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Jennifer Mary Nicholson faces a slew of charges in connection with the incident.

Woman gets naked, goes on food-throwing rampage in Waffle House: Reports

Waffle House is one of those rich veins in the deep mine of Americana. Even if you don't live in the American south, you've certainly driven by it – or at least heard about it thanks to the restaurant being a nexus of, well, many things. This Waffle House story, for instance, features allegations of a naked, rampaging woman throwing food. It ends with a broken nose and handcuffs. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Jennifer Mary Nicholson was arrested in connection with incident....
 
Brooklyn straphangers who use the 2 train will be the first ones suffering from the suspensions.

Here are the overnight subway service disruptions for early 2016

The MTA’s Fastrack program is returning this month and that means subway changes for late night commuters. Brooklyn straphangers who use the 2 train will be the first ones suffering from the suspensions. According to the MTA, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., for four consecutive weeknights, and from Monday, Jan. 25, to early morning Friday, Jan. 29, 2 trains are suspended in both directions between Franklin Av and Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College. 3 service will also end earlier...
 
Republican Arizona governor Doug Ducey wants parental support payments fulfilled.

Arizona governor plans to publicly shame deadbeat parents on social media

Arizona's governor wants to turn up the heat on hundreds of deadbeat dads and their female counterparts with a social media campaign that publicizes the names of the worst offenders. Using the Twitter hashtag #deadbeat, Republican Governor Doug Ducey has rolled out the controversial initiative targeting individuals owing a combined $20 million in child support since 2011. The state has identified 421 parents – 387 dads and 34 moms – for public scrutiny via Twitter and a new page on the...
 
New York
The surveillance footage showing the suspects that was released by the NYPD when the incident first made headlines.

Brooklyn gang rape suspects ordered released, father lashes out at incest accusations: Reports

The father of a girl cops say was gang raped on a Brooklyn playground has lashed out, vociferously denying disturbing allegations made by the suspects that involve incest. "I hope they rot in jail," the father – who was estranged from his daughter since she was a toddler and only recently reconnected with her – told the New York Post. He also denied up and down accusations reportedly put forward by two of the suspects – that he himself was having drunken sex with his 18-year-old daughter. "When...
 
Boston
Police have warned of "catfishing" attacks in Boston - similar to recent attacks in Worcester - in the past.

Worcester men latest victims of 'catfishing'

It doesn’t just happen on TV. “Catfishing” — lying on the Internet to potential romantic partners — remain a common happening among dating-app users, experts told Metro. And as evidenced by a recent pair of assaults in Worcester, sometimes “catfishing” turns violent. Police in Worcester this week said two men on two separate occasions were attacked by assailants who had posed as a woman on a social media dating app — one on Jan. 4, another on Jan. 10. In the most recent incident, police said, a...
 
Philadelphia
This man, along with another, is wanted in connection with the incident.

Two brazenly snatched a woman's purse in the Gayborhood: Cops

The Philadelphia Police Department says a 51-year-old woman was the victim of a robbery in the city's Gayborhood. Cops said that on Tuesday, Jan. 12, around 11:54 p.m., the woman was walking south on 13th Street between Locust and Spruce streets when she was approached behind by two suspects – who then pulled her purse from her shoulder. RELATED: Men offered to help 70-year-old using walker – then robbed him: Cops After snatching the purse, they ran north up 13th Street and made a right...
 

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Ricardo Medina at Power Morphicon in 2012

Former Power Ranger charged with murder in roommate's stabbing

The former "Power Rangers" actor accused of stabbing a roommate to death with a sword nearly a year ago has been charged with murder, prosecutors said on Thursday. Ricardo Medina, 36, is charged with stabbing Josh Sutter multiple times with the sword during a Jan. 31, 2015, argument over the actor's girlfriend, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. RELATED:  Dad's rocky online love affair with teen drove him to murder, prosecutors say Medina was arrested at the time of...
 
A satellite view of Hurricane Katrina in 2015

Bolaris's Weather Watch: And now a hurricane in this wacky winter

Just when you thought it couldn't get even stranger with all the insane record high temperatures throughout the Northeast corridor, paucity of snow, severe thunderstorms, the 60s and 70s on Christmas, we now have a full-fledged hurricane that came alive at 11:30 a.m. Friday. It's the first hurricane of the 2015 hurricane season, that officially starts June 1 and ends Nov. 30. Yes, I did say JUNE 1! Just-named hurricane Alex is the first January hurricane since hurricane Alice in 1955, and...
 
Activists hold signs as they rally in support of Planned Parenthood on "National Pink Out Day" on the steps of City Hall in Los Angeles, California Sept. 29, 2015. 

