Hollywood mother burned daughter with knife in case of ‘honor violence,’ police say – Police say 35-year-old Sahar Thabit, born in Yemen, was arrested Friday for burning her 17-year-old daughter with a hot knife as punishment for talking to a boy the daughter met online. School officials told police the girl’s parents were enraged because she is betrothed to a cousin. Victim advocates say she was practicing Middle Eastern “honor violence,” in which a woman is victimized for violating cultural or religious standards. Sun-Sentinel.com

Lost Sleep Can Lead to Weight Gain – A new study suggests weight gain from lack of sleep can result almost immediately instead of over time. University of Colorado sleep researchers held a two-week experiment tracking sleep, metabolism and eating habits leaving nothing to chance. Results showed that although sleep-deprived people burned more calories throughout the day, they usually overate carbohydrates, primarily after dinner. The disturbance of the internal clock due to insufficient sleep influences person’s eating habits, specifically a person’s ability to make healthy choices. NYTimes.com

Activists at Colleges Network to Fight Sexual Assault – Women at colleges nationwide are teaming up to tackle the issue of sexual assault cases on college campuses. With advice from established advocacy groups inspiring their initiative, this informal network talking about creating a national organization to fight this fight as a civil rights case. NYTimes.com

40-year-old Waldo man Jeremy Morabito remains critical after scooter-bus accident. – Jeremy Morabito is scheduled for surgery Wednesday at Shands. Gainesville Police Department Ben Tobias said Morabito suffered a broken jaw, a shattered orbital socket and had blood on his brain after his accident Monday; the motor scooter he was driving, without a helmet, was involved in a collision with a school bus. The Police Department’s Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the accident due to its severity. Gainesville.com