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Lauren Walker
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Lauren is a reporter covering technology, national security and foreign affairs. She has previously worked on award winning teams at Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera America. Lauren studied international relations at The George Washington University and the London School of Economics. She originally hails from New Jersey, where she occasionally...
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Entertainment
Katy Perry, Michael Jordan, Bill Gates and Others Share What They Wish They’d Known as a Teenager
Newsweek asked some of the biggest names in music, sports, TV and technology to answer the question ‘What advice do you have for teenagers?’
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U.S.
Former St. Paul’s School Student Violated Parole, Judge Rules
A judge has revoked former prep schooler Owen Labrie’s bail after prosecutors accused him of missing his court-ordered curfew.
2 min read
U.S.
Authorities Release Video of Suspect in Search for Teenage Girl After Father Found Dead
Multiple law enforcement agencies are looking for Adriana Coronado, who reportedly was abducted early Saturday in Katy, Texas.
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U.S.
After Botched Execution, Ohio Can Try Again, Court Rules
The state was unsuccessful when it first tried to execute Romell Broom in 2009.
2 min read
U.S.
Homeless Man Rewarded $100,000 for Tip Leading to Escaped California Inmates’ Capture
The homeless man will split the remainder of the $150,000 reward with three other people.
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U.S.
Three Chicago Police Wounded, Suspect Killed in Shootout
A drug investigation-turned-shootout left a suspect dead and three cops injured in Chicago’s West Side on Monday.
2 min read
U.S.
Authorities Find Two New York Teens Missing for Nearly a Year
A family acquaintance has been charged with kidnapping the teenage sisters.
2 min read
Entertainment
‘Eye in the Sky’: Thriller Explores Ethical Questions of Drone Warfare
Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul and Alan Rickman star in new drone-centric film.
5 min read
U.S.
Texas to Execute Man Who Killed Five in 1997 Massacre
Texas to execute Coy “Elvis Wayne” Wesbrook after spending 17 years on death row.
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U.S.
Queens Man in Custody After Violent Sunday Rampage
James Patrick Dillon, 23, slashed his neighbor, fatally stabbed a man and set another on fire, all before police shot him and took him into custody Sunday.
2 min read
U.S.
Aurora Shooter James Holmes Secretly Moved After Prison Assault
Holmes was secretly transferred to a new prison last month after the assault in October.
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U.S.
California Deputies Charged for Creating Inmate ‘Fight Club’
Prosecutors charged two San Francisco Sheriff’s deputies and one former deputy with forcing inmates to fight each other.
4 min read
U.S.
Hulk Hogan Faces Gawker Media in First Amendment Showdown
The former professional wrestler faces off with new-media giant Gawker this week in a sex tape trial.
3 min read
U.S.
KKK Members Stabbed Protesters in Self-Defense, Police Say, in Attack Caught on Video
Police have released five Ku Klux Klan members arrested after a Saturday rally turned into a bloody brawl, saying that the Klansmen acted in self-defense.
3 min read
U.S.
Family Receives Life in Prison for First-Ever Cyberstalking Conviction
For the first time, defendants in Delaware have been convicted and sentenced under the federal “cyberstalking resulting in death” statute.
4 min read
U.S.
Guardians of Fatally Abused California Children Received Over 50 Social Services Calls
Two California children found dead in a storage unit late last year were the subject of multiple requests for investigations into their well-being yet remained in the same home until their deaths.
5 min read
U.S.
Mississippi Man Indicted in Murder of Teen Who Was Burned Alive
Quinton Tellis is believed to have been in a relationship with Jessica Chambers, the teen who died after being set on fire in her car in December 2014.
2 min read
U.S.
Investigators Piece Together Details of Kalamazoo Massacre
Jason Dalton, the Uber driver suspected in this past weekend’s deadly shooting spree in Kalamazoo, Michigan, may have switched cars before the lethal rampage.
3 min read
World
‘El Chapo’ Wife: He’s Being ‘Slowly Tortured’ in Prison
“They say they aren’t punishing him, but they certainly are,” the wife of ‘El Chapo’ says in her first-ever interview.
3 min read
Science
Forget Snail Mail: Here Comes Turtle Mail
An unassuming Wi-Fi-connected mailbox for children stands out at the New York Toy Fair.
3 min read
U.S.
Georgia to Execute Former Sailor For Murder and Mutilation of Shipmate
Georgia is slated to execute a former sailor on Wednesday for the murder and dismemberment of a fellow shipmate 24 years ago.
4 min read
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