A statement from the Metropolitan police on Wednesday, warning internet users that they may be committing a crime if they watched the online video of the brutal murder of journalist James Foley caused controversy this week ( Read more... )

NEW YORK - A 14-year-old boy has been charged in the stabbing death of another 14-year-old student during a fight Wednesday afternoon outside a Bronx middle school.

Police said the victim, Timothy Crump, died after being stabbed several times in the stomach following the 3 p.m. fight Wednesday.

According to authorities, Noel Estevez, of the Bronx, ( Read more... )

Exclusive: The Daily Banter’s Investigation Helps Catch Sandy Hook Memorial Thief

This morning, police in Herndon, Va. recovered the two signs that had been stolen from the memorial playgrounds honoring Grace McDonnell and Chase Kowalski, victims of the Sandy Hook massacre. Police have told us that The Daily Banter‘s reporting on the story was ( Read more... )

Last year, town rescinded LGBT proclamation, and is the only California municipal government to support Proposition 8
Friday, May 16, 2014PORTERVILLE, Calif. - A central California mayor says bullying victims should toughen up, “grow a pair” and defend themselves, sparking anger among some city officials and gay rights advocates ( Read more... )

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A threatening "Mother's Day" video aimed at women calling for gun reforms.As Jennifer Longdon steered her wheelchair through the Indianapolis airport on April 25, she thought the roughest part of her trip was over. Earlier that day she'd participated in an emotional press conference with the new ( Read more... )

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Popular vampire novel author Anne Rice has signed on to a petition demanding that Amazon disable anonymous book reviews after Internet trolls began ganging up on her in a section of the website normally reserved for critical but comparatively mild commentary

Correction appended, March 10, 2014The creature with which Anne Rice is most commonly ( Read more... )

NATOMAS (CBS13) - The parents of a second-grade student say nobody at the school knew where she was for more than two hours after she walked away.

As the 7-year-old girl wandered the streets of Natomas, her parents say nobody at Jefferson Elementary School contacted them or the police right away.

“They’ve lost our child for two hours,” said Damia ( Read more... )

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In response to cruel cyberbullying that has left their 16-year-old daughter feeling humiliated and unable to sleep, a pair of fed-up parents are striking back at the offending classmates in a unique and public way: They're suing all seven of the teens for libel and all of their parents for negligence.

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After painting a public image of a concerned mother and staunchly denying the fact her “lovable” and “caring” 14-year-old daughter sent horrific social messages to suicide victim Rebecca Sedwick, the mother of the cyberbully was arrested this week and charged with two counts of child abuse with bodily harm, and four counts of child neglect with ( Read more... )