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Ashawnty Davis, 10, died Wednesday after being taken off life support at a children's hospital, two weeks after she was found hanging in a closet at home.

Her parents said Ashawnty was bullied after a video of a fight she was in at her school in Aurora in October was posted on an app. Ashawnty confronted a girl who had already been bullying her, her mother said, and the fight was recorded on a cellphone and posted to an app called Musical.ly.

"She was devastated when she found out that it had made it to Musical.ly," Latoshia Harris, Ashawnty's mother, told CNN affiliate KDVR. "My daughter came home two weeks later and hanged herself in the closet."

The Davis-Harris family has not returned CNN's requests for comment.

A spokesperson for Musical.ly told CNN the company learned of Ashawnty's death "through news reports."

"We are absolutely heartbroken to hear about this. Our hearts are with the Davis family in this unimaginably painful time," the company statement said.

Parents wanted school to do more

If her parents are correct, Ashawnty is the latest victim of "bullycide," which is bullying that leads to suicide. It's happened in a number of cases involving teens over the past couple of years.

Ashawnty's parents say the Cherry Creek School District should have done more to stop the bullying that led to her death.

Abbe Smith, director of communications for the Cherry Creek School District, told CNN that the students were talked to about the fight, parents were called and the cellphone video was sent to the Aurora Police Department.

But Ashawnty's parents say that was inadequate.

"There was nothing done about it. When I got the call telling me that my daughter had been in a fight, they never gave me the opportunity to meet with the other parents to come to the bottom of the line," Harris said.

If they had been able to have that meeting, her parents say, Ashawnty might still be alive today.

Smith said the school didn't know about any bullying.

"The school did not receive any complaints from students or parents that the student was being bullied," Smith said. "We do not tolerate bullying of any kind in our schools and we have a comprehensive bullying prevention program in place at all of our schools for grades K-12. The safety and well-being of students is our highest priority and we strive every (day) to ensure schools are safe, welcoming and supportive places that support learning."

Smith also stressed that the fight, while taking place on a school field, did not happen during school hours.

The district described Ashawnty's death as "heartbreaking." Smith said counseling was being provided to students who needed it.

"We are very much focused on supporting the students and school community as they navigate this heartbreaking situation," Smith said. "This is a tragic loss that has shaken the whole school community. Our hearts and thoughts go out to the family and everyone who knew the student."

Ashawnty's mother said she wants to hold school administrators accountable for the bullying that goes on inside their schools.

"With the last breath in my life I'm going to make sure that the unfortunate kids are able to go to school comfortably and learn," Davis said.

Other cases

In January, 8-year-old Gabriel Taye hanged himself with a necktie in his Cincinnati home. After his death, a Cincinnati police homicide detective reviewed security video at Gabriel's school from a few days before the suicide and saw an incident in a bathroom. The detective said he saw "bullying" and behavior that "could even rise to the level of criminal assault."

Eighteen-year-old Brandy Vela killed herself in November 2016 after being relentlessly bullied about her weight. She shot herself in the chest in her room in front of her family. Vela had changed her phone number and reported the bullying to police, but was told they couldn't help her.

In 2010, nine teens in Massachusetts were charged for their involvement in what was described as a months-long bullying campaign that led to the suicide of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince. She was found hanging in the stairway leading to her family's second-floor apartment. Officials said Phoebe had been subjected to verbal and physical abuse.

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Ashawnty Davis, 10, died Wednesday after being taken off life support at a children's hospital, two weeks after she was found hanging in a closet at home. Her parents said Ashawnty was bullied after a video of a fight she was in at her school in Aurora in October was posted on an app.

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A Chicago man stabbed his brother-in-law at least 25 times on a city bus, partially disemboweling him in front of shocked riders, officials said Saturday.

Darnell Scott, 37, attacked his brother-in-law with a 2-inch pocket knife while the two were on the CTA bus on the city's South Side around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, The Chicago Tribune reported.

The attack took place after Scott got on the bus and walked past his 50-year-old brother-in-law without saying anything, Assistant State's Attorney Craig Taczy told a courtroom Saturday. When the brother-in-law approached Scott, the men got into a fight with Scott punching and stabbing the man.

While Taczy did not say what caused the fight, an arrest report obtained by The Tribune said the brother-in-law told police he was hit after he asked Scott if he had previously sent people to "jump him."

Scott and the victim do not have a "friendly relationship," and hadn't spoken for some time despite being related by marriage, according to Taczy.
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After the first punch was thrown, the two men later wrestled on the floor of the bus before Scott pulled out a knight and began stabbing the victim as some passengers recorded the brawl on their phones, the Tribune reported.

The brother-in-law, whose name was not released, was hospitalized in critical condition, but is expected to survive his injuries. Scott was arrested after getting off the bus, and later admitted to police he stabbed his brother-in-law, according to prosecutors.

Scott appeared in court Saturday, where he was denied bail and ordered to have no contact with the victim, according to the Tribune.

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Chicago man stabbed 25 times, partially disemboweled by brother-in-law, official says

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A Chicago man stabbed his brother-in-law at least 25 times on a city bus, partially disemboweling him in front of shocked riders, officials said Saturday. Darnell Scott, 37, attacked his brother-in-law with a 2-inch pocket knife while the two were on the CTA bus on the city's South Side around 6:30 p.m.

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A Saudi-led alliance fighting Yemeni rebels eased air, land, and sea blockade of Yemen a week ago, but it is keeping ships with food and fuel from the docks. United Nations said that this puts millions at risk of starving. Yemen cities are running out of clean water and supplies. Seven  cities have run out of fuel and are depending on humanitarian organizations. If the block if not lifted then it would leave around 11 million people with out safe water. With the lack of ships coming in the Red Sea docks could leave 3 million people with out water. Without fuel and water, more hospitals and health center will shut down, less than half are still running. Six cities sewage systems have already been shut down.

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A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemeni rebels eased an air, land, and sea blockade of Yemen a week ago, but it is still keeping commercial ships with food and fuel from docking and unloading their cargo in the country, putting millions at risk of starving, the United Nations said this weekend.

Millions of Yemenis depend on those supplies, and without fuel, health and water facilities can't run. So Yemen's cities are running out of clean water, the chiefs of several United Nations agencies and other top humanitarian officials said in a statement Saturday.

"Urban water networks in seven cities have run out of fuel and now depend on humanitarian organizations to fill in the gap," the officials said. "Other cities will shortly be in a similar situation if the blockade is not lifted, which would leave 11 million people without safe water."

A lack of commercial imports coming through Yemen's Red Sea ports could push three million more people into starvation, they said.

"This imminent catastrophe is entirely avoidable," the officials said.

More broadly, they said, nearly 400,000 children in Yemen suffer from severe acute malnutrition and more than eight million Yemenis "could starve without urgent food assistance coming into Yemen," they said.

The first flight carrying humanitarian aid landed in Sanaa last weekend following a nearly three-week-long blockade by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels who have taken over much of Yemen, aid groups said. A ship carrying aid was able to dock a couple days later, and other shipments have made it through, as well, the groups said.

But continued restrictions on commercial food and fuel imports have devastated markets and driven up prices for millions of Yemenis who do not receive humanitarian aid, putting them at risk, aid groups said. Yemen imports nearly all of its food.

The lack of fuel would lead to a "new crisis" that would compound other issues, like lack of access to clean water, UNICEF's representative in Yemen, Meritxell Relano, told ABC News. The average price of diesel in Yemen has risen 99 percent since September, and the average price of petrol had gone up 71 percent in that period, she said last week.

"The ports need to be open so the commercial goods can come in and the markets can be activated," Relano said. "The people cannot exist alone on food aid."

In some areas, the price of trucked-in water has jumped 600 percent, the price of wheat flour had gone up 30 percent, and the price of wheat flour had risen 30 percent, the UN and aid officials said in their statement Saturday, without giving a timeframe.

Without fuel and water, more hospitals and health center will shut down -- less than half are currently operating -- and six cities' sewage networks have already been compromised, the officials said.

