NY Man Sentenced in Sex Cases

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/19/coach-sentenced-sex-assault-chinese-supplements/5602101/

Richard Dinizo who was a former youth basketball coach was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday. He tricked three girls into performing sex acts, and blamed his behavior on the Chinese nutritional supplements he was taking. "Whatever you used to be prior to this day you are no longer. Now you are just a sex offender," said Judge Cacace. The three girls were not players of his. Two were seven, and one was ten.  "Officials said he convinced the girls they were playing a "tasting game" at his home, having them wear a mask that covered their eyes and prevented them from being aware of the sex acts." 
He still has a child pornography case pending, and his wife and daughter no longer talk to him. The prosecutors said that Dinizo's actions went "way beyond the bounds" of the "normal" sexual offender. They also said his explanations were "grossly inadequate."

Meth Lab in Door County

On around 1:10 pm the Sturgeon Bay Police Department received a call from the housekeepers of Best Western after they found suspicious things in a room including equipment, drug paraphernalia, and chemicals. A 33 year old Green Bay man was arrested because he was suspected of making meth.  After spending a minute in the room, the officers knew that they were dealing with a small "mobile" meth lab.  The Door- Kewaunee Drug Task Force was called, and the north wing of the motel was evacuated for the police and investigations to take over.  “Those agents are trained in the collection and removal and taking down of meth labs,” Brinkman said. “So they did that and they collected what they needed to collect and also notified a hazardous materials disposal team from Chicago.”  This was the first meth lab that Brinkman had seen in 26 years.  The suspect was also arrested in 1999 and 2002 because of other drug possessions.  
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20140207/GPG0101/302070204/Green-Bay-man-arrested-Sturgeon-Bay-meth-bust

"Korb said the District Attorney’s office plans to charge LaLonde with three felonies: manufacture of methamphetamines, possession of methamphetamines, and possession of drug paraphernalia. There is also the additional misdemeanor charge for possession of drug paraphernalia." There was a bail set for the man, LaLonde at $3,500. 
http://www.doorcountyadvocate.com/article/20140207/ADV01/302070299/Bail-set-meth-lab-suspect

Hillary Clinton Messes Up... Again

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/02/02/hillary-clinton-super-bowl-twitter/5171833/

During the Super Bowl, Hillary Clinton tweeted at FOX saying, "It's so much more to watch FOX when it's someone else being blitzed & sacked! #SuperBowl"  It seemed like Clinton was bashing the network because of their comments about the former secretary of state.  After she tweeted that, Hillary Clinton's press secretary Nick Merrill told everyone that it was obviously a joke, and said, "It was good natured, light-hearted, self- deprecating."

Weatherman Knees Guy

As Jim Cantore, a weatherman from The Weather Channel, was reporting about the storm in South Carolina, he kneed a man. The younger guy was trying to get into the camera's view, and ran up to him yelling, only showing his face for a second. As Jim saw him approaching, he kneed him in the lower stomach area, only hesitating reporting for a second. While doing that, he managed to stay on his feet. After the guy ran away, Jim continued to keep reporting about the storm.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/01/29/jim-cantori-knees-man/5017553/

Obama: Pot No Worse Than Alcohol

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/01/19/obama-marijuana-not-so-bad/4649883/

"As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person up through a big chunk of my adult life,'' he said in a magazine interview. "I don't think it is more dangerous than alcohol."
President Obama also says that pot is less dangerous in some ways than alcohol. President Obama thinks that the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington are important experiments, "He said legalizations of marijuana in Colorado and Washington are important experiments "because it's important for society not to have a situation in which a large portion of people have at one time or another broken the law and only a select few get punished.'" 

New Mexico School Shooting

On Tuesday morning at Berrendo Middle School in Rosewell, New Mexico a twelve year old boy shot two of his classmates. A girl was shot in the arm, and a boy who was thought to be the target of the shooter, was shot in the face twice and is in critical condition. Around 8 am when all of the students were gathered in the gym, he opened fire. A teacher quickly went up to the boy and asked him to put down the gun. When he did, he was taken into custody. "Officials at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, say an 11-year-old boy was flown there in critical condition and a 13-year-old girl was en route in serious condition."  One staff member had minor injuries, but refused medical help because he wanted to stay and help. 

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-shooting-middle-school-mexico-21526343

Minnesota Fire

On January 1, around 8 in the morning, a Minnesota apartment building burned down injuring multiple people. The three story building also had a grocery story on the first floor. The fire was so severe that the firefighters had to leave the building only minutes after arriving. They were also worried about the stability of the building and the safety of the firefighters. The fire department said it wasn't possible to determine if everyone was accounted for or not. The flames and endless smoke engulfed the building only to turn into icicles after the firefighters hosed it all down on the aerial ladders. Thirteen people were rushed to the hospital, and later a fourteenth person joined them.  At least six of them were in critical condition. Some people jumped from the building, and some of the injured people were already on the street when first responders arrived at the scene. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.