Ian Watkins, the former lead singer of the British rock band Lostprophets, war sentenced Wednesday to 29 years in jail followed by six years on strict probation for sexual offenses against young children, The Associated Press reported. Watkins pleaded guilty in November to 13 charges, "including trying to rape a baby, sexually touching a 1-year-old, encouraging a fan to abuse her child and making child pornography,"
39-year-old Devyani Khobragade, India's deputy consul general, was arrested after dropping off her daughter at school last Thursday and detained in New York on visa fraud charges, CNN reported. Khobragade was held in a cell with other females and strip-searched following her arrest, the U.S. Marshals Service said. She was soon freed on a $250,000 bond after pleading not guilty to the charges
The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $646 million on Monday night leading into Tuesday's night draw, as the winning tickets were sold in California and Georgia, according to FoxNews.com. Tuesday's draw represented the second largest in U.S. history, The Associated Press reported.