"It's critical that shipments of commercial food continue," the Yemen country director for the U.N.'s World Food Programme, Stephen Anderson, told ABC News last week, "and it's also essential that humanitarian supplies are able to flow without delays."

All the partial lifting of the blockade on Yemen's ports on its Red Sea coast has done, the officials said Saturday, was "slow the collapse towards a massive humanitarian tragedy costing millions of lives."

The statement was issued by the heads of the WFP, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the International Organization for Migration, as well as the United Nations' high commissioner for refugees and under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator.

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Yemen's cities running out of fuel and clean water in 'imminent catastrophe,' UN says

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A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemeni rebels eased an air, land, and sea blockade of Yemen a week ago, but it is still keeping commercial ships with food and fuel from docking and unloading their cargo in the country, putting millions at risk of starving, the United Nations said this weekend.

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Authorities have charged a Kansas City man with stabbing his wife to death, saying the couple's 7-year-old daughter told a school counselor she found a body in her basement and later told investigators that she "didn't want to be next."

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Authorities have charged a Kansas City man with stabbing his wife to death, saying the couple's 7-year-old daughter told a school counselor she found a body in her basement and later told investigators that she "didn't want to be next."

Benjamin Byers, 45, was charged Thursday with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, abandonment of a corpse and child endangerment in the death of 47-year-old Melissa Byers. Bond is set at $500,000. No attorney is listed for him in online court records.

A police detective wrote in the probable cause statement that the girl talked to a counselor Wednesday, one day after finding "lots of blood" and glimpsing a body in the basement with a "stab on the back." She told a forensic interviewer that the face was covered but that the sweater on the body was her mother's. The girl hadn't seen her mother since school pickup on Monday.

The girl said she was leaving the basement when she received a call from her mother's boyfriend, who said he was coming over. She said her father started acting "suspicious," closing all the blinds and locking the door, according to the probable cause statement, which doesn't say whether the girl's father and mother were estranged. A police spokesman, Darin Snapp, said in an email Friday that "as far as we know they still lived together."

The girl didn't tell the boyfriend or father what she had seen in the basement. She told the forensic interviewer her father had been acting "weird" and that she "didn't want to be next," the detective wrote.

After the girl's school contacted police, officers went to the home, where Benjamin Byers said he didn't know his wife's whereabouts, the detective wrote. Officers found blood throughout the house and a large section of carpet that appeared to have been removed from the dining room.

After obtaining a search warrant, Melissa Byers' body was found in the basement covered with carpet, plastic, sheets and clothing. Bloody drag marks were seen on the basement stairs. Police also saw signs that efforts had been made to clean up the dining room, living room, kitchen and bathroom.

Byers declined to talk to detectives after the body was found.

Benjamin Byers had been on probation since January after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated as a persistent offender and serving 30 days in jail, according to court records. Melissa Byers was imprisoned in Missouri from March 2014 to September 2016 after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance and forgery.

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Dad charged with murder after 7-year-old finds mom's body

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Authorities have charged a Kansas City man with stabbing his wife to death, saying the couple's 7-year-old daughter told a school counselor she found a body in her basement and later told investigators that she "didn't want to be next."

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wants to  ban most states from sports betting.

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New Jersey wants the justices to strike down the law that would clear the way for several states to tap into what some say is a $150 billion per year illegal industry.

The controversy started in 2011 when New Jersey voters approved a measure to legalize sports betting to help the casino industries in a faltering economy. But the state law was immediately challenged by professional sports leagues and the NCAA, which pointed to a federal law passed in 1992 that bans state sports betting with some exceptions.

The law is called the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act and it makes it unlawful for a state to "sponsor, operate, advertise, promote, license, or authorize by law" sports wagering. Nevada was exempted from the law and three other states -- Montana, Delaware, and Oregon -- had already enacted sports lotteries and were allowed to continue to do so. At the time, New Jersey could have allowed sports wagering if it had acted within a year of the law's effective date, but New Jersey chose not to.

By 2012, the state had changed its mind and passed a law to allow sports betting. Sports leagues challenged the law citing the 1992 law, and they won in federal court.

New Jersey tried to pass a new law in 2014 that simply repealed key provisions of its prohibitions on sports wagering to the extent they applied at racetracks and casinos.

Again, the courts ruled against the state, prompting Christie to take the case to the Supreme Court.

Lawyers for Christie see the case as a states' right issue and argue that the 1992 law is unconstitutional because it violates the so called "anti commandeering" principle of the 10th Amendment that bars Congress from ordering states to participate in a federal regulatory scheme.

"The anti-commandeering principle," Theodore Olson, a lawyer for New Jersey, argued in briefs, is both "simple and vital: to preserve the separate sovereignty of States - and the benefits that sovereignty provides within our federal system - Congress is limited to exercising its legislative authority directly over individuals rather than over States."

Olson argued that when Congress dictates the content of state law, "it undermines the responsiveness of state governments to their electorates, blurs the lines of accountability between the citizens and their state and federal governments, and disrupts the balance between those governments that protects individual liberty."

West Virginia and 17 other states, and the governors of three more, are siding with New Jersey in the case. They say in court briefs that if the high court sides with the sporting leagues, "Congress could compel the entire machinery of state government - legislatures, executives and courts - to maintain and enforce repealed state laws at the behest of the federal government."

Lawyers for the leagues respond, however, that the federal law does not run afoul of the Constitution because it doesn't force the states to take any action or become a part of any federal regulatory scheme. It simply prohibits sports betting in the states.

They argue that a state law legalizing sports betting is preempted by existing federal law.

"New Jersey's real complaint is that Congress has forbidden it from enacting the specific policy it prefers-namely, state sports gambling at its state-licensed casinos and race tracks," wrote Paul D. Clement, a lawyer representing the NCAA, the NBA , the NFL and others.

The federal government supports the sports leagues.

"This case turns on the fundamental distinction between commandeering and preemption," wrote Principal Deputy Solicitor General Jeffrey B. Wall. "Congress may not require States to enact or maintain federally prescribed regulations. But it may-and routinely does- prohibit States from adopting laws that conflict with federal policy. "

Robert A. Mikos, a professor of law at Vanderbilt University Law School, has signed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of New Jersey and says the case could have far-reaching implications if the justices agree with Christie.

"Christie v. NCAA is probably the most important federalism case on the court's docket this year," he said in an interview. "It will have ramifications far beyond the confines of sports gambling in New Jersey and it could impact a broad range of other policy domains where the states are rolling back preexisting prohibitions in the shadow of stricter federal laws."

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New Jersey wants the justices to strike down the law that would clear the way for several states to tap into what some say is a $150 billion per year illegal industry. The controversy started in 2011 when New Jersey voters approved a measure to legalize sports betting to help the casino industries in a faltering economy.

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Cathay Pacific crew saw North Korean missile from plane, airline says. The crew of a Cathay Pacific flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong saw what they believed was a North Korean ballistic missile re-entering the Earth's atmosphere last Wednesday, the airline said Monday.

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Seahawks win and end the 9 games win streak for the Eagles
Eagles 10 - 24 Seahawks

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SEATTLE -- Informed last week that the Seattle Seahawks were in a rare position as 6-point home underdogs to the 10-1 Philadelphia Eagles, winners of nine straight games and owners of the NFL's best record, linebacker K.J. Wright offered a warning.

"Don't sleep on us, man," Wright said. "This team is really good. We're still talented. We can be the best of the best."

Then he amended that statement.

"We are the best of the best."

No one would confuse the Seahawks with such this season, not with four losses and three stars missing from their defense. But they delivered a decisive defeat Sunday night to the team that could most credibly claim that title.

Seahawks 24, Eagles 10. And while it was nip-and-tuck for three-and-a-half quarters, this victory was every bit as impressive as the final score would suggest.

