Prieto: Monster by Walter Dean Myers

It also sidestepped objections from anyone who believed that Mandela belonged behind bars rather than on a shiny new street sign.

So Stewart took her case to court, hoping a federal judge would overrule the prisons’ decision. Salon (Dec 6, 2013)

The balloons are prohibited from flying when sustained winds are stronger than 23 miles per hour and gusts exceed 34 miles per hour.

"This is a winnable proposition. It's got the makings of a success story but it's hard."

A felony charge against Winston would have required his immediate suspension under the school's athletic department policy.

The authorities in Mexico have detained six men suspected of stealing a truck earlier this week carrying medical equipment including a radioactive element.

"Someone put my hands behind my back, with shackles, and did the same with my legs," he said.

"But when they rolled back the rock, it was a Frankenstein monster. Seal it back up!"

Based on interviews and surveys, it alleges abuses ranging from working off the clock to being denied bathroom breaks. Salon (Dec 10, 2013)

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said any party involved in the violence could be prosecuted.

He said 16 of the defendants were arrested on Monday and the two others were expected to turn themselves in shortly.

According to Oklahoma criminal appeals court records, evidence presented at trial suggested Lott attacked the women and sat on their chests, breaking their ribs.

Many foreign workers live in crowded dormitory compounds, some housing up to 8,000 people, on the fringes of the island.

The science implicating trans fat in raising the risk of serious chronic disease is essentially ironclad.

Indulge on your favorite treats and meals, and then move on.

So Stewart took her case to court, hoping a federal judge would overrule the prisons’ decision. Salon (Dec 6, 2013)

“Bro is there a high possibility school might be cancelled,” a friend, acquaintance or classmate wrote him Wednesday.

Every week brings news of a tainted or fake product, from deadly infant formula to glow-in-the-dark meat.

The incident took place late at night while she was standing with a group of friends outside a private residence in Lochailort.

He promised to do an intense investigation, but he didn't talk to Bridget Anne Kelly, the main perpetrator. Slate (Jan 9, 2014)

"This thing called social media, I think, is right now a menace to society," Erdogan said in a TV interview last June.

Nine lieutenants and a captain at bases in the US and Britain have been implicated in the investigation.

I’m not counseling incivility — but arm yourself with the courage of your rationalist convictions and go forth. Salon (Jan 11, 2014)

A conviction on the charge could result in a fine, a jail term and deportation. Seattle Times (Jan 12, 2014)

He got a job there as a technician after graduating with a degree in automation from a local college but left in a few years. Forbes (Jan 8, 2014)

The lawyer representing the teenager says he will challenge the verdict.

The government has denied accusations that it is still being practised, in spite of evidence to the contrary.

Mostly black in colour, the animal had brown transverse stripes and its skin was smooth in texture. Scientific American (Nov 24, 2013)

Gore was consigned to a wheelchair forever, told he could never walk again. Forbes (Nov 8, 2013)