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(AP) — A St. Charles Parish teacher is in custody after investigators uncovered evidence that she and her husband were running a meth lab at the home they shared with their 7-year-old child. Sheriff's spokesman Capt. Pat Yoes says 37-year-old Kristy Allen and her husband, 42-year-old Ryan Allen, face multiple charges, including creating and operating a clandestine laboratory and possession of methamphetamine.

In an interview with The Associated Press, the Democrat said the trip gave her essential perspective as she embarks on her new career as a state representative. "To walk the same streets I walked as a kid, as a refugee, to think about the other kids who now are adults raising kids in Somalia, who are still living in a refugee camp ... it's hard not to believe there's a bigger purpose," said Omar, 34. Omar said she considers her election to be a "counter-narrative" to President-elect Donald Trump... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Her voice breaking and eyes filling with tears, an unusually emotional Michelle Obama said Friday that being first lady "has been the greatest honor of my life" as she bid an early farewell to the White House. An East Room ceremony honoring the 2017 school counselor of the year, and the work of all school counselors, marked her final event as first lady. Before the tearful goodbye, there were words of encouragement for young people. Mrs. Obama ended the appearance by thanking the school counselors standing behind her... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — New declassified report: Russian President Vladimir Putin 'ordered' campaign to influence presidential election.

(AP) — House Republicans have advanced a bill that would replace the board of trustees at the University of Louisville despite some fears it could cause the school to lose its accreditation. Bevin abolished and replaced the board via executive order last year, prompting the university's accrediting body to place it on probation over concerns of "undue political influence."

By Thursday evening, Jan. 5, he was in New York, talking to Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” and performing “I See a Victory,” one of his new songs from the film “Hidden Figures,” with gospel singer Kim Burrell. [...] by the end of this itinerary, Williams was looking to shine the spotlight on “Hidden Figures”: The film, directed by Theodore Melfi, tells the story of real-life mathematicians Katherine Johnson (played by Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — HBO thought its documentary Bright Lights: The deaths of Fisher and her mother on two successive days last week compelled HBO to swiftly schedule the film's television premiere for Saturday night at 8 p.m. EST/PST. Learning her mother, at age 82, insisted upon performing some final nightclub shows, Fisher thought the experience should be preserved on film and contacted Stevens through mutual friends. The idea intrigued the filmmakers; Reynolds was the last of the MGM contract employees... Читать дальше...

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A county official says the Fort Lauderdale airport shooter pulled a gun out of a checked bag, loaded in a bathroom and started shooting, killing five people and wounding at least eight. A passenger says he heard the first gunshots as he picked up his luggage from a baggage claim carousel in a shooting at a Florida airport that left five dead and eight wounded. Schilcher says he didn't assume it was safe until he saw a police officer standing over him at the Fort Lauderdale international airport. Читать дальше...

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DETROIT (AP) — Fresh off a record year for U.S. auto sales, carmakers meet in Detroit next week to show buyers what's coming next — and ponder their own future under a Trump administration. More than 40 new vehicles will debut at the North American International Auto Show, which is one of the largest events in the U.S. After record sales of 17.55 million in 2016, U.S. sales of new cars and trucks are expected to cool off a little this year, but demand remains strong. Trump has criticized Ford,... Читать дальше...

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Transportation is calling for a comprehensive plan to address concerns about sexual assault and harassment at the Merchant Marine Academy. The review was ordered after academy leadership ordered a halt last summer to placing cadets on commercial vessels as part of the academy's Sea Year training program.

Klay Thompson is listed as questionable for Friday night’s game against Memphis with an undisclosed illness, the Warriors have announced. Thompson, a shooting guard, is third on the team with 21.5 points per game and second with 110 three-pointers made. On Dec. 5, when Thompson scored a career-high 60 points in 29 minutes, he needed only 88.4 seconds of possession, 52 touches, 33 shots and 11 dribbles.