With the win, the Seahawks (8-4) overtake Carolina as the No. 5 seed in the NFC playoff standings, which means Seattle would be the first wild-card team if the season ended today. A loss would have dropped the Seahawks out of the No. 6 seed and put them two games behind the NFC West-leading Rams (9-3) with four games to play.

The Seahawks' playoff hopes remain very much alive after they earned their most impressive win of the season. They did it with a fast start on offense -- a rarity for them -- and as sound of a defensive performance as anyone could have expected.

The Seahawks entered this game having scored only 39 first-quarter points over their first 11 games while averaging 60 yards. They drove for a field goal on their opening possession then found the end zone at the end of the quarter when Russell Wilson found Jimmy Graham for yet another touchdown, his ninth of the season, all of which have come over the last eight games.

Seattle finished the quarter with a 10-0 lead and 111 yards of offense.

The Seahawks held Philadelphia to only a field goal in the first half, a remarkable effort considering they did it against the NFL's highest-scoring offense and without Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor in their secondary.

One of Sherman's replacements, former Eagle Byron Maxwell, ended any hope for a Philadelphia comeback when he picked off a desperation heave from Carson Wentz with just over two minutes left.

Sheldon Richardson kept Philadelphia at three points in the third quarter when he made his biggest play of the season, stripping Wentz at the 1-yard line. The ball went out of the back of the end zone for a touchback and Seattle scored on its ensuing possession when Wilson found Tyler Lockett open in the end zone from a yard out.

Wilson finished with three touchdown passes and no interceptions on 20-of-31 passing. He also rushed for 31 yards, and while Mike Davis (16 carries, 64 yards) finally gave the Seahawks some long-awaited production from a running back, this one was still on No. 3's shoulders.

Wilson's performance adds credibility to his case for MVP, especially since it came in a nationally televised game and against Wentz, perhaps the leading candidate for the award.

Leave it to the Seahawks to save their best football for prime time. They improved to 22-4-1 in such games since Pete Carroll took over in 2010, good for the best record in the NFL in that span. One of those four losses came two weeks ago on Monday night to Atlanta, which was the Seahawks' second straight defeat at home.

Just when it seemed like they had lost their magic touch at home and that their season might end without a playoff berth for the first time since 2011, the Seahawks turned in their most impressive performance of the season.

Don't sleep on them indeed.

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Seahawks' complete win over Eagles shows they can still beat anyone

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SEATTLE -- Informed last week that the Seattle Seahawks were in a rare position as 6-point home underdogs to the 10-1 Philadelphia Eagles, winners of nine straight games and owners of the NFL's best record, linebacker K.J. Wright offered a warning. "Don't sleep on us, man," Wright said.

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A republican congressman plans to introduce a bill Monday that would threatened  huge fines and prison time for elected officials accused of sheltering illegal immigrant criminals from deportation, in the wake of the not-guilty verdict in the Kate Steinle murder trial.

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A Republican congressman plans to introduce a bill Monday that would threaten huge fines and prison time for elected officials accused of sheltering illegal immigrant criminals from deportation, in the wake of the not-guilty verdict in the Kate Steinle murder trial.

Indiana Rep. Todd Rokita's bill is one of the most aggressive pieces of legislation to date aimed at sanctuary city policies, going beyond the Justice Department's threat to cut off grants to those jurisdictions.

"Politicians don't get to pick and choose what laws to comply with," Rokita told Fox News. "Americans are dying because politicians sworn to uphold the law refuse to do so."

His "Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act" would hold state and local lawmakers criminally responsible for refusing to comply with federal immigration enforcement efforts. The Republican's bill would subject violators to a $1 million fine and up to five years in prison if they are convicted.

"It's time the federal government gets serious about enforcing immigration laws and holding politicians accountable who conspire to break them," said Rokita.

Rokita also supported "Kate's Law" - legislation that would boost penalties for illegal immigrants who were previously deported and that was named after Steinle.

On Thursday, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, an illegal immigrant who already had been deported back to Mexico five times, was acquitted in the 2015 murder of Steinle on a San Francisco pier.

Zarate's attorneys argued Zarate had found a gun that accidentally discharged, and the bullet ricocheted off the ground before hitting Steinle. Prosecutors argued Zarate intentionally shot 32-year-old Steinle.

The killing revived a national debate over sanctuary city policies, as some lawmakers as well as Steinle's family faulted San Francisco for releasing the suspect from a local jail without notifying federal immigration officials.

President Trump, who frequently cited Steinle's case on the campaign trail, called the not-guilty verdict "disgraceful" and a "complete travesty of justice."
Attorney General Jeff Sessions took direct aim at the city, saying San Francisco's "decision to protect criminal aliens led to the preventable and heartbreaking death of Kate Steinle."

In an interview prior to Thursday's verdict, Steinle's family said they wanted the case out of the national spotlight. "We just want to get this over with and move on with our lives, and think about Kate on our terms," Jim Steinle, Kate's father, told the San Francisco Chronicle.

Following the verdict, he said his family was shocked Zarate was convicted only of firearm possession.

On Friday, the DOJ released an amended arrest warrant for Zarate for a supervised release violation.

Rokita's bill follows a similar attempt in Texas to punish local officials who ignore federal requests to hold and then potentially turn over suspects for possible deportation. That law is the subject of a federal court challenge.

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A Republican congressman plans to introduce a bill Monday that would threaten huge fines and prison time for elected officials accused of sheltering illegal immigrant criminals from deportation, in the wake of the not-guilty verdict in the Kate Steinle murder trial.

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The parents of the Florida teen who was missing a week before she was found with an assistant coach from her high school soccer team they sought clues from her wiped cell phone. When she went missing,  Caitlyn's mother Scarlet Frisina asked her daughter's friends at school and learned that their daughter was in a possible relationship with her assistant soccer coach Rian Rodriguez. When her parents went into her room to look for her they saw that she moved stuff around in her room so she could get out of the window. The parents tried to follow her foot prints but when they reached Markham Road, they couldn't track it anymore. When they caught them in NY State, she told them that they were getting ready to leave the country in the next few days.

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The parents of the Florida teen who was missing a week before she was found in New York State with an assistant coach from her high school soccer team sought clues from her wiped cell phone and followed foot tracks outside the family's home.

These and other details of the family's ordeal emerged in an affidavit in the arrest warrant that police released today.

Caitlyn Frisina, 17, was located by state troopers in upstate New York with Rian Rodriguez, 27, a family friend and Frisina's father's assistant soccer coach at Fort White High School, authorities said.

It's believed she left without her parents' permission, according to an affidavit released by the Columbia County, Florida, Sheriff's Office.

The teen's mother, Scarlet Frisina, told ABC News this morning that the family is trying to "work through things."

"Ward and I and Caitlyn are very tired, worn out, in fact, physically and emotionally, and we feel that: she's home, she's OK, we're seeking counseling to help us work through things," Frisina's mother Scarlet Frisina said. "We are incredibly grateful for all of the coverage and assistance everyone offered during this very trying time."

On Friday around 4 p.m. ET, a New York State Police trooper in Syracuse spotted the 2001 red Mercury Sable the two were believed to have fled in, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. The officer pulled the car over and took Rodriguez into custody without incident, the sheriff's office said.

Rodriguez is being held at Onondaga County Justice Center pending an extradition hearing scheduled for Monday.

The Lake City, Florida, man faces a charge of interference with custody of a child, according to the arrest warrant.

Courtesy Frisina family

According to the arrest warrant affidavit the girl's parents called police on November 26, saying they "discovered [Caitlyn] moved items in her bedroom and exited through her bedroom window."

The parents told a Columbia County Sheriff's deputy they attempted to track their daughter's "foot tracks in the road," but when they reached Markham Road, according to the affidavit, "they were no longer able to find any other tracks from there."

Caitlyn's mother Scarlet Frisina made inquiries with her daughter's friends at school and learned that their daughter was in a "possible relationship with her assistant soccer coach Rian Rodriguez," according to the affidavit.

A friend of Caitlyn's sent a message to Scarlet Frisina saying that her daughter "hooked up with Rian and he worked his way into her life," according to the affidavit.

