Tragedy at Turn-About Ranch: A teen came for rehab, then killed a staffer to escape, police say; ‘You cannot touch me there': Breast cancer patient claims TSA ‘humiliated’ and ‘violated’ her; ‘Silent extinction': Giraffes listed as a vulnerable species after 30-year population plunge; UK Vogue editor shames designers who ‘flatly refused’ to dress plus-size model Ashley Graham for magazine cover; Colombia shaken after wealthy architect charged with kidnapping, killing indigenous girl, 7; 75 years later, remembering FDR’s day of ‘infamy,’ a phrase that almost wasn’t; How huge is the holiday craze for Hatchimal toys? One author bought $23,000 worth of them.; Denver man sues lab techs after spending 61 days in jail because of mixed-up DNA samples; Thousands of Montana snow geese die after landing in toxic, acidic mine pit; 22 heavily armed men post mannequin challenge on Facebook, much to delight of cops; Pipeline protesters forced from camps by blizzard, deadly temperatures; Rashaan Salaam, 1994 Heisman winner, found dead in Boulder, Colo., park. Left a note, family says.;
 
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Angry Argentine parents accused of fatally beating pedophile, a trumpeter, as he played in church concert
The man had been sentenced to 30 years in prison for molesting five children. But four years later, he was released.
Tragedy at Turn-About Ranch: A teen came for rehab, then killed a staffer to escape, police say
"It was a brutal, vicious, violent, very violent attack," Garfield County Sheriff James Perkins told local media.
 
‘You cannot touch me there': Breast cancer patient claims TSA ‘humiliated’ and ‘violated’ her
"TSA is currently looking into the specific details as to what occurred during the screening process to ensure our security protocols were followed,” the organization said in a statement.
 
‘Silent extinction': Giraffes listed as a vulnerable species after 30-year population plunge
Over three decades, the giraffe population dropped between 36 to 40 percent.
 
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UK Vogue editor shames designers who ‘flatly refused’ to dress plus-size model Ashley Graham for magazine cover
This is far from the first time a celebrity has been in the situation where the emperors of high fashion refused to clothe them.
 
Colombia shaken after wealthy architect charged with kidnapping, killing indigenous girl, 7
The killing of the girl rattled the South American nation, sparking angry protests, exposing Colombia's troubling rates of violence against women and uncovering the stark divides between the rich and poor in its capital city.
 
75 years later, remembering FDR’s day of ‘infamy,’ a phrase that almost wasn’t
The original draft said something else.
 
How huge is the holiday craze for Hatchimal toys? One author bought $23,000 worth of them.
Industry experts heralded the toy as a commodity on par with Cabbage Patch Kids, or perhaps as the second coming of Beanie Babies.
 
Denver man sues lab techs after spending 61 days in jail because of mixed-up DNA samples
“When you are in that position and someone’s fate is in your hands, honest mistakes are not tolerated,” Shawnnon Hale's attorney said. “You are held to a higher standard.”
 
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Thousands of Montana snow geese die after landing in toxic, acidic mine pit
Butte residents have found dead birds in a Walmart parking lot, on roadsides and outside the city.
 
22 heavily armed men post mannequin challenge on Facebook, much to delight of cops
Police confiscated two handguns, one assault rifle and a single-barrel shotgun, a tactical vest, many rounds of ammunition and multiple magazines, along with several bags of marijuana.
 
Pipeline protesters forced from camps by blizzard, deadly temperatures
For many, the snowstorm and the evacuation of camp was a realization of just how harsh winters can be on the North Dakota prairie.
 
Rashaan Salaam, 1994 Heisman winner, found dead in Boulder, Colo., park. Left a note, family says.
The former University of Colorado great had a single great season in the NFL before his career and his life stumbled.
 
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