Prosecutors in North Carolina say they made a plea deal with a teacher charged with having sex with a student after learning she had married him.Former Brunswick County Academy teacher Leah Gayle Shipman, 42, pleaded guilty Dec. 20 to misdemeanor resisting a public officer, the Wilmington Star-News reported Friday.Shipman was arrested in January 2009 on charges of sexual offense with a student, statutory rape and taking indecent liberties with a student. Shipman, who was married at the time, was

A Las Vegas woman says she is suing Match.com for nearly $10 million following an attack by a man she met on the popular online dating website.Real estate agent Mary Kay Beckman decided the man the website chose for her, Wade Ridley, was not an appropriate match after knowing him for eight days. She said Ridley hid in her garage in January 2011, waited for her to come home, and stabbed her 10 times. He later confessed to police he was in a rage over the relationship that did not work out, and a

President Barack Obama made clear Monday that he will continue to seek stronger partnerships with other nations and engagement with enemies."We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war," Obama said in his 15-minute speech at a public inauguration ceremony outside the U.S. Capitol.With the theme of "One nation, one people," Obama's speech focused on national unity, equality, strong national defense and peace.Briefly touching on foreign affai

WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama was sworn in for four more years Sunday in a simple ceremony at the White House, embarking on a second-term quest to restore a still-shaky economy and combat terrorists overseas while swearing an age-old oath to “preserve, protect and defend” the Constitution.“I did it,” a smiling president said to his daughter Sasha seconds after following Chief Justice John Roberts in reciting the oath of office. First lady Michelle Obama and the couple’s other daughter

Liu Sun, a 16-year-old student, is in the midst of preparing for his final examinations. The 28-year-old single woman Xie Hong meets up with her “BFFs,” or “best friends forever,” whenever she is free. Wang Yuandong, 35, is a devoted mother of a young daughter and 37-year-old public relations director Zhao Xun has to bring in new accounts at this time of the year. And after working all his life, 63-year-old retiree Sun Jianguo now spends his time playing chess, feeding birds and looking after so

NEW YORK (AP) ― Veteran ABC newswoman Barbara Walters has fallen at an inauguration party at an ambassador’s home in Washington and has been hospitalized.Walters, 83, fell Saturday night on a step at the residence of Britain’s ambassador to the United States, Peter Westmacott, ABC News spokesman Jeffrey Schneider said. The fall left Walters with a cut on her forehead, he said.Walters, out of an abundance of caution, went to a hospital for treatment of the cut and for a full examination, Schneide

New York City has agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a couple who were arrested for dancing on a subway platform, officials said.The settlement puts an end to the lawsuit Caroline Stern, 55, and her boyfriend, George Hess, 54, filed last year for their July 2011 arrest, for which they spent 23 hours in custody, the New York Post reported.On the night of their arrest, Hess and Stern were waiting at the Columbus Circle subway station, dancing, after a jazz show at Lincoln