Planned Parenthood files lawsuit against group behind secret videos

Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday arguing that a group acted illegally when it secretly recorded videos alleging the women's health organization profited from selling fetal tissue from abortions. The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco against anti-abortion group the Center for Medical Progress alleges conspiracy and fraud among other violations in connection with the videos. The videos, which were released by the Center for Medical Progress in July 2015,...
 
The Twitter logo is shown at its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California.

Twitter sued by widow for giving voice to ISIS

Twitter is being sued by the widow of an American killed in Jordan who accuses the social media company of giving a voice to Islamic State, adding to the pressure to crack down on online propaganda linked to terrorism. Tamara Fields, a Florida woman whose husband Lloyd died in the Nov. 9 attack on the police training center in Amman, said Twitter knowingly let the militant Islamist group use its network to spread propaganda, raise money and attract recruits. She said the San Francisco-based...
 

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Norm of the North

'Norm of the North' isn't even a good bad animated film

‘Norm of the North’ Director: Trevor Wall Voices of: Rob Schneider, Heather Graham Rating: PG 1 Globe (out of 5) Lurking below the pleasant facade of classy animation — your Pixars, your Dreamworks, your Aardmans — lies an underworld of bizarre, ghastly cut-rate animation few people beyond critics know exists. These deformed monstrosities, usually from precocious start-ups, occasionally volley for mainstream dough. You probably already forgot about “Legends of Oz,” a bizarre, hideous, oddly...
 
Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins on what 'The Shawshank Redemption' taught him about prison

Tim Robbins isn’t your typical message-mongering liberal. From “Bob Roberts” and “Dead Man Walking” to the new “A Perfect Day,” the actor-filmmaker is attracted to complexity, sometimes even playing the bad guys.  His character in “Day” is a good guy: He’s an aid worker (along with Benicio del Toro and Olga Kurylenko) in the Balkans in the mid-’90s, fighting bureaucratic red tape to help a village with a contamination problem. But he’s no saint.  Robbins, 57, talks to us about what socially...
 
Olivia Munn

Olivia Munn doesn't believe the bad stuff you say about her

Olivia Munn is used to the haters. The 35-year-old star once got slammed from some outlets, including Jezebel, for being the pretty comedian during her stint on the “The Daily Show.” She now gets heat from sports journalists, who blame her for every fumble boyfriend Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers makes on the filed. “People can say really nice things, and people can say really horrible things. The key is I don’t believe any of the bad stuff, and I don’t believe any of the good stuff,” says...
 

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Carson Palmer and the Cardinals will face the Green Bay Packers this Saturday night.

What time does Packers - Cardinals game start (kickoff, TV channel)?

The Arizona Cardinals will host the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, Jan. 16 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Kickoff time is set for 8:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The game will be broadcast nationally on NBC. Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth will have the call. The Cardinals blasted the Packers not too long ago, winning 38-8 over Green Bay in Arizona on Dec. 27, 2015.
 
Doug Pederson is a familiar face to Eagles fans.

Eagles say they will hire Doug Pederson as next head coach

Eagles Daily News beat writer Les Bowen has confirmed that the Eagles plan to hire Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson as their next head coach. The reporter cites league sources, saying "We have concluded our search for a head coach. No further interviews are scheduled." Pederson is currently Andy Reid's offensive go-to-guy in Kansas City. He has led the Chiefs to the AFC Divisional round where they are slated to play the Patriots Saturday afternoon. The Birds will then be able to make...
 
Barack Obama will finally have some time on his hands in February of 2017.

Obama to play in NBA All-Star Celebrity Game?

Barack Obama has noticeably gone grey during his seven-plus years in office, but in basketball terms that simply means that he now has "old man game." That OMG may be on display next year at NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte as there is a petition on WhiteHouse.Gov to get Obama to participate in the annual Celebrity Game. If Obama accepts (remember, he will not longer be President at this time), it will instantly become the biggest Celebrity Game of all-time (this is a game typically run by the...
 
Tom Brady and the Patriots will face the Chiefs in the divisional round of the playoffs this weekend.

What time does Patriots - Chiefs game start? (kickoff, TV channel)

The NFL divisional playoff game between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs will kickoff at 4:35 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Saturday, Jan. 16. The game will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts and will be broadcast nationally on CBS (WBZ 4 - Boston). The Patriots earned a bye to this round, courtesy of their No. 2 seed and a 12-4 regular season record. The Chiefs earned a bye to this round after beating the Houston Texans on the road last week, 30-0. This is...
 
