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The superintendent of the New Jersey school district where a 14-year-old student died by suicide two days after a video of her being bullied was posted online has resigned. Adriana Kuch, a freshman at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township, took her own life following a premeditated bullying incident involving four of her schoolmates. The girls involved in the attack had already been suspended indefinitely before they were charged for the incident. Superintendent Dr. Triantafillos Parlapanides stepped down on Saturday, a day after the funeral services were held for the teenager.

Gruesome video footage shows the moment a protective Sydney, Ohio father guns down his daughter's ex-boyfriend as the man tries to break into the family's home. It was nearly a month ago when James Rayl, 22, tried to shoulder his way through the front door of his former flame Allyson Duckro who lived at 2907 N. Kuther Road. The Ring camera footage recorded on July 31, at 11 a.m. shows the man, wearing a baseball cap, blue hoodie, grey T-shirt and shorts as he stands in front of the door, ring the bell repeatedly.

After backlash from customers, the producer of Maker’s Mark bourbon is reversing a decision to cut the amount of alcohol in bottles of its famous whiskey. Rob Samuels, Maker’s Mark’s chief operating officer, said Sunday that it is restoring the alcohol volume of its product to its historic level of 45 percent, or 90 proof. Last week, it said it was lowering the amount to 42 percent, or 84 proof, because of a supply shortage. “We’ve been tremendously humbled over the last week or so,” Samuels, grandson of the brand’s founder, said of customers’ reactions. The brand known for its...

Mrs. Obama is a real style icon, but the very real and practical strategies she uses to look good as First Lady are the same tips all moms can use. She has the same insecurities and concerns about how she looks as we do, but if we follow her five solid tips for looking good and feeling good, we too can shine in our own skin.

Does Michelle Obama really over-satiate herself on adipose-inducing feasts while lecturing kids to clean up their diets? Yes, according to the most scientific study to date. Obviously intending to counter Michelle’s critics, food writer Marian Burros, working for POLITICO, treated herself to lunch and/or dinner at “the 33 or more restaurants in the Washington area” where Michelle has grazed in Washington since her husband took office.