Mom sues Franklin Township schools over bus fees (Indy Star)
(Lora Hoagland struggles to get her two sons to Franklin Township schools each day. The district axed its bus service this year to cut costs. Now, a nonprofit offers transportation -- but for a fee. Hoagland, 38, can't afford to pay, so she drives her children to school. But, she said, that means she can't take pain medication for her back and knee problems because the medication might interfere with her driving.)
Argentine train collides with school bus; 8 dead (MSNBC)
(A cargo train and school bus collided Wednesday at a railroad crossing in rural Argentina, killing one adult and seven schoolgirls on a spiritual retreat with nuns and priests. At least 35 people were injured. The school bus was carrying more than 40 people when it crossed the tracks and was hit by a cargo train carrying cement and charcoal near the town of Zanjitas in the central Argentine province of San Luis, police commissioner Luis Calderon said. The impact turned the bus into a charred hulk of metal.)
State honors deal, drops charges against anti-bullying school bus mom (Orlando Sentinel)
(With no fanfare and little drama, a prosecutor today announced that the state has dropped charges against the Sanford mom who refused to get off her daughter's school bus when the driver wouldn't listen to her complaints about bullying. Laura Booker, 40, was not in court, but in a hearing that lasted less than 60 seconds, Assistant State Attorney Lisa Haba told Seminole County Judge Jerri Collins that the case was closed.)
Nude lady recreates Star Wars tauntaun scene in dead horse (The Register)
(An Oregon woman who posted photos of herself reclining nude and spattered with equine bodily fluids in the carcass of a dead horse has declared she was partly inspired by Star Wars. Jasha Lottin and her friend John Frost came to the attention of authorities in Oregon after an animal lover in South Carolina took exception to a series of pictures of the aspiring model and the increasingly dismembered animal on 4chan.)
Justin Bieber speaks for the first time about claims he fathered a baby with fan (Mirror)
(Justin Bieber has spoken for the first time about allegations he has fathered a baby son with a fan. The singer shrugged off the claims by 20-year-old Mariah Yeater that she had taken his virginity in a 30-second backstage romp by tweeting: "So I'm going to ignore the rumors...and focus on what is real. Love yall!" )
5 Trapped in Border Tunnel Filled with Sewage (NBC)
(Five people were trapped in a tunnel near the U.S.-Mexico border and had to be rescued early Wednesday. The four men and one woman were discovered inside the tunnel partly filled with sewage in Otay Mesa. The tunnel is believed to lead to Mexico, which is about 150 meters away. The five were trapped at a point in the tunnel where a fence made it impossible to get through to the U.S.)
Recall issued after reports of 'exploding' toothbrushes (CTV)
(Colgate-Palmolive is recalling their Motion Electric Toothbrush after receiving reports that the devices "exploded" in the hands of some users. Health Canada says there have been nine reports of the problem in Canada, though none involved long-term injuries. Health Canada is advising Canadians who have this brand of electric toothbrush to stop using the device, which is no longer licensed for sale.)
Meet The Senior Citizen Militia Members Arrested In Georgia Bio Attack Plot (TPM Muck Raker)
(Federal authorities on Tuesday arrested four Georgia senior citizens for allegedly plotting to attack U.S. citizens and government officials with the deadly toxin ricin. Lets meet the players. Frederick Thomas; Cleveland, Ga.; 73. Thomas was allegedly the leader of the bunch. He lives in a brown two-story family residence that sits on two acres of property. The first meeting allegedly took place at his home, where he claimed he had enough weapons to arm everyone present.)
Australian Doctor Discovers Gun In Prosthetic Leg Of St. Vincents Hospital Patient (Huffington Post)
(Some people are so well armed, they're armed in their legs. Medical professionals at St. Vincents Hospital in Sydney's St. Vincent's Hospital were shocked on Monday upon discovering a concealed firearm inside a 66-year-old man's prosthesis. Hospital staff alerted authorities and placed the facility on lock down around 3:50 p.m. after finding the weapon, which the man had "secreted under a stocking" inside his false limb, according to a New South Wales Police Department press release.)