The friend said Rodriguez was allegedly attempting to get Caitlyn to "leave the country with him and other crazy stuff," according to the affidavit. She said Caitlyn told her she felt coerced into going along with Rodrigeuz's plan, the affidavit says.

Courtesy Columbia County Sheriffs Office

The coach and the teenager were allegedly supposed to leave the country "next weekend" and the friend said Caitlyn "didn't know how to get out of it." The friend said Caitlyn was "scared and didn't know what to do," according to the affidavit.

The alleged plan by the coach and teen to steal away from Florida appeared to be laden with attempts to make it difficult to track their whereabouts.

In the affidavit, it's alleged that Caitlyn's father discovered she had withdrawn $200 from an ATM in St. Mary's, Georgia. She also allegedly used his credit card in multiple cities in South Carolina, the affidavit confirms.

The teen's father, Ward Frisina, found his daughter's cell phone in her room and told authorities she had executed a "factory reset" on it, according to the affidavit.

Courtesy Columbia County Sheriffs Office

Ward Frisina also unsuccessfully attempted to call and send text messages to Rodriguez, the affidavit says.

But, according to the affidavit, Frisina was able to replace an old SIM card with a newer one that had been switched and "was able to pull some messages from SnapChat that confirmed a possible relationship" with Rodriguez.

The messages between the teenager and Rodriguez, according to the affidavit, were sexual in nature.

When deputies made contact with Rodriguez's family, they were told that he was visiting a friend in Lake City, Florida, and hadn't returned, according to the affidavit.

His 2001 red Mercury Sable was also missing at the time. It would be the same car that was spotted by a New York State Police trooper on Friday afternoon in Syracuse.

A day later, Caitlyn Frisina and her appeared before reporters.

"We had a very beautiful, wonderful, very emotional reunion with her a little while ago," Scarlet Frisina said Saturday afternoon. "We are so thankful to have her back.

"We are looking forward to a lot more time together and being able to get back home and move forward as a family," she added.

A photo provided to ABC News by the family on Saturday showed Frisina smiling while embracing her parents.

ABC News' Nery Ynclan contributed to this report.

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After players protesting by not standing during the national anthem lots of people are angry and lowered tv ratings by half, the NFL proposed $100 million to what ESPN calls "causes important to African-American communities.” but they only did that for brownie points with mainstream media

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The NFL, beleaguered by player protests during playing of the national anthem that have angered many fans and lowered TV ratings for its games, has doubled down on liberal politics.

As you've probably heard by now, the league proposed last week to join players in donating nearly $100 million to what ESPN called "causes important to African-American communities."

But in reality, the proposal is nothing more than a political stunt designed to score brownie points with the mainstream media - from ESPN and Sports Illustrated, to the New York Times.

The NFL wants to partner with the Players Coalition, which represents players "protesting social injustices and racism," along with a pair of liberal nonprofits - the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Dream Corps.

According to ESPN: "The NFL hopes this effort will effectively end the peaceful-yet-controversial movement that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started when he refused to stand for the national anthem last season."

Don't be fooled. The NFL's donation isn't about "social causes" or "racial equality." It's about America's favorite football league caving to left-wing activists.

Both the UNCF and Dream Corps, which have been critical of President Trump, would each receive $25 million under the NFL proposal. The Players Coalition would get the rest of the money to make charitable contributions to other organizations.

As soon as the news broke, ESPN praised the "donation to social justice organizations" in the enduring "push for racial equality." Sports Illustrated claimed the plan would "address social justice issues" that will "help in African-American communities." The New York Times seized on the proposal, saying it will "aid social causes."

Don't be fooled. The NFL's donation isn't about "social causes" or "racial equality." It's about America's favorite football league caving to left-wing activists.

Just follow the money, which would ironically come from the NFL owners who many liberals have vilified as "racist" for denying Kaepernick a job he doesn't deserve. Kaepernick has not been hired by another team this season, after leaving the 49ers.

The UNCF has criticized President Trump's education budget in recent months. The Dream Corps is a nonprofit advocacy group founded by CNN commentator Van Jones, who called President Trump's election victory a "whitelash."

Dream Corps is essentially a promotional vehicle for Jones, featuring his new book and other racially charged political commentary. One of the group's top issues is an "inclusive green economy" to "lift people out of poverty" - because there's nothing low-income Americans need more, of course, than stricter environmental regulations.

Moreover, Dream Corps sponsored the anti-Trump "We Rise Tour" and provides catchy posters for its ongoing "Anti-Fascist War." One reads: "Real Men Rep the F-Word #Feminist." Another proclaims: "No Ban. No Wall. Sanctuary for All."

You get the picture. Instead of bringing Americans together around a national pastime, the NFL is standing with multimillionaire anthem kneelers and funding the anti-Trump resistance movement. Some way to market to President Trump's 63 million supporters!

The NFL would be better off appeasing its loyal fans than liberal activists. All three of the league's Thanksgiving games saw double-digit drops in viewership from the previous year. Meanwhile, NFL merchandise sales have fallen by 20 percent in recent years. People are changing the channel and their shopping habits.

The same goes for ESPN, which has inundated Americans with pro-Kaepernick and anti-Trump coverage for months. The network recently laid off 150 more employees, bringing the total number of 2017 layoffs to 250 workers.

Memo to the sports industry: Stick to sports - or face extinction.

Amanda Head is host of The Hollywood Conservative.

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The NFL, beleaguered by player protests during playing of the national anthem that have angered many fans and lowered TV ratings for its games, has doubled down on liberal politics. As you've probably heard by now, the league proposed last week to join players in donating nearly $100 million to what ESPN called "causes important to African-American communities."

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The body of Chelsea Noel, who had autism, was last seen just before 10 p.m. Saturday night in Port St. Lucie, Florida, the police said. A local resident donated his drone to help look for Chelsea. The drone detected a discolored figure  in a body of water that is near her home. A search team took a kayak on the pond and found a body that was submerged, it was confirmed that it was Chelsea Noel.

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The body of a missing 4-year-old girl has been found by authorities in Florida.

Chelsea Noel - who had autism - was last seen just before 10 p.m. Saturday night in Port St. Lucie, Florida, police said.

A local resident donated the use of his drone to help in searching areas for the child, police said. That drone detected a discolored figure in a body of water near her home.

A dive team searched that pond for Noel this morning, but there was no sign of the toddler.

Late Sunday, members of the search team in a kayak searching a retention pond, found a body submerged. The body was confirmed to be Chelsea Noel.

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The body of a missing 4-year-old girl has been found by authorities in Florida. Chelsea Noel - who had autism - was last seen just before 10 p.m. Saturday night in Port St. Lucie, Florida, police said. A local resident donated the use of his drone to help in searching areas for the child, police...

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US F-22 fighter jets roared into the sky over South Korea on Monday to start air combat exercises that North Korea says are pushing the peninsula to the brink of nuclear war.

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A US 7th Air Force official said the top-of-the-line F-22s are being joined by Air Force and Marine Corps F-35s in the largest concentration of fifth-generation fighter jets ever in South Korea.

The stealthy F-22s and F-35s are among 230 US and South Korean aircraft -- supported by 12,000 troops -- participating in the annual Vigilant Ace 18 air combat drills,which are scheduled to end Friday.

North Korea state media said Monday that "ceaseless large-scale war games" by the US and South Korea are "creating a situation that a nuclear war may break out any moment."

Over the weekend, official sources from both North Korea and the US said the chances of war are growing.

North Korea's Foreign Ministry said US President Donald Trump was "begging for a nuclear war" through what it called an "extremely dangerous nuclear gamble on the Korean Peninsula," in a statement released Saturday.

The same day, White House national security adviser HR McMaster told a conference in California that the chances for war on the Korean Peninsula grow daily.

"I think it's increasing every day, which means that we are in a race, really, we are in a race to be able to solve this problem," McMaster told an audience at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley.

