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In this Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 file photo, a woman who wanted to be identified by her first name, Jamie, speaks at a news conference in front of Alhambra High School in Alhambra, Calif., where Andrea Cardosa, not seen, last worked as vice principal of student services. Cardosa, who was confronted by Jamie on a YouTube video seen hundreds of thousands of times, was charged Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, with 16 counts of sexual abuse, prosecutors said. Cardosa was charged with five counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child and 11 other counts of abuse, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office said in a statement. (AP Photo/The Pasadena Star-News, Keith Durflinger, File) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT
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Judi Trampf, left, and her partner, Katy Heyning, both of Madison, Wis., speak during a press conference announcing the filing of a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage at the Madison Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wis., Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union is filing the suit on behalf of the couple, as well as three others, who are going to court for the right to marry. (AP Photo/John Hart, Wisconsin State Journal)
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Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage appear during a press conference at the Madison Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wis., Monday, Feb. 03, 2014. The couples, from left, are Judi Trampf and Katy Heyning of Madison, Marie Carlson and Charvonne Kemp of Milwaukee, and Garth Wangemann and Roy Badger of Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)
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John Knight, of the national American Civil Liberties Union’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project, speaks during press conference announcing the group's filing of a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage at the Madison Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wis., Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/John Hart, Wisconsin State Journal)
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Gay rights protesters block one of the entrances to the Idaho Senate chambers on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 in Boise, Idaho. They're seeking to get Republican lawmakers to schedule a hearing for adding discrimination protections for gays, lesbians and transgender individuals to the Idaho Human Rights Act. In all, at least 43 people were arrested on Monday, cited with misdemeanor trespassing and released. (AP Photo/John Miller)
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Protesters demanding Idaho lawmakers add discrimination protections for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people to the state's Human Rights Act block the main entrance to the state Senate chamber on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 in the Idaho Capitol in Boise, Idaho. Former Sen. Nicole LeFavour, a Boise Democrat, said they planned to stay until a bill was passed _ or were removed. (AP Photo/John Miller)
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Extreme punishment: Public hangings of convicted criminals in Iran have risen to more than 66 per month since Hassan Rouhani, portrayed as a moderate reformer, became president in August. Rights advocates say international law is being violated. (Associated Press)
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the effects the government shutdown is having on benefits and services to veterans. About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Shinseki told lawmakers Wednesday. Some 315,000 veterans and 202,000 surviving spouses and dependents will see pension payments stopped. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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Dr. Nirav Shah, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on health and Medicaid on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. He says he expects the state trial of medical marijuana to be up and running within a year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Dr. Nirav Shah, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on health and Medicaid on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. He says he expects the state trial of medical marijuana to be up and running within a year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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FILE - In this undated file photo provided by TLC, Kody Brown, center, poses with his wives, from left, Janelle, Christine, Meri, and Robyn in a promotional photo for TLC's reality TV show, "Sister Wives." A lawmaker who says Utah should avoid legislating morality wants to change the law to comply with a federal judge’s ruling striking down key parts of the state’s polygamy laws. (AP Photo/TLC, Bryant Livingston, File)
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, speaks at a news conference on enrollment in affordable health coverage in Cleveland Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. Sebelius pointed to in-person assistance available in the Cleveland area to help people choose and enroll in affordable coverage options in the Health Insurance Marketplace. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
