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Authorities apprehended the Texas teen and his mother in Puerto Vallarta, following an international manhunt.(Photo: Jalisco state prosecutor's office via AP)
'Affluenza' teen and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>mom to return to Texas
Ethan Couch and his mother, Tonya, are expected to be returned to Texas on Wednesday, after an international manhunt led to their capture in Mexico. Police believe Couch, known for invoking an "affluenza" defense after he killed four people in a 2013 drunken-driving crash, fled in late November with his mother after a video surfaced showing him at a party that included alcohol, possibly proving he violated his probation.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ethan Couch could face up to 120 days in an adult jail, followed by 10 years of probation, if his case is transferred to adult court, while his mother could potentially be given a two- to 10-year sentence if convicted of hindering his apprehension.
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Officials in Tarrant County, Texas said that "affluenza" fugitive Ethan Couch and his mother Tonya had a going away party before fleeing to Mexico. VPC
Obama drives Jerry Seinfeld around the White House
President Obama, who rarely gets to drive anything more elaborate than a golf cart, got a chance behind the wheel recently<span style="color: Red;">*</span>thanks to funnyman<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Jerry Seinfeld. Obama laughs it up with Seinfeld<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>season 7 premiere of Seinfeld's series,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, which<span style="color: Red;">*</span>airs at 11:30 p.m. ET Wednesday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on Crackle. (The car? A<span style="color: Red;">*</span>1963 Corvette Stingray Split Window Coupe. Which he never actually drove off<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the White House grounds.)<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Obama is no stranger to<span style="color: Red;">*</span>pop-culture drop-ins, having<span style="color: Red;">*</span>most recently appeared<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>NBC outdoor adventure show<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Running Wild with Bear Grylls.
President Obama is Jerry Seinfeld's first guest for Season 7 of 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.'<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Crackle)
Tiger Woods’<span style="color: Red;">*</span>40th birthday comes with some hope
It's Tiger Woods'<span style="color: Red;">*</span>birthday, but the golfer<span style="color: Red;">*</span>could be the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>oldest 40-year-old in the sports world. His back is out of whack. He hasn't won a tournament since 2013<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and a major since 2008. Nevertheless, his milestone birthday comes with some hope. Tiger is still eyeballing a return to golf. His back might keep him from playing in 2016,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>but he's not done. He’s planning to make<span style="color: Red;">*</span>one more run.
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USA TODAY Sports' Christine Brennan on the evolution of Tiger Woods as his 40th birthday nears.
Education secretary will<span style="color: Red;">*</span>focus<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on violence in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>farewell speech
Arne Duncan will deliver his final address as U.S. Secretary of Education on Wednesday, where he’s expected to call for continued work to save the lives of America’s children by protecting them from violence, combating disconnectedness from society and "creating hope and opportunity for every student." A Chicago native and former head of the city school system, Duncan will speak at Chicago’s Saint Sabina Church. One of the few of President Obama’s original Cabinet, Duncan has been mum so far on his post-Obama administration plans.
President Obama listens as Education Secretary Arne Duncan speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House on Oct. 2, 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP)
Ex-beauty queen charged in cancer scam back in court
Brandi Weaver-Gates, 23, a former Pennsylvania beauty queen, is due back in court Wednesday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on criminal charges for allegedly<span style="color: Red;">*</span>faking leukemia to benefit from fundraisers. Authorities say Weaver-Gates may have conned at least 165 people into donating nearly $30,000<span style="color: Red;">*</span>through bingo and other fundraisers for the past two years. Weaver-Gates has claimed to have chronic lymphocytic leukemia since March 2013. She was arrested in August and arraigned last month on three additional counts each of theft and receiving stolen property.
An image of Brandi Weaver-Gates from her Facebook page.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Facebook)
And<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the essentials:
Weather: Light snow is expected for much of the country.
Stocks:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. stock futures were<span style="color: Red;">*</span>lower Wednesday, while global markets were mixed.
TV Tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wondering what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at Mozart in the Jungle, Mr. Robot and In Defense of Food.
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