McMaster made the comment when asked if North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in the early hours of Wednesday morning local time had increased the chance of war.

"There are ways to address this problem short of armed conflict, but it is a race because he's getting closer and closer, and there's not much time left," McMaster said, referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

With every missile launch or nuclear test, Kim has improved his country's capabilities, McMaster said.

US Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican hawk who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told CBS News that North Korea's advancing military technology makes the possibility of pre-emptive war more likely.

"I think we're really running out of time," he said.

Graham also said he will urge the Pentagon not to send any military dependents to South Korea.

"It's crazy to send spouses and children to South Korea, given the provocation of North Korea. So I want them to stop sending dependents. And I think it's now time to start moving American dependents out of South Korea," he said.

Air combat exercise begins

Six US Air Force F-22 Raptors, Washington's top-of-the-line stealth fighters, arrived in South Korea on Saturday to participate in the Vigilant Ace 18 air combat exercise, an annual US-South Korea drill the US Air Force says is designed to boost the "combat effectiveness" of the alliance.

"The US aircraft that have landed on South Korea include six F-22s, six F-35s, six EA-18Gs," a South Korean defense official told CNN. "More than 10 F-15Cs and F-16s have also been deployed for the drill."

These aircraft will stay in South Korea for the week. They will be joined by more F-35bs -- the Marine Corps version, based in Japan -- B-1 bombers and E-3 airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft that will fly in to join the wargames and then return to bases elsewhere, the official said.

But it is the stealth fighters that experts say pose the biggest threat to Pyongyang.

Cloaked with the world's most advanced stealth coating, the F-22s and F-35s would likely be called upon to lead a potential air campaign against North Korea should the situation escalate to the point of using military force, experts say.

While the North Korean military maintains capable anti-air weaponry, their radar systems would be unable to detect the stealth fighters before a strike on those defensive systems.

The North Korean commentary published in state newspaper Rodong Sinmunon Sunday said the aerial war games show "the enemies' moves to start a nuclear war have reached a dangerous stage."

"It is an open, all-out provocation against the DPRK, which may lead to a nuclear war any moment," it continued.

Another commentary published Monday referenced the succession of large-scale US-South Korean war games this year, including November's naval exercises that saw three US Navy aircraft carriers operate together in the Pacific for the first time in a decade.

It said war games are "driving the situation of the Korean Peninsula to the lowest ebb" and "bringing dark clouds of a nuclear war to the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia."

North Korean threat to US mainland

The exercises come less than a week after Pyongyang fired off an intercontinental ballistic missile it claims can reach the "whole" mainland of the United States.

A US official said Saturday technical analysis of that missile's flight is ongoing but the "the North Koreans had problems with re-entry."

It is likely the ballistic missile, fired higher than any previous North Korean missile, broke up as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere, the official said.

The crew from a Cathay Pacific flight reportedly saw the missile on its downward trajectory, the airline said in a statement Monday.

Still, the ability of the new missile to fly higher and longer than others in the past signals North Korea's intent to develop weapons capable of attacking the US.

At the California forum, McMaster said Kim was extremely unlikely to change his behavior "without some significant new actions in the form of much more severe sanctions" and "complete enforcement of the sanctions that are in place."

He pushed China to do more, including cutting off North Korean oil imports.

"We're asking China not to do us or anybody else a favor," he said. "We're asking China to act in China's interest, as they should, and we believe increasingly that it's in China's urgent interest to do more."

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The body of a 4 year old girl was found in a pond. Chelsea Noel, who had autism, was last seen just before 10 pm on a Saturday night in Port St. Lucie, Florida. A local resident donated the use of his drone to help in searching areas for the child, police said. The drone detected a discolored figure in a body of water near her home. A search team in a kayak checked that pond late Sunday and found a body submerged. The body was confirmed to be Chelsea Noel.

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The body of a missing 4-year-old girl has been found by authorities in Florida.

Chelsea Noel - who had autism - was last seen just before 10 p.m. Saturday night in Port St. Lucie, Florida, police said.

A local resident donated the use of his drone to help in searching areas for the child, police said. That drone detected a discolored figure in a body of water near her home.

A dive team searched that pond for Noel this morning, but there was no sign of the toddler.

Late Sunday, members of the search team in a kayak searching a retention pond, found a body submerged. The body was confirmed to be Chelsea Noel.

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The body of a missing 4-year-old girl has been found by authorities in Florida. Chelsea Noel - who had autism - was last seen just before 10 p.m. Saturday night in Port St. Lucie, Florida, police said. A local resident donated the use of his drone to help in searching areas for the child, police...

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A Pennsylvania hunter kills a 600 pound black bear. Bo Bowser had been trying to kill a bear for 13 years. Bowser grew up in a hunting family, took down a 7 feet tall and 600 pound black bear in Valley Township, Pennsylvania. "I would of killed a small one for my first one but I can't complain about a 600 pounder" said Bowser. Bowser's bears was close to beating the  larges bear killed in Pennsylvania, which is 700 pounds.

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A man in Pennsylvania shot and killed one of the biggest bears of the 2017 hunting season.

Hunter Bo Bowser had been trying to bag a bear for 13 years, CBS Pittsburgh reported.

"I would have taken a small one for my first one, but I can't complain about a 600-pounder," Bowser told CBS Pittsburgh.

The 25-year-old, who grew up in a hunting family, brought down a 7-foot-tall, 600 pound monster of a black bear in Valley Township, PA.
DOG SHOOTS HUNTER AFTER ANOTHER HUNTER LEAVES SHOTGUN ON GROUND
"He was down by a creek, so it was nice and loud," said Bowser. "I was able to sneak up on him."

Bowser said when the bear first turned around and look at him, his initial reaction was: "Whoa!"

The gargantuan animal was not an easy one to take down, though. It took four shots before Bowser succeeded. Then he had to figure out how to get the bear out of the forest.

"If we had shot him anywhere deep in the woods, we wouldn't have been able to get him out," said Bowser.

Bowser floated the bear across the creek and then had his friends and dad pitch in to load the animal onto his ATV.

"Five guys, 45 minutes to drag it 15 yards," he said to the news outlet.

Bowser said he doesn't expect to get such a large trophy next year - just shy of the largest kill of the hunting season, which was 700 pounds according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

"I mean, I'll never shoot a 600-pounder again," he said. "But, like I said, sometimes luck is on your side."
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Bowser said he gave the bear meat to some friends, and is deciding what to do with the hide.

"You can't just put it in the corner of your living room," said Bowser. "It would take up some serious space."

Currently the bear is at a taxidermist while Bowser figures out if he wants to have it mounted, which could cost upwards of $3,000.

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The 17 year old Florida teen who went missing, was found in New York State with the boys soccer team coach from her high school. An officer spotted the car they were driving in and pulled them over. The soccer coach (Rian Rodriguez) and the teen girl (Caitlyn Frisina) were safe.

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A Florida teenager who was reported missing Sunday was found safe about 1,000 miles away in New York with a 27-year-old soccer coach, who was taken into custody, according to the Columbia County, Florida Sheriff's Office.

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A man from Florida was arrested Friday because he reportedly drew a disturbing and threatening picture on an elementary school student's homework. The drawing showed a schoolhouse on fire as a man shoots with his gun.

The 33-year-old, Robert Paul Alexander Edwards of Mexico Beach, Florida, allegedly drew the horrifying scene in the student's notebook. Edwards in his drawing also illustrated two people shot on the ground lying in a pool of blood. The words, "Pew, Pew, Pew," were written next to the person with the gun who was shown shooting at people standing in a queue. There was another person depicted in the picture who was on fire next to the words "AHHH! It burns!"

Sheriff Mike Harrison, from Gulf County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Edwards who has been charged with violating Florida State Statute 836.10 - written threat to kill or do bodily injury.

According to the press release by Sheriff Harrison, the investigation sparked after a staff at the Port St. Joe Elementary School saw the illustration and contacted the School Resource Deputy about the alarming picture drawn on a student's homework assignment. It is said that the drawing clearly showed a school building on fire, a person running from the school on fire, and several others who are shown standing in a queue were being shot by a gunman.

