WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from a British prison after reaching a plea deal to end a yearslong legal battle over publishing classified documents. Plus, "theme park nannies" share what they do to help families, and a 100-year-old woman who still works 50 hours a week gives her tips for a long life.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a British prison yesterday and is on his way to the Northern Mariana Islands in the remote Pacific, where he will plead guilty to a conspiracy charge as part of a deal with the U.S. Justice Department, according to court documents. The agreement will end a lengthy battle with U.S. prosecutors over WikiLeaks' publication of a trove of classified documents, many of them about U.S. military operations, starting in 2009. Assange spent the last five years in a British jail. Here's the latest.
"Theme park nannies" might sound like luxury for rich parents pawning off their kids at Disney World for a day, but the reality is different. Single parents, large families, and parents of children with disabilities are often looking for an extra set of hands, plus local knowledge about the best places to get a photo with Mickey Mouse or how to use the Genie+ service. "A lot of families say they wouldn't take the trip if it weren't for us," one owner of a theme park nanny company told us. So what do they actually do? Here's what to know.
Australian bride Anna Reuss had previously asked guests to put their phones away at the ceremony, but ended up chastising several of them in the middle of walking down the aisle. The wedding's videographer shared the scene on Instagram asking people how they feel about cell phones at their weddings, and it ignited a fierce debate. "I'd feel so disrespected honestly," one person commented. "I want memories," another countered. What do you think? Weigh in here.
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Woof! For four straight years, a dog named Wild Thang was considered merely ugly. Now, he stands alone as the ugliest. The adorably goofy 8-year-old Pekingese is this year's winner of the World's Ugliest Dog contest after finishing as the runner-up the last three years and failing to place in his first attempt. Owner Ann Lewis brought Wild Thang on TODAY yesterday as he basked in his ... victory? "Even ugly is beautiful," Lewis said. See more beautiful/ugly photos here.
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Written by Scott Stump | Edited by Philip Caulfield
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