School cancels Remembrance Day event (Canoe)
(The 20th anniversary of an educational Remembrance Day event is being cancelled at a west Ottawa Catholic high school after the teacher organizing it was told “no tanks or guns” are allowed in the school. Notre Dame High School history teacher Gene Michaud sent an e-mail to friends last Friday, sadly announcing the end of the Remembrance Day Symposium — shocking many in the military community.)
NYC lawsuit over photos seeks to recreate wedding (AP)
(A New York City man has filed a lawsuit seeking $48,000 to recreate his 2003 wedding, even though the marriage ended in divorce. The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/vzmp92 ) reports that Todd Remis sued H & H Photographers claiming that the photographers missed the last dance and the bouquet toss.)
Jack the Ripper: Is this six-inch knife used by Victorian serial killer? (Telegraph)
(A six-inch blade recently discovered could be the one used by Victorian serial killer Jack the Ripper, it has emerged. It was found among possessions belonging to Welsh surgeon Sir John Williams, a chief suspect in the Victorian murders. Sir John, known to his family at the time of the killings as "Uncle Jack" was the surgeon to Queen Victoria who lived in London at the time of the slayings.)
Joey Buttafuoco Battles Amy Fisher's Husband, Lou Bellera, In Celebrity Boxing (Huffington Post)
(People who got famous because of a scandal tend to get boxed into a corner, professionally speaking. So maybe it's no surprise that they are the celebrities mostly likely to agree to appear in celebrity boxing matches. Case in point: Joey Buttafuoco and Amy Fisher, who descended into infamy in 1992 when their affair resulted in Fisher shooting Buttafuoco's wife, Mary Jo, in the head.)
Engaged couple discover they are brother and sister when their parents meet just before wedding (Daily Mail)
(An engaged couple who dated for five years have been left in turmoil after their families met and they discovered they were brother and sister. The woman, who is due to give birth next month, is devastated by the discovery that the father of her child is her brother. The couple, who met at university, had decided they wanted to introduce their single parent families to each other before they got married.)
$1.1M German museum piece falls victim to cleaning lady (ACN)
(A cleaning woman at a German museum who mistook a sculpture for an unsightly mess has destroyed the valuable artwork beyond recognition, a spokeswoman for the western city of Dortmund said Thursday. The cleaner at the city's Ostwall Museum went to work on the Martin Kippenberger installation titled When It Starts Dripping From the Ceiling, which was valued by insurers at 800,000 euros ($1.1 million), she said.)
Husband secretly fed wife steroids to 'fatten her up' and make her stay at home (Mirror)
(A JEALOUS and controlling husband secretly fed his wife dangerous steroids so she would get fat and stay at home to cook for him. Dalwara Singh, 41, ground up high-strength anabolic steroid tablets before slipping them into meals and wine for his wife Jaspreet Singh Gill, a court heard.The powerful drugs caused the 37-year-old mum-of-two to break out in spots and grow hair on her face and back.)
Former B.C. solicitor-general Kash Heed 'thought he was Batman,' says ex-aide (The Province)
(By day, he’s known as Kash Heed, less-than-mild-mannered Liberal MLA and former top cop of British Columbia. But to his once-loyal sidekick, Heed will be forever known as the Caped Crusader of the legislature. “Kash thought he was Batman — and I was his Robin,” said Heed’s former campaign manager Barinder Sall, who was rung up on electoral-finance charges on Friday.)
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Trailer Attached To ‘Sherlock Holmes’? (Movie Night)
(We now know that on December 16, a six minute prologue for "The Dark Knight Rises" will debut in front of certain IMAX showings of "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol," but according to the latest round of rumors, that won’t be the only place to find a preview of the next Batman movie. According to both Batman-on-Film and Batman-News, the first full trailer for "The Dark Knight Rises" will also premiere on December 16 in front of another holiday release, "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows." Both sites claim to have confirmed the story with unnamed sources.)
Ex-Batman sidekick now a true Boy Wonder for dogs in need (Movie Night)
(There is a very special animal shelter in Norco, California where the dogs are as big as Los Angeles Lakers, and a former TV star is in charge of the whole brigade. The appropriately-named business – Gentle Giants – is run by Burt Ward, known to his legions of fans from the 1960s as “Robin,” Batman's campy sidekick. Burt and his wife Tracy began their mission of the heart 17 years ago out of their home. This adoption operation has found homes for over 14,000 dogs – from "minny to mighty" – from around the world.)