Tech companies at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas would like it to be. "When an industry is nascent, you will see experimentation," said Mark Hung, a vice president at Gartner Research. The Hair Coach from L'Oreal's Kerastase brand uses a microphone, gyroscope and other sensors to monitor how fast and how hard you're brushing. An accompanying app recommends how to brush for optimal quality and minimal breakage and split ends. A built-in digital screen displays photos you just snapped or have in your photo gallery. Читать дальше...

Neurosurgeons and engineers at the Cleveland Clinic hospital group have developed a mouth guard that's basically a small computer. Wear it next time you play football, ice hockey or any other sports with the potential for head injuries. Adam Bartsch, who was one of the designers of the technology, says that "in near real time, what we're doing is computing the risk of concussion for any single head event." The mouth guard costs $199 and comes from a Cleveland Clinic spinoff called Prevent Biometrics. Читать дальше...

(AP) — A 57-year-old convicted killer serving a life sentence in California became the first U.S. inmate to receive state-funded sex-reassignment surgery, the prisoner's attorneys confirmed Friday to The Associated Press. California prison officials agreed in August 2015 to pay for the surgery for Shiloh Heavenly Quine, who was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping and robbery for ransom and has no possibility of parole. Completion of the surgery not only fulfills a landmark legal settlement... Читать дальше...

Idaho governor wants task force to study higher education Otter said Friday that the group will be made up of a wide variety of representatives to study options that could lead to changes to postsecondary access and completion.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A school district that includes students from Ferguson, Missouri, will continue its long-held method of electing board members at large in April, despite a lawsuit claiming the process is racially biased. "The court's decision that the election system violates the Voting Rights Act still stands," Rothert said in a statement. The unrest that followed the unarmed, black 18-year-old's shooting by a white police officer in the St. Louis suburb brought national attention to concerns... Читать дальше...

On Sunday, Jan. 8, the movie industry will gather for the Golden Globes, which are regularly one of the most freewheeling and frothiest award shows of the year. The election of Donald Trump has loomed over this year’s awards season, where the movie industry’s usual self-congratulatory toasting has been mixed with a foreboding sense of dread. “We are living in very troubled times,” Kenneth Lonergan, writer and director of one of the season’s favorites, “Manchester by the Sea,” said Wednesday, Jan. Читать дальше...

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a former West Texas school official has pleaded guilty for his role in an alleged scheme to rig his school district's high-stakes test scores. Investigators say Murphy and other officials sought to falsely boost the school district's accountability scores by a variety of means, including preventing "limited English proficiency" students from taking the state standardized high school test.

(AP) — Nebraska lawmakers approved new committee assignments Friday that could make it easier for conservatives to advance major tax-cutting legislation but could also create deep divides over education policy. The vote on came as some senators warned that the Legislature is becoming overtly partisan after shunning formal party labels for 80 years.

On the eve of their first playoff game in 14 years, the Raiders placed two players on the Associated Press All-Pro team on Friday. Mack, already an elite pass rusher in only his third NFL season, had 11 sacks, five forced fumbles (plus three recoveries) and one interception this season. Osemele started 15 games and was a key cog on an offensive line that helped the Raiders finish sixth in the league in total offense, with 373.3 yards per game. Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott, Kansas City punt... Читать дальше...

Not a lot of league action this weekend, but the third round of the English FA Cup will be in full swing with a lot of exciting matches, including Liverpool taking on League Two’s Plymouth Argyle and Chelsea taking on League One’s Peterborough United on Sunday. SATURDAY, JAN. 7TH English FA Cup 4:30 am Manchester

In six months, though, the hard hats will be gone, and in their place will be a completed $220 million stadium and football headquarters, complete with luxury suites, a 50-by-84-foot videoboard and a 9,100-square-foot weight room, all of which can only lead to one conclusion: [...] with stadiums the likes of which are going up on campus in Fort Collins, a burgeoning city of 160,000 about 80 minutes north of both Denver and Boulder, where Pac-12 member University of Colorado resides, schools like... Читать дальше...