The latest teacher sex scandal involves a newly hired substitute teacher from New Mexico who has since been fired. The 30-year-old married woman was charged with criminal sexual penetration and sexual contact with a minor, according to authorities. Michaela Ford of Estancia was arrested Friday and hit with seven charges, including criminal sexual penetration and sexual contact with a minor. Ford is being held at the Torrance County Detention Facility.Surveillance video showed the encounter between Ford and the child, according to court documents.Ford had been working at Estancia High School. Citing court records, KOAT-TV reported that a witness came forward after allegedly seeing Ford kissing an underage student near the middle and high schools on Nov. 6. The station reported that Ford asked the principal not to tell her husband about the alleged interaction.The school launched an investigation into the allegations. Surveillance video showed the encounter between Ford and the child, according to court documents. The Estancia Municipal School District issued a statement Monday saying it's "disturbed to learn of the allegations made against a former substitute teacher in the district, who was arrested.""The district is working closely in cooperation with law enforcement to ensure that a full investigation is conducted," the district stated. "The safety of our students is our highest priority. The district follows all laws and policies with regards to the hiring of employees, including a comprehensive background check."The district said Ford had been employed at the high school for less than a month. Ford was "separated from students immediately" after the accusations of sexual misconduct surfaced. "The district is now concentrating our efforts and resources to assist students requiring support and guidance," the school district said."As this matter has just come to light, full details are not known," the district added. "All information related to this matter will remain confidential in order to protect our students. This district takes pride in being a tight-knit and caring community of learners. We will continue to take all necessary steps to protect student safety."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here.

Republican Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona and Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah reintroduced the Knife Owners Protection Act, which protects knife owners traveling from one state to another against vague and restrictive state and local laws.The legislation details that so long as possession of the knife is legal in the states an individual travels to and from, and so long as the knife is secured based on the KOPA requirements, a knife owner can't be arrested for simply traveling across state lines. "The government must not discourage interstate travel and commerce by subjecting law-abiding knife owners to the fear of prosecution under the myriad patchwork of state and local knife laws," Biggs said in a statement obtained exclusively by Blaze News. 'Enforcement is not uniform even with jurisdictions and is too often subject to the vagaries of political expediency.'"Americans are guaranteed the right to protect themselves, their families, and their businesses by the Second Amendment, and we must ensure that those rights are protected," Biggs continued. "I'm thankful for Senator Lee's leadership on the issue in the Senate and for the support of my colleagues as we work to move this bill through Congress."The bill was originally drafted in 2010 by an organization known as Knife Rights and was officially introduced in 2013, making KOPA the first proactive federal legislation protecting knife owners in our nation's history. Congress enacted a similar law in 1986 known as the Firearm Owner Protection Act, which protected law-abiding gun owners from the patchwork of local and state laws. Although FOPA was already passed, knife owners have not yet experienced the same protections. "Those who travel across the country with knives for work, recreation and self-defense are presently subject to arrest and prosecution under a confusing patchwork of inconsistent state and local laws," Doug Ritter, chairman of Knife Rights, said in the statement. "What is perfectly legal in one place may be a serious crime in another, resulting in forfeiture of the knife and carrying significant penalties including jail time," Ritter continued. "Enforcement is not uniform even with jurisdictions and is too often subject to the vagaries of political expediency." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

In previous years, the wait for Ranked Play to hit the latest Call of Duty title has been far too long, often arriving two or sometimes three months after launch. For a game with a typical shelf life of 12 months, it’s been pretty frustrating to deal with. Black Ops 6, however, is bucking that trend and has committed to launching its ranked experience within a month of the FPS game’s release date. Wanting to hammer home just how on the ball it is, Treyarch has just revealed that Black Ops 6 Ranked Play will actually be going live later today - that’s 24 hours earlier than first advertised. Continue reading Black Ops 6 jumps the gun and drops Ranked Play early MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Black Ops 6 guns, Black Ops 6 missions, Black Ops 6 loadouts

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Good one, T-Mo. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile isn’t exactly known for having a stellar track record against hackers, but it seems that the company actually caught a recent cyberattack in progress and shut it down in time. Bloomberg reports that T-Mobile detected suspicious activity in a recent attempt to access customer data and kicked the cyber criminals out before they were able to infiltrate deeper levels of the network. The report doesn’t name the hackers or the date when the breach occurred, but details are consistent with the recent Salt Typhoon attack in which Chinese hackers targeted US telecom companies — including T-Mobile. Targets of that attack included members of the Trump and Harris campaigns. Hackers successfully breached Verizon, T-Mobile, and Lumen ISPs.... Continue reading…

CarPlay is full of great features. BGR recently highlighted some of Apple's new CarPlay functions available with iOS 18 and even some hidden ones that everyone should know about. That said, the infotainment display on your car can be so much more useful as long as you know about the best CarPlay apps to use in your car or SUV. TuneIn: If you love radio stations for music and sports, this CarPlay app gives you even more options. It offers stations from other countries, and you can favorite and switch between them. You can find it here. Apple Music and Apple Music Classical: Apple Music has always been available for CarPlay, but Apple Music Classical has just been made available. This classical streaming service allows users to search by composer, work, conductor, and more to quickly find any recording. You can find Apple Music Classical here. AAA Mobile app: Members can find the nearest gas station and pricing or locate electric vehicle charging stations along their route. Plus, users can access their membership number and tier directly through CarPlay. In addition, AAA offers roadside service through Apple’s Roadside Assistance via Satellite. You can find it here. Overcast: If you love podcasts, this might be the best option. It can improve the episode's sound and speed up the show without distorting the audio or sounding unnatural, and everything else you'd expect from a podcast app. You can find it here. Audible: One of the best apps for listening to books on CarPlay. You can stream or download them, so whether you're offline or switching devices, you can always enjoy your favorite books while commuting. You can find it here. SpotHero: It helps you get everywhere more easily by making it fast and convenient to find and reserve parking in major cities. Plus, when you book your parking spot in advance, you can save up to 50%. SpotHero gives you access to thousands of garages, lots, and valets nationwide. You can find it here. Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Waze: It's impossible to choose one, and everyone has their own preferences. I feel Apple Maps is perfect for everyone driving in the US, and it's one of the best CarPlay apps. However, Waze has a dynamic community that always reports everything that's happening on the road. You can find Google Maps here and Waze here. MyRadar Weather Radar: This weather app displays animated weather radar around your current location and quickly shows what weather is coming your way. This is specifically useful when going on long road trips. You can find it here. Wrap up These are some of the best CarPlay apps available right now. Do you have a favorite app that didn't make the list? Email me at jose@bgr.com and tell me all about them. Don't Miss: 5 useful Apple CarPlay features you might have missed The post I’ve tried dozens of CarPlay apps, and these are the best ones appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $30 in Amazon credit, $149 Roomba, $100 Fitbit, $180 Ninja CREAMi Deluxe, more Black Friday Hydration Upgrade: Waterdrop Filter’s G3P800 & A1 Reverse Osmosis Systems at Unbeatable Prices Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: $349 Apple Watch Series 10, $298 Sony XM5 headphones, $120 off KitchenAid Stand Mixers, more