Meet Khadija, the girl born without a face

 

Khadija Khatoon Khadija, 21, from Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, was born without a face and her mouth is a small slit on the left side of her face. When she was born, concerned doctors were baffled by her condition for months. Although it has never been confirmed, they believe she has a form of neurofibromatosis, a rare deformity that causes tumours to grow along nerves. Medics told Khadija and her family there was nothing they could do after extra skin continued to grow out of control.

Largest police union cautions Quentin Tarantino: 'We've got a surprise coming for you'

In a veiled threat, the largest police union in the country says it has a "surprise" in store for Quentin Tarantino.

Jim Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police, would not go into any detail about what is being cooked up for the Hollywood director, but he did tell THR: "We'll be opportunistic."

"Tarantino has made a good living out of violence and surprise," says Pasco. "Our offices make a living trying to stop violence, but surprise is not out of the question."

Florida man gets 885 years for ‘massive amounts’ of child porn, could also stand trial on kidnap, rape, murder charges: officials

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Florida man Shawn Ryan Thomas, 31, was sentanced Monday to 885 years for possession of child porn, prosecutors said. The Longwood resident may get additional time on his other charges of attempted kidnapping, attempted child rape and attempted murder.

A Florida man got 885 years in prison for child porn on Monday, and he may be facing additional time behind bars, officials said.

Shawn Ryan Thomas, 31, got the steep sentence for having “massive amounts of child pornography,” officials in state Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office said. Yet he’s also slated to go to trial on separate charges of attempted kidnapping, attempted child rape and attempted murder.

'Russia is sending a message' to Syrians under ISIS control — and it's making more join the terrorist group

On November 3, Russia carried out a series of heavy air strikes against ISIS's de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria. The strikes, Reutersreports — citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights — killed 42 people, including an estimated 27 civilians.

Although the strikes were seemingly aimed against ISIS, they also damaged a hospital and two bridges. This information came from activist Abu Ibrahim Raqqawi of Raqqa, Syria. He's from the group Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, and he relayed the info to Business Insider over Skype.

The hospital and the bridges — which Raqqawi said are symbols of the city and a source of local pride — are used by ISIS and local civilians. The strikes, Raqqawi said, were meant as a threat.

Connecticut special education teacher's aide had sex with preteen student for at least three years: police

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Michelle Sulzicki faces sex assault charges after police learned that she has been carrying on a sexual relationship with a student that lasted at least three years, starting when he was 12, police said Wednesday.

A Connecticut teacher's aide allegedly had sex several times with her preteen student, which she hid for at least three years, police said.

Michelle Sulzicki, 28, a teacher's aide at Chapel Elementary School in Stratford, was arrested after her victim, then-12, revealed her dirty secret, cops said.

Her victim, now 15, cried for help with teachers at his new high school, cops said. Cops started investigating the Stratford school employee on Sept. 24.

She initially denied the accusations, but later admitted to having sex with him only once when she turned herself in Wednesday morning, police said.

Khloé Kardashian throws exclusive birthday party for Lamar Odom in the Hospital

Lamar Odom celebrated his 36th birthday on Friday with a small birthday party at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a source close to the former NBA star told PEOPLE. The get-together was made possible by Khloé Kardashian, who was at the hospital with sister Kim Kardashian West and mom Kris Jenner, who has her own 60th birthday bash planned for Friday night.
Khloe reached out to Odom's former teammates as well as two of his best friends that are not NBA players and invited them to the get together. Kobe Bryant will not be able to attend because he's on the road but will send a gift and connect with his former teammate via FaceTime.

3 Israelis wounded after back-to-back shootings in Hebron: military

Hebron, West Bank — Back-to-back Palestinian shootings Friday wounded three Israelis, two of them seriously, the military said.

The attacks signaled an escalation after a series of Palestinian stabbings and widespread stone-throwing that marked the current round of confrontations with Israel.

Israeli media said the wounded were teens between the ages of 16 and 19.

Earlier Friday, Israeli troops shot and killed a 73-year-old Palestinian woman in what the military said was an attempt to attack them with her car. Her son denied she tried to harm anyone, and that she was on her way to lunch with her sister when she was killed.