The Nest

  The 20-year-old son of a Swiss millionaire has been sentenced to almost two years probation for trying to scam a new Ferrari sports car.  According to local media reports, he organised arsonists to torch his Ferrari 458 so he could buy the newer model with the insurance payout.  The car, which was one of 15 owned by the un-named man, had an estimated replacement value of close to £200,000. His other cars include a Lamborghini.  The arsonists took the Ferrari over the border to the German town of Augsburg, where they set fire to it in an industrial car...

  More than 30 million children eat school lunch every day, and over 13 million eat school breakfast. School food is a major part of these children’s lives, and it can play a significant role in establishing healthy eating habits that can last a lifetime – as long as we continue to ensure that school food is a healthy choice. In the coming months, there’s going to be a lot of talk in the media and among politicians about the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act. The CNR is a law that governs nine federal nutrition programs, and any changes to it...

  Answer by India L.J.Mitchell, Retired Police officer It can be different for every woman but in general, there are a few assumptions made by some male cops and some civilians. Many civilian women would warn me to call for back up (although it was usually on its way) if they were in a fight with their boyfriend and he was a big guy. Most guys would go into their flirtation mode and even try to get me to go out with them! Another assumption is that women just can't handle the job physically the way a man can. Interestingly, most...

  CAMP JAMES E. RUDDER, Fla. — Wearing a cap, sunglasses and a 75-pound rucksack and carrying a 17-pound machine gun, the buzz-cut Army officer quickly traversed a muddy river, pulling on a rope stretched between trees on either bank. After a short break, the soldier shoved a black Zodiac boat into the water for a two-mile paddle with nine other soldiers, one of hundreds of tasks over nine weeks of Ranger School, the top leadership course in the Army. It was hard to tell anything was different about the officer, except when she opened her mouth to ask for...

Four and a half years I lived bullying. I cried every day after school when I made it to the respite of my room at home. I often ask myself what I would have done if my bedroom weren’t my solitude? What if I couldn’t get away? Even if bullying “goes away” the scars don’t. How can I be in my forties and still be feeling the aftershock of when I was 14?        “What are several real ways you’ve seen bullying reduced?” This month’s question as part of Cathy Rubin’s Global Search for Education is hard. I’ll...