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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(COLUMBIA, Tenn.) — The father of a Tennessee teenager who was allegedly kidnapped by her former teacher filed a petition in court Thursday, asking to depose witnesses who may know more about their purported relationship.Authorities believe 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas may have been abducted by Tad Cummins, 50, who is wanted on allegations of aggravated kidnapping and sexual contact with a minor.The court filing is asking for […]

Chelsea Burkett(LOS ANGELES) — Chelsea Burkett was a 16-year-old student when one of her teachers targeted her for sexual abuse.“He first kissed me in this park in L.A.," Chelsea told ABC News' Nightline. "It was scary and it felt weird and gross. And, once he started abusing me it was just like accelerated very very quickly.”The perpetrator was Joseph Koetters, a longtime English teacher at Marlborough, a prestigious all-girls school […]

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(COLUMBIA, Tenn.) — The father of a Tennessee teenager who was allegedly kidnapped by her former teacher filed a petition in court Thursday, asking to depose witnesses who may know more about their purported relationship.Authorities believe 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas may have been abducted by Tad Cummins, 50, who is wanted on allegations of aggravated kidnapping and sexual contact with a minor.The court filing is asking for […]

Sedgwick Country Sheriff/Facebook(SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan.) -- A sheriff's sergeant, two firefighters and an animal conservationist became birds of a feather to help rescue an injured bald eagle that was struggling to fly near a Kansas lake.On Thursday morning, Sgt. Justin Antle, range master for the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, said someone called in to report the bird near Lake Afton, a recreational park outside of Wichita.When he got there, the […]

Ron Koeberer/Getty Images(WALNUT, Calif.) -- Cassandra Hsiao and her family may not speak English in a typical way, but the high school senior's talent with words has caught the attention of all the Ivy League colleges.Last week, Hsiao, a first generation immigrant from Malaysia who lives in Walnut, California, received the exciting news that she had been accepted to not just one, but all eight Ivy League schools -- a […]

ABC News(PITTSBURG, Kan.) — A group of high school journalists from Kansas are being applauded for their investigative work after the new principal of their school resigned following an article published by the students that questioned her credentials.Gina Mathew, Kali Poenitske, Maddie Baden, Trina Paul, Connor Balthazor, Patrick Sulivan and their adviser Emily Smith appeared live on Good Morning America day to share how everything unfolded."First off, I was supposed […]

ABC News(PITTSBURG, Kan.) — A group of high school journalists from Kansas are being applauded for their investigative work after the new principal of their school resigned following an article published by the students that questioned her credentials.Gina Mathew, Kali Poenitske, Maddie Baden, Trina Paul, Connor Balthazor, Patrick Sulivan and their adviser Emily Smith appeared live on Good Morning America day to share how everything unfolded."First off, I was supposed […]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The man accused of planting bombs in New Jersey and in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood wants his federal trial moved to Vermont, according to documents filed Wednesday.The attorneys for Ahmad Rahimi, who has been in custody since his arrest in September, said the venue must be changed from the Southern District of New York to Vermont or another district the court decides is appropriate because of […]

The Runions Family(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Human remains discovered in Missouri this week has been identified as a 21-year-old woman who went missing last September, authorities said.The remains belong to Jessica Runions of Raymore, Missouri, who was last seen on Sept. 8, 2016, when she left a gathering in Kansas City with Kylr Yust, a friend of her boyfriend, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday night. The Kansas City […]