Teen Sacrifices Kidney for iPad, Five Arrested: Thiếu niên Trung Quốc bán thận mua iPad

BY VERONICA POLIVANAYA

One Chinese teenager’s Apple fever quickly escalated to kidney failure. The 17-year-old reportedly sacrificed his kidney so he could afford an iPhone and an iPad last April. Atlanta’s WAGA has the details.

“Five people in China are facing charges after a teen sold his kidney so he could buy some electronic gadgets. Those arrested include the surgeon, and those who arranged the operation.”

Officials say the boy approached a broker in an online chat room with his offer. The broker offered the teen $3,500 for the exchange. But Gawker puts that amount in perspective.

“The broker received $35,000 for the transplant, gave the student $3,500 and shared the remaining money with the other defendants and several medical staff involved in the operation. Surely the kid who gives up one of his organs deserves more than one-tenth of the profits, right?”

The operation didn’t stay under wraps for long. When the teen came home with new Apple products and fresh scars, his mom called the police. He came clean about the dirty deed, but now struggles with kidney failure. A writer for WebProNews tried to make light of the serious situation, saying Apple could use this incident to its advantage.

JOSH WOLFORD: “I guess this is one way Apple could advertise their popular product – “The iPad 2: so awesome, you’ll sell your organs on the black market for one!”

According to Al Jazeera, Apple products are hugely popular in China, but priced beyond the reach of many Chinese people. The Hindu reports it’s not uncommon for students to go to great lengths to acquire the gadgets.

“Soon after Wang's case, the Shanghai Daily reported that many students in southern Guangdong “had decided to donate sperm in order to raise money to buy iPads and iPhone.”

According to Xinhua, there are also 1.5 million people in need of kidney transplants, but only around 10,000 are performed annually, leading to a thriving illegal market for organs. But as Wired points out, this practice only recently became illegal.

“The human organs trade has been banned in China since 2007 — so if this deal had been conducted five years ago, this wouldn’t have been a crime at all.”

Officials continue to investigate other potential suspects, but the whereabouts of the teen’s kidney remain unknown.

'Prairie' Star Suffers Concussion - Ngôi sao "Thảo Nguyên" bị ngất

BY ALYSSA CARTEE

ANCHOR MEGAN MURPHY
Is dancing -- proving to be dangerous? “Dancing with the Stars” contestant Melissa Gilbert was rushed to the hospital after her performance Monday night.

HLN takes a look at the routine.

“Apparently this is the move that did that. Former “Little House on the Prairie” star apparently hit her head and then she was feeling dizzy.”

Gilbert later tweeted...

“I'm alright. Mild concussion and whiplash. Very soon I will be safely home resting and being taken care of.”

Gilbert had already been dealing with back injuries from earlier in the season, which some believe may have contributed to the concussion.

And The New York Daily News reports Gilbert isn’t the only one suffering this season.

“Injuries on "Dancing With the Stars" are a common fact of life. So far this season, Menounos has already suffered from two broken ribs and stress fractures on her feet. The "Extra" TV host hopped on partner Derek Hough's back for a piggyback ride off the stage after their performance.”

Panelists told ABC’s Good Morning America it’s just that time in the season.

“But this is the point in the competition when injuries start to happen because it’s incredibly physically demanding. Every week you never have a day off. You’re dancing like crazy.”

And Gilbert isn’t the only one getting attention for the injury incident.

“Your boy carried her out, apparently. Your rocker guy. Gavin. Carried her down and Maks brought her to the hospital. Gotta like that team stuff.”

How chivalrous. Pop star Gavin DeGraw said anyone would’ve done the same thing. Even though he didn’t know exactly what he was getting into.

“It was further than I thought. I wasn’t sure how far it was but it dawned on me how far it was when my arms wouldn’t work anymore. Then I was like, “aw man!”

It hasn’t been confirmed if Gilbert will participate in the elimination show.

Woman Strips Down at Denver International -Người phụ nữ thoát y tại phi trường quốc tế Denver

BY VICTORIA CRAIG

ANCHOR MEGAN MURPHY



What’s the worst part of flying? If you said stripping off your socks, shoes, belt and accessories, chances are, you’re not alone. But one woman took “stripping” to a whole new level Tuesday morning. Barely able to keep it together, anchors for ABC’s World News Now explain what went down at the Denver International Airport.

“This woman was smoking in an area you’re not supposed to smoke in. And so the guy says, ‘Oh, can you put your cigarette out?’ And she says, ‘You know what, I’m just going to get naked right here at the airport. I’m not going to put out my cigarette.’ At 9:00 in the morning, took off all her clothes, and then asked an airport staffer, ‘If you could please re-print my boarding pass.’”

