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   Prominent Chinese civil rights activist X u Zhiyong  sentenced to four years in prison.    Mr. Xu was sentenced earlier today by a Chinese court for gathering crowds to disrupt public order.

   Teresa Gilmete Badger, a teacher at Matthew Turner Elementary School in Benicia, California admits to spiking food at a potluck with marijuana.   Two people were hospitalized after the potluck which initiated an investigation by police. After one and a half months of investigating,  Badger was arrested.    Bail has been set at $15,000.

   Police have reported that there is an active shooter in a mall in Maryland. Three are confirmed dead and it is unknown what the situation currently is inside the shopping complex. More to follow. Update 12:55 PM: The shooter is dead according to police. Update 7:32 PM: It is now confirmed that two employees at the skateboard and apparel store Zumiez were the victims in the attack, and the third death was a self inflected gun wound by the shooter.    Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson are the names of the two victims, but the shooter has yet to be identified.    The shooter used a shotgun for the murders and suicide. Update 1/26 4:07 PM: Police have identified the shooter as 19 year old Darion Marcus Aguliar.   

   Brandon Robinson, a student attending South Carolina State University, was shot and killed Friday afternoon by Justin Bernard Singleton, a 19 year old who was not attending the university.    Police were searching for the suspect(s) since the shooting occurred Friday afternoon. Police made the arrest shortly after midnight on Saturday morning.    Robinson and Singleton were said to be arguing before the fatal shot was fired.    This is the third university shooting this week.

   Texas woman Marlise Muñoz, who has been brain dead since late November, is ordered to be taken off of life support by Texas judge.    Muñoz is also pregnant, which is why she was not taken off of life support earlier. According to the hospital that is keeping Muñoz alive, the fetus is not viable.    The machine keeping Muñoz alive will be unplugged and she will then be able to be properly buried. Update: As of 1/26, Muñoz has been taken off life support.

   Riots in Ukraine continue after two fatalities have been reported late Wednesday.    Serhiy Nihoyan, 20, and Mikhail Zhyznewski, 25, are confirmed to be the two young men that have been murdered by police during the riot.    100's of other protesters have been injured during the clash with police during the quickly escalated riots.    Ukraine President Yanukovych refuses to put the country in a state of emergency.  

   Russia has announced that it will not make Edward Snowden leave the country.    The asylum was thought to last for a year, but Russia has announced today that it will not force Snowden to leave as it is unsafe for him to return to the United States.    Snowden has said he would like to return to his native country, but fears prosecution.

   Early this morning a large explosion rocked the city streets in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The car bomb detonated outside the police HQ left four dead and dozens injured. Reports of a second explosion have been coming in. Update: 4 deaths and at least 76 injuries reported after the initial bomb went off.

CNN captures a screenshot of what the alleged hackers tweeted, adding the caption "Yes, it happens to us, too."     CNN is the latest victim in attacks by the Syrian Electronic Army.    CNN tweeted earlier tonight "Long live #Syria..." and "Syrian Electronic Army Was Here... Stop Lying...All your reports are fake!.."    The "Syrian Electronic Army" is responsible for hacking many other news networks in the past such as BBC, The Washington Post, and The Associated Press.

   14 year old girl stabs her 11 year old half sister to death in Mundelein, Illinois.     The 14 year old admitted to police that she felt "unappreciated" by her sister.    After fighting with her sister, she allegedly stabbed the 11 year old 40 times with a kitchen knife inside her room.     It is currently unknown whether she will be charged as an adult or not. If she is trialed as an adult, she could face up to 60 years or life in jail without parole according to Illinois law.  

   Snowden, responsible for leaking sensitive CIA documents, is now answering questions via Twitter for anybody using the hashtag #AskSnowden.     Snowden is believed to be living in Russia right now in an attempt to hide from the United States. 

   Never too far from the spotlight, Justin Bieber was arrested today around 4:00 AM.    Bieber is in legal trouble for suspicion of DUI and drag racing according to Miami Police.    This marks the first arrest for the super star. More details to come. Update 10:39 AM: It has been reported that Bieber had drugs and alcohol on his person. Update 7:46 PM: Bieber admitted to police that he drank, got high off of marijuana and popped prescription pills before going behind the wheel. Justin spent the rest of the early morning in jail and appeared in court where the judge set a $2500 bond; pocket change for the superstar. 

   A One Direction fan who has become famous on social networking site Twitter has passed away according to her friends on the website.    Magda Szablinska, or better known by her twitter handle  @1DCrew , has nearly 100 thousand followers on the social network and loves the popular boy band One Direction. Not much is known about the cause of death, but her followers on Twitter have been mourning her passing by creating the trend #RIPMagda.

   Two confirmed dead as riots continue outside parliament building in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. Opposition leaders have issued ultimatum to president  Yatsenyuk after talks to end political stalemate failed. 

   University of Oklahoma has reported a shooting on campus.     The website is warning students to seek shelter. Other details remain unknown. More on this story as it develops.      Update 2:17 PM : Classes will go on as normal and evidence of any shots fired on campus can not be found. 

