California commuters, students warned: You might have gotten the measles

A student from the University of California might have spread measles to hundreds. This student likely got the measles during his trip overseas and didn't realize he had it until he returned. He had been all around the campus and surrounding community before he realized he was infected. To be infected with measles all you have to do is breath the same air as the infected person. If you share the same airspace as the infected person within 1 to 2 hours you have a very good possibility of getting sick. Measles is serious and kills one or two out of 1,000 infected children.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/13/health/california-measles/index.html?hpt=he_c2

  

Parents killed girl by making her drink too much grape soda, water, authorities say

 A couple in Tennessee made the man’s 5-year-old daughter, Alexa Linboom, drink large amounts of grape soda and water in a short amount of time which led to her death. Alexa stole one or two grape drinks from her stepmother and to punish her she was forced to drink a lot of liquid very rapidly, two liters in less than two hour to be exact. This made her sodium levels in her body go down which made her brain swell. According to officials this wasn't the only form of punishment she endured, but they wouldn't specify. After Alexa became unresponsive the parents drove her to the hospital where she was put on life support for two days before they decided to let her go. The parents are now being charged with first degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and two counts of aggravated child neglect.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/08/justice/tennessee-girl-soda-death/index.html?hpt=ju_t2

D.A.: Man killed 2 women with a hammer, believed they were "witches"

On Thursday, prosecutors ordered Carlos Alberto Amarillo to undergo psychiatric evaluation after he beat his girlfriend and her daughter to death with a hammer. He is 44 years old and called 911 after he had killed the two women. During the 911 call he confessed and said that he killed the women because he thought they were witches. He also said that he wanted the police to kill him.  None of the neighbors suspected anything unusual. They heard banging, but they thought that they were just moving or something. No one heard any screaming so no one called the police. Because of all the charges Amarillo is facing life without parole.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/30/justice/new-york-hammer-homicide/index.html?hpt=ju_c2