For a cool $3,000, TMZ managed to snag an exclusive photo of the unclothed woman. It published it to the website under the headline “TSA Meets T&A” – and called the incident bizarre.

Denver’s KDVR spoke to one passenger who describes the scene at the airport – saying other travelers didn’t really have time to laugh at the incident – they were more shocked than anything else.

“No one really noticed her at first because people were trying to get on their planes. And then about two minutes later, everybody realized she was buck naked...He says the woman’s behavior had parents running to cover their children’s eyes. Some, just stared.”

A writer for the sop.com has a different take on the incident – saying what attracted attention first was likely not the naked woman.

“In this day and age when smoking is even banned in some public parks, it's a greater breach of etiquette for a woman to smoke in a non-smoking area than it is for her to strip in the middle of an airport concourse. Folks probably noticed that she was smoking in a non-smoking, before they realized she was stark naked. If you are going to be a rebel and break the rules, you might as well break them all.”

So what happened after the woman stripped down to her birthday suit? A blogger for West Word explains authorities weren’t so much concerned for safety...but the woman’s mental state.

“[The woman] was taken to Denver Health for a mental health evaluation. Meanwhile, Fox31 reporter Justin Joseph reveals that there's a video of the incident, for which TMZ is apparently thinking about shelling out $10,000. Eat your heart out, Khloe and Beyonce.”

Authorities say the woman will not be arrested or face charges.

Newlywed Teacher Arrested for Alleged Sex With Student: Cô giáo mới cưới chồng bị bắt vì bị cáo buộc có quan hệ tình dục với học sinh.

BY NATHAN BYRNE AND JIM FLINK

A former high school volleyball coach and current Fresno, California teacher is charged with having sex with one of her students.
Here’s Fresno’s KFSN.
“Megan Denman’s face was covered as she walked out of the Fresno County Jail Tuesday evening. The Fresno Police Department says the 29-year-old teacher was booked on one count of sex with a minor and two counts involving sexual acts.”
A writer for The Daily Mail says Denman is a newlywed, married some 18 months ago.
One of Denman’s former students describes her experience in the classroom to a reporter from Fresno’s KGPE.
“She was nice. I mean, she was nice to all the students. I don’t know. I didn’t think she would do that.
... She had her favorites, like, they were seniors and they all hung around at her desk. We didn’t really do work in the class.”
A reporter for Fresno’s KSEE says the Megan Denman case is the latest in a string of similar cases in the area.
“In the last 10 months, there have been at least five investigations into inappropriate relationships between students and teachers in the Central Valley.”
The New York Daily News has a statement from Fresno schools superintendent Michael Hanson.
“Unfortunately, we have learned of an alleged inappropriate relationship between a teacher and student ...Words cannot describe my deep disappointment in this alleged breach of teacher-student relationship. ”
Denman is out on bail and on administrative leave from her job. According to an article from The Fresno Bee — police say the inappropriate relationship was with one student, and they have no evidence of other victim.

North Korea Rocket Fails: Bắc Triều Tiên phóng tên lửa không thành

BY NATHAN BYRNE

Here’s a look at your top news headlines from Newsy.
After much attention and speculation, North Korea went ahead with its rocket launch Thursday.
It didn’t go well.
Here’s euronews.
“North Korea has attempted to launch a rocket, ostensibly to send a weather satellite into orbit as it said it would do. But South Korea says the rocket broke up within minutes and crashed into the sea.”
Hours after George Zimmerman made his first court appearance Thursday, the prosecution filed an affidavit — giving its version of what happened the night Trayvon Martin was killed.
CNN reports.
“According to the affidavit, Martin was, quote, ‘On his way back to the townhouse where he was living when he was profiled by George Zimmerman.’”
The United Nations plans to send observers to Syria in the coming days.
The BBC reports the mission would monitor compliance with U.N. and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters the plan is not a menu of options, but a set of obligations.
“If it holds, a cease-fire is an important step. But it represents just one element of the special envoy’s plan.”
Google announced a plan to split its stock — adding a new class with no voting rights.
One analyst gave CNBC some early insight into the impact.
“They’ll probably trade at something of a discount. We have seen this with a few other companies. Particularly traditional media companies have done things like this. ... Typically, we’ll see a little bit of a discount, but we’ve got to see the fine print.”
Stay with Newsy for more multisource video news throughout the day. For Newsy, I’m Nathan Byrne, highlighting the top headlines making you smarter, faster.