   The terrorist threat was said to be fake according to the Hungarian Olympic Committee.     The threat, released via a YouTube video last week by the potential terrorists, warned tourists to not come to the winter games in Sochi this year or they should expect a "present".     The threat is officially a false alarm according to the committee, but many are still paranoid of a terroristic event occurring at the Olympics. 

Riots in Kiev, Ukraine continue. Several protesters have been killed in clashes with riot police in capital. Opposition leader  Yatsenyuk and two others  will meet with president  Yanukovich later today. 

   After 31 months of hibernation, the European Space Agency satellite Rosetta has completed the first leg of its journey to confirm sighting of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta's mission to put a lander on the surface of the 4.5km wide near earth object will likely take place in November, 2014. This lander will analyze materials that have remained undisturbed since since our solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago. More information about the status of the satellite Rosetta's systems is still to come.    

   A man surrendered to police after shooting another man inside a building on Purdue University earlier today.    The man that was shot has died and is believed to be the only target of the shooter.    Names and other information about the shooter and victim have not yet been released. Update 7:43 PM 1/21: The deceased male has been identified as 21 year old Andrew Boldt, and the suspect, 23 year old Cody Cousins, will be charged for murder.

   Remains of a child that matches description of missing autistic boy from New York appeared on the ocean shoreline last week.     After DNA testing, it has been confirmed that the remains are in fact  Avonte Oquendo, the missing child.     Oquendo has been missing since late last year when he failed to come home from school.     Police are still searching for anybody involved with the missing child and anybody with information involved with Oquendo should call the New York Police Department at 1-800-577-TIPS

   A state of emergency has been declared for Bangkok, Thailand after protesters against the government turns violent.    The state of emergency will last for 60 days and will limit the freedom of citizens of the city.    Mandatory curfews, media censorship and more can be applied to the capitol in a state of emergency, but the government has not yet said what will be implanted.    Sections of Thailand have been in a state of emergency four years ago in 2009 for political protesters, but was lifted shortly after.

   War crime prosecutors have released a string of photographs that show evidence of torture to prisoners by the Syrian government.    The confidential report was given to news network CNN along with 1000's of photographs showing implications of torture.    Lawyers believe this evidence is the "smoking gun" to prosecute the Syrian government.

   A student attending Pennsylvania college Widener University was shot late Monday night.    Police believe that the shooting was an isolated incident and that the gunman has since left campus.    As a precaution, Widener University was put on lockdown until early this morning. Classes will continue as normal today as it is believed the threat has left the area and no other students are in danger. Update: 1/21 12:59 PM: Suspect now in custody in connection of the shooting. Police still searching for more subjects involved in the shooting. 

   Today on her verified Facebook account, former governor Sarah Palin quotes a section of the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in honor of MLK day.    She also adds to the post that Obama should no longer be "playing the race card".    The comment was posted by Palin earlier today and stirred up quite a controversy. Nearly 3000 people commented on the post agreeing or disagreeing with Palin.    "Mr. King would be ashamed of Obama", "You should run for president", and "Few people have the courage to stand up like this" are all comments by people around the country agreeing Palin, but others are not as supportive.    "Excuse me Mrs. Palin, with all due respect, are you even relevant in the civil rights movement, let alone in the lives of African Americans?", "What an ignorant comment", and "Can you not even say Happy MLK Day without turning into an attack on the President? No respect. No Class" are all c...

   Kenneth Bae cries out for help from the U.S to get him freed from North Korea.    Bae confessed on Chinese news station Xinhau that North Korea is a safe place, and that he has done a "serious crime".    North Korea is infamous for making prisoners from other countries put out public false, pre-written confessions.    Bae has been held captive since late 2012.

   After a lawsuit loss, Nintendo must now pay royalties for every 3DS and 3DS XL sold to Seijiro Tomita of Tomita Technologies USA.    The lawsuit was initiated by Tomita back in 2011, when it was claimed that the 3D Camera that the 3DS possesses is infringing a patent that Tomita owned.    Nearly 2% of every 3DS that retailers have to buy to restock on the product must be given to Tomita. As you can guess, this will add up very quickly.    On top of the copyright infringement, it has been clear that Nintendo's current home console, Wii-U, has flopped and sales are dangerously low. Nintendo has cut their sales projection for the console from 9 million units to 2.8 million units.    2014 is not looking too bright for the once industry leading company.

   Russia will continue to host the Winter Olympics after receiving a terrorist threat. Video has been removed from YouTube    The video was posted on YouTube and was then streamed to a popular Jihadi group website.    The terrorists say in the video that they have a "present" waiting for the tourists that come to Russia if Russia still decides to go on with the Winter Olympics.     This video appears around a month after bombs go off in Volgograd, killing more than 30 people, but Russia insists that the Olympics will still be a safe event. Update 1/20 10:06 PM: Original YouTube video and YouTube account connected with the video has been removed and suspended.  

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