself, police said. Finnish media reported nine people were killed and the gunman was wounded.The shootings began just before 11 a.m. local time as about 150 students went to class in Kauhajoki, […]
Burma's secret schools of dissent
Mae Sot, Thailand; and Rangoon, Burma - Deep in the Thai jungle bordering Burma (Myanmar), a group of children gather every day for their lessons. In an elongated but modest teak shack, nearly a dozen ashen-faced children
New Study Suggests Social Networks May Be 'Educational'
Social networks like Facebook and MySpace have reputations as time
Study finds new anti-psychotics no better than generics for kids
Texas has spent nearly $300 million since 2003 on expensive anti-psychotic medications for poor children
Homeland Security, Sesame Style
When it comes to securing the homeland, who better to help you sleep at night than various characters from the popular children's show, "Sesame Street" ... ?!? Seriously. In a move that will make Bush administration detractors bring back those duct tape jokes again, the Department of Homeland Security has partnered up with the famous […]
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