Sources: Philadelphia judge to plead guilty to federal corruption charges

CRAIG R. MCCOY, JEREMY ROEBUCK, AND MARK FAZLOLLAH, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS LAST UPDATED: Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 1:08 AM POSTED: Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 11:22 PM         Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Joseph C. Waters Jr., who has been under federal investigation for more than a year, has agreed to plead guilty to charges that he accepted illegal cash payments and fixed cases, people familiar with the plea negotiations said. Waters abruptly resigned Tuesday, and is expected to plead guilty to wire fraud and mail fraud in a scheme in which he allegedly contacted two other judges to influence a pending lawsuit and a gun-possession case. Unbeknownst to him, the...

Man Denies Police Claim That He Confessed To Killing Girlfriend’s Mother, Attorney Says

Man Denies Police Claim That He Confessed To Killing Girlfriend's Mother, Attorney Says Posted: 09/24/2014 11:16 am EDT Updated: 3 hours ago A U.S. attorney for a Chicago man accused of killing his girlfriend's mother on the Indonesian resort island of Bali said Wednesday that his client is denying a police claim that he confessed. The police chief in Bali's capital, Denpasar, said last week that Tommy Schaefer, 21, confessed to the killing during a police interrogation. Chicago attorney Thomas Durkin said he spoke with Schaefer by phone and that his client told him he did not confess. Authorities in Indonesia have accused Schaefer of killing Sheila von...

NFL player Adrian Peterson – Charges of Child-Abuse

It's Never OK Michele Reiner (Co-founder, Parents' Action for Children) and Rob Reiner (Film director and co-founder, Parents' Action for Children) Posted: 09/24/2014 9:34 am  Last week NFL player Adrian Peterson turned himself in on charges of child abuse after a session of disciplining his 4-year-old son left cuts, welts and bruises on the boy's body. The gruesome incident sparked a national debate about whether or not it's ever OK for a parent to hit a child. Research shows the answer is a resounding "No!" Most parents believe they are doing the right thing when they strike or spank their child, but experts say that hitting a child causes more long-term...

Mother Shot In Head Saves Baby In Final Moments – The Huffington Post

The Huffington Post  | By Hilary Hanson Posted: 09/23/2014 10:19 am EDT Updated: 09/23/2014 4:59 pm EDT The family of a Georgia mother killed last week says she died saving her infant daughter from her drunk, violent boyfriend. Jessica Arrendale died after being shot in the head on September 14 at her home in Smyrna, according to the Associated Press. Police were called to the house in the early morning hours, but waited 14 hours to enter the house, worried that their presence would incite more violence, according to WSB. However, officials believe that both Arrendale, 37, and her boyfriend, 30-year-old Antoine Davis, were dead before police even arrived. Arrendale’s lifeless body...

This Stepfamily Got Through Some 'Really Tough Stuff' But They're Still Standing The Huffington Post  | By Brittany Wong Email Posted: 09/19/2014 11:33 am EDT Updated: 09/19/2014 12:59 pm EDT Share Tweet Email Comment As part of our Blended Family Fridayseries, each week we spotlight a different stepfamily to learn how they successfully blended their two families. Our hope is that by telling their stories, we'll bring you closer to blended family bliss in your own life! Want to share your own story? Email us at divorce@huffingtonpost.com. You'd be hard-pressed to find a blended family that didn't seriously butt heads in those first few years of living under one roof. But rest assured -- it gets...