Attacked

Attackers bombed offices of the Save the Children charity in eastern Afghanistan, killing two people and injuring 12 others. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility. The attack began early in the morning of Jan. 24 when a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle explosive at the entrance of the compound. A gunman also hit the front gate with a rocket-propelled grenade. About 50 staffers were inside the building at the time. Afghan commandos and police joined together to fight back, rescuing about 45 people from the basement, while fighting in the top stories of the building.

Charged

Police in Panama City Beach, Fla., charged two middle-school students with cyberbullying after their schoolmate, 12-year-old Gabriella Green, hung herself. The first student, a girl, admitted to starting rumors about Green online: claiming she had sexually transmitted diseases, calling her offensive names, and threatening to reveal Green’s personal secrets. Police say the suspect deleted the messages after Green died. The second student, a boy, said Green had called him saying she had tried to kill herself. He said something like, “If you’re going to do it, do it,” and hung up, police say. He warned no one.

Killed

A 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun at Marshall County High School in Benton, Ky., before classes started on Jan. 23. His attack killed two students and injured 14. Bailey Holt, 15, died in the school from her wounds. Preston Cope, another student, was brought to the hospital but died soon after. Police arrested the shooter about 15 minutes after the attack began in what they said was a nonviolent encounter. The boy will be charged with murder and attempted murder.

Compromised

Houston entrepreneur Andrew White is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for governor of Texas, and he affirms the party’s standard positions in favor of legal abortion and same-sex marriage. But he is also an elder at Christ the King Presbyterian Church, which is part of a denomination—the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)—that holds to Biblical standards opposing abortion and homosexuality. “My personal faith is personal to me, but I will not let it interfere with how I govern,” White said. His stance did not sit well in the PCA. “I am praying for you Mr. White,” wrote PCA Pastor Todd Pruitt in an open letter for alliancenet.org. “I am praying that the Lord will open your eyes and grant you repentance from your current views. I am praying that, should you harden your heart and maintain your current position, your church and presbytery will … exercise proper discipline in your life.”

Sentenced

Larry Nassar, a former U.S. Olympics doctor, received a prison sentence of 40 to 175 years for sexual assault and possession of child pornography. Nassar had worked with the U.S. Olympics gymnastics team, sexually abusing his young patients under the guise of treatment. Nearly 160 of his victims gave testimony through the seven days of his trial, face-to-face with their abuser in the courtroom. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina told Nassar in court that it was her “honor and privilege” to sentence him.