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Court documents say the student told authorities that she had consensual sexual contact with Fisher multiple times. The plea agreement states that if Fisher's psycho-sexual evaluation comes back with a recommended "moderate risk" for re-offense, the prosecutor will recommend 15 years in prison.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The latest on the trial of a Baltimore police officer who is charged with manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who was injured in the back of a police transport van (all times local). A Baltimore police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray says the man showed no physical signs of injury and gave no reason to call for a medic during a van stop. A Baltimore police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A judge has dismissed an ethnic intimidation charge against a Penn State student who allegedly harassed an Indian student because of his skin color. Despite that, a State College district judge dismissed the ethnic intimidation charge on Wednesday, but ordered Tavella to trial on seven other counts including stalking, public drunkenness and harassment.

Barry Bonds’ new hitting gig: ‘I was hoping he’d go to the American League’ NASHVILLE - Jim Leyland remembers a young Barry Bonds commit himself to being a great hitter and now believes the homers king will be fully committed to his new role as the Marlins’ hitting coach. “You know what, a lot of people don’t know how much Barry Bonds worked his whole career,” said Leyland, who managed Bonds seven years in Pittsburgh. Like others in the baseball industry, Leyland never anticipated Bonds accepting a full-time coaching job. Читать дальше...

A Menlo Park man was cited for indecent exposure in Palo Alto Tuesday evening after he allegedly masturbated in front of a woman’s car as she was leaving a city parking garage, authorities said. Around 7:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of an indecent exposure at City Parking Garage “S” on the 400 block of Bryant Street, police said. The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Prooks Vaioemoui Mapa, was found about two blocks away near the corner of Lytton Avenue at Kipling Street.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Unified School district documents show an investigation that led to the firing of a nationally recognized teacher found he allegedly fondled children in the 1970s — and that in recent years he inappropriately emailed former students describing them as hotties and as "sexy." Officials offered few details about the investigation when Rafe Esquith was fired in October — months after he was removed from his Hobart Boulevard Elementary School classroom.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa has quietly awarded several no-bid contracts totaling $321,900 to a prominent GOP consultant for polling and social media services often delivered through subcontractors, a review by The Associated Press discovered. Critics say the contracts with former Iowa Republican Party chairman Matt Strawn's namesake company — uncovered through a public records request — look like a sweetheart deal among Republican insiders and a potential waste of money. The... Читать дальше...

The National Weather Service in State College says a layer of dense fog mixed with condensation from a local sewer plant overnight Monday, creating a dusting of light snow in a small section east of State College. The weather service calls the process a "microscale event" — too isolated to be captured by local weather reporting stations.

(AP) — A school district in northern Nevada will begin issuing adult diplomas after reaching an agreement with a state youth facility. The Elko Daily Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/21P5Ow3 ) that the Elko County School District board of trustees on Tuesday approved an arrangement to offer diplomas to 18-year-old students housed at the Nevada Youth Training Center.

"The promise was that we were either going to renovate the old house or build them something new," said Gigi Secuban, interim director of the cultural center and associate vice chancellor for student affairs. A site selection committee is evaluating possible locations and will make a recommendation to the chancellor's capital review committee. Renee Romano, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the center is a place where African-American students can "feel at home."

The Telegram & Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1NLVB9s ) Vida Ofori Causey, of Worcester, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges including conspiracy to commit benefits fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors say 45-year-old Causey ran a scheme in which she and two store clerks paid out 50 cents cash for every food-stamp dollar, then submitted the full value of the benefits to the government for reimbursement.

Woman bit store employee after stealing underwear Loss-prevention officer Richard Durham, of the TJ Maxx store in Rutland, told police the woman kicked him, slapped his glasses off of his face and bit his thumb after he had taken her purse to check for the stolen underwear.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Catholic University of America and police officials say a second shelter-in-place order on the campus in 24 hours was prompted by a sighting of a person who resembled a man suspected of making threats the night before.

Aspen, Colorado, homeless man wins six-figure lottery prize Homeless advocates in Aspen say Michael Engfors paid $10 for the ticket with a $500,000 prize on Friday and slept at a shelter over the weekend, with the winning ticket in his back pocket, before cashing it in on Monday. The 61-year-old winner, a builder who became homeless during the recession, tried to keep his good luck a secret and declined repeated requests from The Aspen Times (http://bit.ly/1TAS8Pe) to talk about it.