Sheriff Harrison said: "Our country has been affected one too many times with horrific school tragedies. We take matters like this very seriously." The case has been investigated jointly by the Sheriff and officials with Gulf District Schools. Investigators thoroughly interviewed Edwards.

According to the release the department also explained that although the actions illustrated in the drawing were taken seriously, there was no indication that he would carry out the threat as depicted.

Robert Paul Alexander Edwards of Mexico Beach, Florida, was arrested and charged with violating Florida State Statute 836.10 - Written threat to kill or do bodily injury - as he drew a disturbing image on an elementary school student's homework.

However, it is not known if Edwards had any connection with the student or how he got the student's homework assignment notebook.

In another incident in 2012, a teenage student was student arrested as his drawing demonstrated concerning behavior. A 16-year-old boy from Cedar Creek High School in Galloway Township, New Jersey, made illustrations in his notebook that appeared to be weapons.

After a teacher noticed the drawing in the student's notebook, the school authority contacted the police. The student was taken to the Galloway Township Police Department.

Later, during the investigation, police searched the boy's home on the 300 block of East Spencer Lane where they found several electronic parts and chemicals which if mixed together, could cause an explosion.

The teenager whose name was not disclosed was charged with possession of a weapon and an explosive device. He was placed in Haborfields Juvenile Detention Center.

According to a report in CBS Philly, speaking about the incident, the Superintendent of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, Steven Ciccariello said, "This is a perfect example of a teacher implementing her training. She saw drawings that appeared disturbing to her and alerted school officials."

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The College Football Playoffs are set. #1 Clemson, #4 Alabama, #3 Georgia, and #2 Oklahoma are all going to battle it out for the National Championship.

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If you thought I got out of the bowl predictions business after last year, you thought wrong. Here are my picks for 40 bowl games, plus the national championship game. They're all guaranteed to be correct. Or something like that. Don't worry, I'll be keeping score.

Ready, set, bowl!

Dec. 16
Celebration Bowl: North Carolina A&T vs. Grambling
(Noon ET on ABC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta)

Grambling won a low-scoring game in last year's bowl matchup (10-9), but both of these offenses can put up points. I'm going with North Carolina A&T, led by quarterback Lamar Raynard, who has 26 touchdown passes this season.

Prediction: North Carolina A&T 38, Grambling 27

(1 p.m. ET on ESPN at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans)

Neal Brown's Trojans come in on a six-game winning streak, and the last time they played in the state of Louisiana they beat LSU. Troy will survive a late push for its 11th win.

Prediction: Troy 24, North Texas 21

(2:30 p.m. ET on CBSSN at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida)

There's not too much to get excited about here -- Georgia State was outscored 280-217 this season, while Western Kentucky lost to 2-10 Illinois and dropped four of its past five games -- but the Hilltoppers will get it done behind Mike White, Conference USA's top passer.

Prediction: Western Kentucky 31, Georgia State 21

(3:30 p.m. ET on ABC at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas)

The uncertainty surrounding Oregon coach Willie Taggart's future make this a tough call, but after watching Ducks since quarterback Justin Herbert since his return from injury, it's tough to pick against the Ducks, even against a solid Boise State defense.

Prediction: Oregon 35, Boise State 32

(4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Get to know the name Michael Gallup. Colorado State's Biletnikoff Award finalist is one of the nation's best under-the-radar players, and he will shine for the Rams in his final game against a Marshall team that has dropped four of its last five.

Prediction: Colorado State 41, Marshall 31

(8 p.m. ET on ESPN at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama)

Arkansas State's Justice Hansen is a feast-or-famine quarterback, recording six games with three or more passing touchdowns, but three with three or more interceptions. Hansen is the key here and Middle Tennessee has only four picks all season.

Prediction: Arkansas State 38, Middle Tennessee 30

Dec. 19

(7 p.m. ET on ESPN at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida)

The good news for Terry Bowden's team is it gets to escape frigid northeast Ohio for South Florida. The bad news is it faces the Lane Train and its record-setting offense in its home station. After allowing 45 points to Toledo in the MAC title game, Akron's defense will have another tough game.

Prediction: FAU 45, Akron 27

Dec. 20

(8 p.m. ET on ESPN at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas)

I expected more out of SMU, which dropped three of its past four games and was extremely fortunate to win the finale. But Louisiana Tech doesn't inspire a ton of confidence, either, and Mustangs receivers Courtland Sutton and Trey Quinn will be too much to handle.

Prediction: SMU 35, Louisiana Tech 31

Dec. 21

(8 p.m. ET on ESPN at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida)

Both first-year coaches -- Temple's Geoff Collins and especially FIU's Butch Davis -- did really nice jobs getting their teams to this point. I like the Owls' defense to make the difference down the stretch in a very competitive game.

Prediction: Temple 26, FIU 23

Dec. 22

(12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas)

It has been an incredible season for coach Bill Clark and the Blazers, whose program returned to competition with eight wins and have the run defense (25th nationally) to contain Ohio's ground game (5.6 yards per carry, 40 TDs). But I like Frank Solich's crew to rebound from their November struggles with a close win.

Prediction: Ohio 31, UAB 27

(4 p.m. ET on ESPN at Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho)

Josh Allen's status is the great unknown in this game, as Wyoming looked lost without him down the stretch. Perhaps he returns for what will be his final game before declaring for the NFL draft, but I like Central Michigan QB Shane Morris and a surging Chippewas team, which won their final five games.

Prediction: Central Michigan 34, Wyoming 31

Dec. 23

(Noon ET on ESPN at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama)

Points, please. Lots of them. Texas Tech's defense is significantly improved numbers-wise, but USF QB Quinton Flowers presents a huge challenge and will lead a talented Bulls team to its 10th win in his final game.

Prediction: USF 47, Texas Tech 41

(3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas)

Jeff Monken has done an incredible job boosting Army, which leads the nation in rushing (368.1 yards per game). But San Diego State has been tested more this season, boasts another stifling defense and the best player on the field in 2,000-yard running back Rashaad Penny. This game will be quick but SDSU wins.

Prediction: San Diego State 31, Army 20

(7 p.m. ET on ESPN at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama)

This is one of the better Group of Five bowl matchups featuring two up-and-coming coaches in Toledo's Jason Candle and Appalachian State's Scott Satterfield. While I liked how the Mountaineers' defense played down the stretch, Toledo QB Logan Woodside presents a much tougher challenge.

Prediction: Toledo 38, Appalachian State 29

Dec. 24

(8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu)

I really like the defenses in this game as Fresno State allowed 21 points or less in all but one league game, while Houston held USF to 24 points in a win. This is a really tough call but Houston has the talent edge as Cougars DT Ed Oliver will come up with a late game-changing play.

Prediction: Houston 24, Fresno State 21

Dec. 26

(1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Cotton Bowl in Dallas)

There are few guarantees in bowls, but Utah coach Kyle Whittingham's record in them comes close (he's 10-1). This isn't a great Utah team, but it has enough on defense to take down a West Virginia team missing star quarterback Will Grier.

Prediction: Utah 27, West Virginia 24

(5:15 p.m. ET on ESPN at Ford Field in Detroit)

The Blue Devils emerged from their midseason swoon with a good finish, and their speed on defense will give Northern Illinois' run-heavy offense some problems. NIU counters with its own stingy defense, but Duke will have enough with Daniel Jones, Shaun Wilson and Brittain Brown to get the win.

Prediction: Duke 23, Northern Illinois 17

(9 p.m. ET on ESPN at Chase Field in Phoenix)

This might be tricky as a Baylor team with a coaching staff heading out the door stunned Boise State last year. Can UCLA do something similar? Maybe, but Kansas State is a more complete team with a hot quarterback ( Skylar Thompson) to counter Josh Rosen. Bill Snyder will avenge the 2014 Alamo Bowl loss.

