YAMBIO, South Sudan (AP) — When he escaped the armed group that had abducted him at the age of 15, the child soldier swore he’d never go back. But the South Sudanese teen still thinks about returning to the bush, six months after the United Nations secured his release. “Being…
(WTXL) — You’ve got two chances to catch “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” on ABC 27 this month. A 30-minute version of the Charlie Brown classic is scheduled to air on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT) on ABC. A second, full-length version of the…
Kayla Green wandered through rows of elementary students sitting on Wilder Elementary School’s gym floor last Thursday, mic in hand, trying to explain to the youngsters when they should report that they — or their friends — need help. The students, gathered for an assembly, were wearing superhero outfits for…
A teacher was arrested Friday after she allegedly stapled a four-year-old boy’s ear. The incident took place at a kindergarten in Jalan Chawan, Malaysia, on Thursday. Police said the boy’s father arrived at the kindergarten to pick him up Thursday afternoon and noticed a wound on his left ear. It…
University worker Evangeline Cummings recorded this incredible video of an eastern coral snake eating a rat snake while a large wasp attacked (Pictures: Evangeline Cummings/Twitter) If you’re scared of snakes or wasps…look away now. Blood-curdling new video footage shows the moment one of the reptiles attempted to devour another –…
iStock/Pattanaphong Khuankaew A Rohnert Park man is being held on $21 million bail for allegedly molesting two girls over the course of many years. 55-year old Martin Keith DeWitt was first accused of molesting the 10-year old and 11-year old girls in 2011, however due to a lack of evidence,…
A teacher who made sexual comments to pupils and propositioned colleagues using ‘graphic’ language has been banned from the profession indefinitely. Luke Snoswell, 34, was found by a professional conduct panel of the Teaching Regulation Agency to have made several inappropriate comments and actions towards pupils and staff. During a lesson…
An lip-syncing app is paying big for misusing data from its younger users. Musical.ly, a video-based social-media platform, agreed on Wednesday to pay $5.7 million in the Federal Trade Commission’s largest civil penalty ever under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) for collecting personal information of young users without…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has announced that the U.S. Justice Department awarded the state more than $291 million in public grants to fund state-level safety agencies and organizations. “The safety and well-being of our children are paramount, and I appreciate the Department of Justice for recognizing that with these…
UNSAFE: Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz has condemned the “alarmingly” low number of convictions related to kidnappings. Picture: Nhlanhla Phillips/African News Agency (ANA) Archives Cape Town – Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz has condemned the “alarmingly” low number of convictions related to kidnappings. Although the number…