(AP) — Montana State's new football coach has chosen two former Boise State football players to join his coaching staff. Jeff Choate says former Broncos receiver Matt Miller will coach the wide receivers while former linebacker Byron Hout will coach the Bobcat defensive line.

(AP) — A Mesa County school board has voted to keep one of its members despite an ongoing legal challenge to his eligibility to campaign for the seat. The Daily Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/1NLV1Zd) that Palisade High School math teacher and football coach Paul Pitton will continue to serve his term on the District 51 Board of Education, barring an intervention by the Colorado Supreme Court.

The mayor delivered a powerful, emotional address Wednesday to the City Council on the crisis of trust in policing as the city grapples with fallout from a video showing a white officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. The embattled mayor addressed the City Council on Wednesday regarding the policing crisis that has led to a U.S. Department of Justice civil rights investigation. At least four different groups are planning protests throughout the day in and around Chicago's City Hall to draw... Читать дальше...

Driver again converts transit bus into Christmas wonderland PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh-area transit driver has again transformed his bus into a Christmas wonderland. The Saturday after Thanksgiving, Sanfilippo loaded up his brother's pickup with decorations and drove to the lot where his bus was stored.

During the meeting, many speakers expressed fear of mass shootings, of accidental firearm discharges, of arguments escalating into shootings, of a loss of academic freedom, of increased suicide rates and more. University Senate president Mike Williams, associate professor of journalism, said his goal for university governance was to collect feedback from campus and share it with administrators and state lawmakers.

Facebook hails US presidential race as 2015's top topic SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. won't elect a president until next year but the debate over the crowded field of candidates jostling for the Oval Office emerged as the hottest topic on Facebook this year. The race for the Democratic and Republican party nominations eclipsed an outpouring of emotions over deadly attacks, strife, social issues and disasters. The rankings released Wednesday open a window into the cultural mindset by analyzing how frequently specific high-profile events... Читать дальше...

Kimberly Patrick, an adjudicator for Guinness World Records, says the stocking was measured by a local land surveying company and qualifies as the largest. The Washington, North Carolina-based company donated part of the proceeds from yarn sales to provide more than $100,000 for scholarships for the children of U.S. military members who have died.

[...] my family loved them so much that not only would we celebrate Diwali and Holi, we'd also throw ourselves into Easter and Christmas. The Christmas meal was almost entirely free of Indian food, with the exception of a little cumin on the roast potatoes. This was the day to rush back to the comforting smells and tastes of our spice tin. What you'll be left with is a bright and warming curry flavored with tomatoes, nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger. Fresh Brussels sprouts add a lovely crunch, greenery and freshness to this dish... Читать дальше...

After paying down debt and other expenses, the city's budget is projected to have a $35 million surplus for the fiscal year that began July 1. [...] the city has met all the targets it agreed to under the bankruptcy, such as developing a four-year financial plan and reaching a collective bargaining agreement with a major union. Through bankruptcy savings and leveraging of federal and private funds, Mayor Mike Duggan's administration since May 2014 has torn down about 7,100 of an estimated 40,000 vacant houses and auctioned off another 500. Читать дальше...

Yahoo confirmed Wednesday it will not pursue its planned spin-off of its stake in Alibaba and will instead look into the reverse: spinning off its core business and Yahoo Japan shares. Maynard Webb, Yahoo’s chairman of the board, said the company was concerned about the “market’s perception of tax risk” to its previously planned Alibaba spin-off, even though he believes it would have been tax-free. Though CEO Marissa Mayer has faced criticism from investors as her turn-around plan has failed to boost core business revenues since 2012... Читать дальше...

(AP) — States with large military bases are filling what is traditionally the federal government's role by picking up the tab for construction and repairs, saying they can't afford not to. Of the nearly two dozen states where the military has a major presence, slightly more than half have spent state money to fix infrastructure on military installations, the Association of Defense Communities has found. Most of the spending occurred after 2009, when the Defense Department's budget for military construction began shrinking... Читать дальше...