Prediction: Kansas State 37, UCLA 35

Dec. 27

(1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana)

Motivation level is a factor in a matchup like this, but the Seminoles brought the energy for interim coach Odell Haggins on Saturday and should want to send the coaching staff out with another win. Running back Cam Akers will end his freshman season with a big performance.

Prediction: Florida State 31, Southern Miss 14

(5:15 p.m. ET on ESPN at Yankee Stadium in New York)

Iowa's recent postseason no-shows make it hard to remember the time when the Hawkeyes performed well in bowls. They will finally get back on track with running back Akrum Wadley as the difference-maker in a low-scoring slog at Yankee Stadium.

Prediction: Iowa 19, Boston College 16

(8:30 p.m. ET on FOX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California)

This will be a really fun game as first-year Purdue coach Jeff Brohm takes the Boilers to their first bowl since the 2012 season. Both offenses are dynamic and Arizona QB Khalil Tate will deliver some highlights, but Purdue is so much better on defense.

Prediction: Purdue 35, Arizona 31

(9 p.m. ET on ESPN at NRG Stadium in Houston)

This is a huge springboard game for both teams, pitting a very talented Texas defense, anchored by Poona Ford, against a Missouri offense led by QB Drew Lock. Texas will have the home crowd but won't be able to keep up on the scoreboard.

Prediction: Missouri 35, Texas 28

Dec. 28

(1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland)

Both of these teams are slumping, having each dropped five of their last six games (Navy still can get on track by beating Army on Saturday). The Midshipmen's defense will be the difference on their home field.

Prediction: Navy 21, Virginia 17

(5:15 p.m. ET on ESPN at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida)

One of the best postseason pairings features Mason Rudolph, James Washington and a Cowboys offense averaging 46.3 points per game going against a Bud Foster-coordinated defense featuring linebacker Tremaine Edmunds. I don't see the Hokies keeping pace as Rudolph will shine in his final game.

Prediction: Oklahoma State 31, Virginia Tech 27

(9 p.m. ET on ESPN at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas)

Two of the game's more solid programs and coaches (Stanford's David Shaw and TCU's Gary Patterson) match up in what should be a highly competitive contest. Both teams are solid defensively and in the run game, but I think Stanford freshman quarterback K.J. Costello will make a big jump in bowl practices and lead a game-winning drive for the Cardinal.

Prediction: Stanford 27, TCU 24

(9 p.m. ET on FOX at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego)

Both of these teams had quality home wins and some clunkers away from familiar soil. After being upset in last year's bowl game against Minnesota Golden Gophers, Washington State will find a way as record-setting quarterback Luke Falk will go out a winner.

Prediction: Washington State 35, Michigan State 31

Dec. 29

(1 p.m. ET on ESPN at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina)

Despite a surprising loss to Duke to end the season, Wake Forest should be geared up and boasts an offense, led by quarterback John Wolford, to cause problems. How much does Texas A&M really want to be here after Kevin Sumlin was fired? The Deacs will notch their second straight bowl win.

Prediction: Wake Forest 36, Texas A&M 28

(3 p.m. ET on CBS at Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas)

NC State is the better and more talented team, but Arizona State will go all out for Todd Graham, its fired coach who is sticking around for the bowl game. Still, the Wolfpack will find a way to win behind Bradley Chubb and one of the nation's top defensive fronts.

Prediction: NC State 30, Arizona State 23

(4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee)

The Wildcats win! OK, the ones from Northwestern, which has a better defense and comes in on a seven-game win streak, eyeing its third 10-win season since 2012. Running back Justin Jackson will go off in the final game of a record-setting career.

Prediction: Northwestern 34, Kentucky 27

(5:30 p.m. ET on CBSSN at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona)

It was great to see New Mexico State getting so much love Saturday after securing its first bowl berth since 1960. Both teams lack impressive wins but Utah State gets the nod thanks to a defense led by cornerback Jalen Davis.

Prediction: Utah State 26, New Mexico State 21

(8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas)

Quite possibly the best non-playoff matchup features star power on both sides and teams motivated to show they should have been in the playoff. USC QB Sam Darnold will make some highlight-reel plays, but Ohio State's defensive line and Texas natives J.T. Barrett and J.K. Dobbins will come up big late.

Prediction: Ohio State 34, USC 30

Dec. 30

(Noon ET on ESPN at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida)

If you forgot about Lamar Jackson this season, he will remind you why he might still be the nation's most outstanding player. Mississippi State's defense will keep the Bulldogs in this game for a bit, but Jackson and Louisville will overwhelm the Nick Fitzgerald-less Bulldogs.

Prediction: Louisville 37, Mississippi State 31

(12:30 p.m. ET on ABC at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee)

This is a brutal draw for Iowa State, which has one of the nation's more underrated profiles, but must face Riley Ferguson, Anthony Miller and the Tigers in their home stadium. Joel Lanning and the Cyclones defense will be up for the challenge, but Ferguson will win it for Memphis in the fourth quarter.

Prediction: Memphis 38, Iowa State 36

(4 p.m. ET on ESPN at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona)

Another delicious Big Ten vs. Pac-12 matchup could come down to whether Penn State's iffy offensive line handles Vita Vea and Washington's defensive front. Expect Penn State RB Saquon Barkley to dazzle in his final game, but Washington's offensive balance is the difference.

Prediction: Washington 37, Penn State 35

(8 p.m. ET on ESPN at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida)

We know how good Miami can be on its home field, but unless the Turnover Chain comes out 3-4 times -- Wisconsin has committed 23 turnovers this season -- the Canes could be in trouble. Wisconsin's defense will redeem itself in a big way and running back Jonathan Taylor will have a strong finish to his freshman season.

Prediction: Wisconsin 23, Miami 17

Jan. 1

(Noon ET on ESPN2 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida)

Year 4 is everything for Jim Harbaugh, but it's important to end this season on a strong note. Michigan will do just that behind Maurice Hurst Jr. and a defense that will fluster Jake Bentley and the Gamecocks in a low-scoring contest.

Prediction: Michigan 23, South Carolina 14

(12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta)

This will be a play-calling showcase as both offenses are so much fun to watch. But Auburn has the major edge on defense against a UCF team that hemorrhaged points down the stretch. A healthy Kerryon Johnson will go off in the second half.

Prediction: Auburn 43, UCF 34

(1 p.m. ET on ABC at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida)

Things came together nicely for Ed Orgeron and the Tigers down the stretch, while Notre Dame fell apart. This isn't the game for Notre Dame to fix its passing game issues. LSU will seal the win with a late interception.

Prediction: LSU 28, Notre Dame 24

Jan. 1

(5 p.m. ET on ESPN at Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California)

The Georgia defensive front seven facing Oklahoma's offensive line will be a treat to watch, and UGA QB Jake Fromm should have some opportunities against the Sooners defense. But it's hard to go against Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield on this stage.

Prediction: Oklahoma 31, Georgia 29

(8:45 p.m. ET on ESPN at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans)

The trilogy is completed with another instant classic, this time more of the defensive variety. Clemson's defensive line, anchored by Dexter Lawrence, will do enough to contain Alabama's run game, and the Tigers will get a late rushing score from running back Travis Etienne.

Prediction: Clemson 27, Alabama 24

Jan. 8
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented By AT&T: No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 2 Oklahoma
(8 p.m. ET on ESPN at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta)

The nation's most complete team and the nation's best quarterback square off, but Clemson knows what it takes to finish the job. Clemson DL Christian Wilkins will shine in his final college game as the Tigers become the first team to repeat since Alabama in 2012.

Prediction: Clemson 38, Oklahoma 30

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Ready, set, bowl! Picking 41 winners, including the national champion

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2:00 AM ET Adam RittenbergESPN Staff Writer Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. If you thought I got out of the bowl predictions business after last year, you thought wrong. Here are my picks for 40 bowl games, plus the national championship game.

