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Nigerian extradited to US to face charges over nude photo that led to teen's death

Jan. 27, 2025 15:40 PM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Nigerian man has been extradited to the U.S. and charged with causing the death of a South Carolina teen who took his own life after the suspect posed as a woman and tried to extort the teen after he sent nude photos, prosecutors say. The teenager was the...

Why were warning signs missed for the UK teen who killed 3 girls in a stabbing rampage?

Jan. 23, 2025 12:32 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Six months after a teenage attacker stabbed three girls to death at a children’s dance class in England, new details about his background have sparked questions about how authorities repeatedly failed to spot the threat he posed. Officials revealed this week that...

Program to prevent cyberbullying in tennis has reported 15 abusive posters to law enforcement

Dec. 19, 2024 10:51 AM EST

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The identities of 15 “highly abusive account authors” were reported to national law enforcement and about 12,000 posts or comments were pointed out to social media platforms this year as part of a new attempt to protect tennis players and officials from...