Is this Bane’s ultimate weapon from The Dark Knight Rises? (io9)
(Have set photos revealed the device that Bane will use to bring Batman to his knees in The Dark Knight Rises? Possibly — a collection of photos and blueprints may have just revealed Bane's dastardly plan for the good people of Gotham. Major Spoilers Ahead...)
Bacteria exposure limits baby allergy risk (UPI)
(Infants who encounter a wide range of bacteria are at less risk of developing allergies later in life, researchers in Denmark said. Professor Hans Bisgaard of Gentofte Hospital and the University of Copenhagen said 25 percent of the population of Denmark suffer from allergies.)
Prolonged Sitting Linked to 173,000 Cancer Cases Yearly (Live Science)
(Our culture of sitting may be responsible for 173,000 cases of cancer each year, according to new estimates. Physical inactivity is linked to as many as 49,000 cases of breast cancer and 43,000 cases of colon cancer a year in the United States, said Christine Friedenreich, an epidemiologist at Alberta Health Services-Cancer Care in Canada.)
Study finds women still prefer to take husband's last name (MNN)
(At what point does sex cease to function as a purely practical means of reproduction? In other words, by what process does sex become something more than just a biological imperative; when do things like eroticism and sexuality emerge in an anthropological context? Sex and sexuality have obviously been well-established cornerstones of humanity's collective social experience for some time, so answering questions like these is understandably difficult.)
New GPS Device To Help Warn Domestic Violence Victims About Abusers (CBS)
(It’s a tragedy that happens all too often. The victim of domestic violence gets a restraining order against her abuser, only to be beaten or killed when that order is ignored. But now, new technology may give victims a fighting chance. Maria Santiago knows what it feels like to be afraid. Growing up in the Bronx, and later at the hands of her boyfriend, she was the victim of domestic abuse.)
New GPS Device To Help Warn Domestic Violence Victims About Abusers (CBS)
(It’s a tragedy that happens all too often. The victim of domestic violence gets a restraining order against her abuser, only to be beaten or killed when that order is ignored. But now, new technology may give victims a fighting chance. Maria Santiago knows what it feels like to be afraid. Growing up in the Bronx, and later at the hands of her boyfriend, she was the victim of domestic abuse.)
Kindle Lending Library Takes A Chance With Borrowing Books (Wired)
(Amazon unveiled a long-rumored “Netflix-for-books” digital lending library Wednesday. Via yet another enhancement for Amazon Prime, subscribers who also own Kindles can borrow one (and only one) book per month from about 5,000 available titles. Once borrowed, you keep the book for as long as you like — there is no due date after which DRM will cripple the file.)
BP to Pay Texas $50M for Pollution (Time)
(Oil company BP has agreed to pay Texas $50 million for air pollution violations at a Gulf Coast refinery where a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers, the state's attorney general announced Thursday. The settlement between BP Products North America and the State of Texas resolves 72 emissions violations between 2005 and now, Attorney General Greg Abbott told a Houston news conference. The violations include some that contributed to the massive explosion six years ago at the Texas City refinery.)
Video of Texas Judge Beating Daughter Provokes Online Outcry (Time)
(A video making the rounds online reveals a troubling history of domestic abuse from a Texas family court judge. The video, which was recorded in 2004, was reportedly posted by Hillary Adams, the daughter of Aransas County Court at Law Judge William Adams, and the one on the receiving end of the judge’s belt. The video shows the judge allegedly whipping his daughter for the very teenage crime of downloading music from the internet.)
U.S. glossed over cancer concerns as it rolled out airport X-ray scanners (MNN)
(On Sept. 23, 1998, a panel of radiation safety experts gathered at a Hilton hotel in Maryland to evaluate a new device that could detect hidden weapons and contraband. The machine, known as the Secure 1000, beamed X-rays at people to see underneath their clothing. One after another, the experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised questions about the machine because it violated a longstanding principle in radiation safety — that humans shouldn’t be X-rayed unless there is a medical benefit.)
The strange eating habits of Steve Jobs (MSNBC)
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