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The winning Powerball numbers are shown after being drawn at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee, Florida January 13, 2016. 
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Norm of the North

'Norm of the North' isn't even a good bad animated film

Today 5:45 pm ‘Norm of the North’ Director: Trevor Wall Voices of: Rob Schneider, Heather Graham Rating: PG 1 Globe (out of 5) Lurking below the pleasant facade of classy animation — your Pixars, your Dreamworks, your Aardmans — lies an underworld of bizarre, ghastly cut-rate animation few people beyond critics know exists. These deformed monstrosities, usually from precocious start-ups, occasionally volley for mainstream dough. You probably already forgot about “Legends of Oz,” a bizarre, hideous, oddly...
 
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Brooklyn straphangers who use the 2 train will be the first ones suffering from the suspensions.

Here are the overnight subway service disruptions for early 2016

Today 6:39 pm The MTA’s Fastrack program is returning this month and that means subway changes for late night commuters. Brooklyn straphangers who use the 2 train will be the first ones suffering from the suspensions. According to the MTA, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., for four consecutive weeknights, and from Monday, Jan. 25, to early morning Friday, Jan. 29, 2 trains are suspended in both directions between Franklin Av and Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College. 3 service will also end earlier...
 
Philadelphia
This man, along with another, is wanted in connection with the incident.

Two brazenly snatched a woman's purse in the Gayborhood: Cops

Yesterday 8:41 pm The Philadelphia Police Department says a 51-year-old woman was the victim of a robbery in the city's Gayborhood. Cops said that on Tuesday, Jan. 12, around 11:54 p.m., the woman was walking south on 13th Street between Locust and Spruce streets when she was approached behind by two suspects – who then pulled her purse from her shoulder. RELATED: Men offered to help 70-year-old using walker – then robbed him: Cops After snatching the purse, they ran north up 13th Street and made a right...
 
Boston
Police have warned of "catfishing" attacks in Boston - similar to recent attacks in Worcester - in the past.

Worcester men latest victims of 'catfishing'

Today 5:57 pm It doesn’t just happen on TV. “Catfishing” — lying on the Internet to potential romantic partners — remain a common happening among dating-app users, experts told Metro. And as evidenced by a recent pair of assaults in Worcester, sometimes “catfishing” turns violent. Police in Worcester this week said two men on two separate occasions were attacked by assailants who had posed as a woman on a social media dating app — one on Jan. 4, another on Jan. 10. In the most recent incident, police said, a...
 
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A Texas man was trying to buy a Powerball ticket when he fell in a hole and had to be rescued. 

Not his lucky day: Man falls in hole on way to buy Powerball ticket

January 13 Luck wasn't on the side of a Texas man who ventured out to buy a lottery ticket this week. The 67-year-old Fort Worth man was walking to a store in his neighborhood on Monday, in hopes of winning the upcoming $1.5-billion Powerball jackpot, when he fell through a deep hole at a construction site, landing in water at the bottom, the Fort Worth Police Department said. The man's concerned family reported him missing after darkness fell, and during a search of the area, officers noticed the...
 
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David Bowie snatches Adele's Vevo record for most views in a day

David Bowie snatches Adele's Vevo record for most views in a day

If the Web traffic is any indication, fans of David Bowie felt the most appropriate way to mourn the rock legend's passing was to head to YouTube and soak in his career highlights. In the day following the announcement that he'd died Sunday at the age of 69, Bowie racked up 51 million views on Vevo, the highest for any single artist in a 24-hour period, according to the video service. It's a record previously held — and recently won — by Adele, who pulled in 36 million views in a day when...
 
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Brad Pitt and Angelina squabbling on terrible, awful $1 million vacation

Brad Pitt and Angelina squabbling on terrible, awful $1 million vacation

Today was always going to be awkward in the Jolie-Pitt household, what with Brad being nominated for an Oscar as a producer of "The Big Short" while their latest passion project, "By the Sea" — which Angelina also directed — getting completely shut out by the Academy. But apparently that's just background noise to the more pressing issue: The couple is currently having a terrible, terrible vacation. And not a cheap one, either.  RELATED: Angelina Jolie is all about menopause The trouble started...
 
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This smartwatch can keep tabs on your child

A new piece of wearable tech promises to give parents peace of mind by keeping an eye on their offspring. DokiWatch, which features 3G-enabled video calling, texting, smart location monitoring and SOS alarms, claims to be the world’s most advanced smartwatch. The device, created by Los Angeles-based Doki Technologies, has a three-centimeter touchscreen, rugged strap and connects to a parent’s phone through a dedicated app. Team member Joyce Chung explains why the DokiWatch is the safe way to...