President Obama is calling for tax increases on top earners, which could potentially decrease the taxes of the middle class in the country. Reports say tax breaks on inheritances will also be eliminated, and the news will be announced during his State Of The Union address on Tuesday night. [Fox News]
A woman died after receiving lethal butt implants, and now the Philadelphia man responsible for her surgery has been charged with second-degree murder. Vinnie Taylor, who is 43 years old, is also facing charges of assault and reckless endangerment after her death was ruled a homicide. [Daily Mail]
There’s a video going viral on the web of a cop singing Taylor Swift‘s smash hit “Shake It Off,” and while it’s not actually a candid dashboard recording, it’s still pretty amazing. Too bad it was produced by the Dover Police Department. [TMZ]
Forty-three bodies were burned by a criminal group in Mexico three months ago, and officials now have a suspect. Felipe Rodríguez Salgado is listed as the suspected leader of the Guerreros Unidos group, who arrested and kidnapped all of the students who were killed. [Gawker]
One of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi‘s chief of staff has been kidnapped by gunmen in Sanaa, who are believed to be affiliated with Shiite Houthi rebels. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak and two of his body guards were seized in their cars yesterday, but no ransom demand has been made so far. [NPR]
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