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Geno Smith, the NY Giants quarter back, after the loss to the Oakland raiders he later apologized over twitter and vowed to be better for his team.

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A mans body was found in a field of County Meath he had been shot in the back of the head three times.

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A man whose body was found in a field in County Meath had been shot three times in the head, Irish police have said.

Kane McCormack, 24, was last seen alive at 17:00 local time on Friday after he told his partner that he was going to meet someone.

He was found dead in the townland of Walterstown near Dunboyne town on Saturday morning.

His car was later found parked at a supermarket in Clonee.

Detectives believe he may be the latest victim of the Hutch-Kinahan gangland feud, Irish broadcaster RTÉ reported.

Gardai (police) said that after parking his car in Clonee, Mr McCormack got into a black saloon-type car, which turned right towards Dunboyne.

Shortly after 18:00, it was reported to police that a black Audi saloon car was on fire just off the M50 motorway at Meakstown Cottages.

Police are trying to establish if there is a link between the murder and this black Audi car.

Superintendent James Cannon has appealed to anyone who was in Clonee village, particularly in the Aldi car park, at or around 17:00 local time on Friday or who was on the road through Walterstown and who may have noticed a black saloon parked on the road, to contact police.

He also appealed to anyone who was in the vicinity of Meakstown Cottages or Balseskin Reception Centre at around 18:00 and who may have noticed any suspicious activity.

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A man whose body was found in a field in County Meath had been shot three times in the head, Irish police have said. Kane McCormack, 24, was last seen alive at 17:00 local time on Friday after he told his partner that he was going to meet someone.

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Joseph Boston a California teen has admitted to molesting more than 50 young children. He confessed to his mother that he molested two young boys, ages 4 and 8, at a motel in Riverside. The mother drove to her sons location and took him to the police station where she wanted to turn him in for suspected molestation. Boston later confessed to molesting the two young children and to more than 50 others since he was the age of 10. He is being held on $1 million bail and was charged with sexual assault charges.

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A California teen has admitted to molesting upwards of 50 young children after he told his mother he sexually assaulted two boys and she turned him in, police said.

Joseph Hayden Boston, 18, was charged Saturday with assaulting the two boys, ages 4 and 8, at a motel in Riverside, police said.

"He also admitted to molesting upward of 50 children since he was 10 years old in different cities where he lived," police said.

Detectives are seeking other potential victims, according to police.

Boston was arrested after his mother flagged down a Riverside cop around 3 a.m. Saturday. She said she wanted to turn her son in for suspected molestation, police said.

"The suspect called his mother and said he had molested two young children earlier," police said. "She drove to her son's location and took him to the police station, where he later confessed the acts to officers.

The parents of the alleged victims, who were staying at the same motel as Boston, allowed them to go to Boston's room, police said.

"This is going to affect not only the victims for a long time, but also our detectives and officers involved in this -- to hear someone just be very open about what they've done, and they're only 18 themselves," Riverside Officer Ryan Railsback said, according to KABC-TV.

The two boys were turned over to the Riverside County Child Protective Services, police said.

Boston checked into the motel last month after living in Lakewood and Buena Park.

He is being held on $1 million bail after being booked on sexual assault charges.

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A California teen has admitted to molesting upwards of 50 young children after he told his mother he sexually assaulted two boys and she turned him in, police said. Joseph Hayden Boston, 18, was charged Saturday with assaulting the two boys, ages 4 and 8, at a motel in Riverside, police said.

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A member of the U.S. military stole the show Saturday at a Philadelphia 76ers game after he made a grand entrance to surprise his girlfriend.

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A member of the U.S. military stole the show Saturday at a Philadelphia 76ers game after he made a grand entrance to surprise his girlfriend.

Army Sgt. Elliot Burgos told FOX 29 Philadelphia he was planning to surprise girlfriend Angela Destasio, a dancer for the 76ers, for nearly three months.

"There's not many people who can surprise a loved one in front of 20,000 people, so I'm a lucky man," Burgos said.

The couple from New Jersey met three years ago, but have been apart for nearly a year after Burgos was deployed on active duty in Kuwait and Jordan.

"This is real. I've never been in a setting like this. I haven't seen her in almost a year. I'm blown away right now," he said.

The surprise was almost spoiled, after Burgos said he ran into someone at the airport and had to prevent them from posting about the run-in on social media.
VETERAN'S SON SEEKING TO RETURN FATHER'S PORTRAITS OF OTHER WWII SOLDIERS
"As soon as I got into the terminal in Newark, I ran into someone I knew, and right away he wanted to put me up on social media and I'm like 'No no no no no,'" he told FOX 29.

Destasio had no clue of his impending arrival, and was shocked when Burgos ran onto the court.

"He told me he was all set to come back to Texas on Tuesday, and I was watching the video and said 'oh my God, that's my boyfriend,'" he said.

The couple now plans to make up for their time apart over the holiday season.

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A member of the U.S. military stole the show Saturday at a Philadelphia 76ers game after he made a grand entrance to surprise his girlfriend. Army Sgt. Elliot Burgos told FOX 29 Philadelphia he was planning to surprise girlfriend Angela Destasio, a dancer for the 76ers, for nearly three months.

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in south carilina schools are using a robot called Milo to help kids who have autism.

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Robots are taking over classrooms across the U.S.

"He's (Milo) one hundred times one million percent cool," third-grade student Malachi McCarty told Fox News.

In October, South Carolina teachers at select schools began using the Robots4Autism curriculum and a small robot named Milo to teach students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

"So many kids these days are into electronics and things like that and Milo can be so much more patient than parents," Serena Haire told Fox News.

About one in 68 eight-year-olds were identified with ASD since 2012, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. As a result, the Texas-based company RoboKind created Milo to teach students in elementary and middle school how to understand emotions and expressions.

Milo demonstrates appropriate social behavior and responses to students by walking, moving his arms and using a full range of facial muscles to emulate emotions. By interacting with the humanoid, the students learn how to tune in on emotions, express empathy, and act appropriately during social situations.

"Milo is a great resource for our special kids and he gives an opportunity for them that they might not have otherwise to build those communication skills and those social skills to help them be the best they can be," Haire said.

Students interact with Milo and a facilitator for an hour a week for up to three years. During each session, the facilitatorcan only meet with one student at a time. She or he then uses an iPad to choose one of more than a hundred lessons that incorporate audio, visual and kinesthetic learning.

"I sit behind but beside the student with my I-pad... So Milo may ask them questions like, "what is your name?." If they answer correctly, then on my tablet I can choose they answered correctly, (or) they did not answer correctly...then Milo will prompt them the right way to answer. Or he will remind them of a video we just watched (on) how to answer questions," Allison Thomlinson told Fox News.

The humanoid then collects data from each lesson and provides the information to facilitators and parents for review.

"My son loves iPads and anything electronic, in that aspect Milo is kind of an iPad. He just looks like a person and he reacts better to Milo than he does to his therapist or Mom and Dad sometimes," Haire said.

Parents and teachers and agree, Milo offers a very unique form of therapy.

"Generally a child with a therapist will be attentive with that therapist maybe 12-15 percent of the time of the session. Typically children are engaged with Milo 80 percent of the time.... So, we are seeing a lot more attention being paid to Milo," Thomlinson said.

As a robot, Milo never gets frustrated or tired and is unable to lose patience with the students.

"They have to have one hundred percent accuracy, three times. So once they reach 100 percent accuracy all three times, then we move to the next lesson," Thomlinson said.

Administrators with Palmetto Elementary School say their goal is to have their students with autism continue interacting with Milo and learn the skills needed to integrate back into the classroom.

Terace Garnier is a Fox News multimedia reporter based in Columbia, South Carolina. Follow her on twitter: @TeraceGarnier

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Robots are taking over classrooms across the U.S. "He's (Milo) one hundred times one million percent cool," third-grade student Malachi McCarty told Fox News. In October, South Carolina teachers at select schools began using the Robots4Autism curriculum and a small robot named Milo to teach students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).