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In an interview, Dr. Jenni Nuttall gives examples of words she presents in the book and how her work with students and conversations at home inspired her to write it. Articulating a woman's journey may not be an easy task, but in her new book, “Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words,” scholar Jenni Nuttall attempts to do just that. The book, released last month, is billed as an investigation of the words used to describe women , "from the dawn of Old English to the present day," according to the publisher's synopsis. Nuttall "guides readers through the evolution of the words we have used to describe bodies, menstruation, sexuality, the consequences of male violence, childbirth, paid and unpaid work and gender." In an interview with ABC News Live, Nuttall gives examples of some of the language she presents in the book and how both her work with students and conversations at home with her daughter inspired her to write it. Author Jenni...

Police in Los Angeles are investigating the deaths of two aspiring models who were found dead in Los Angeles apartment complexes days apart. Police in Los Angeles are investigating the deaths of two aspiring models who were found in Los Angeles apartment complexes days apart -- one death determined by police to be a murder. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told ABC News on Sunday afternoon that the death of Maleesa Mooney, 31, on Sept. 12 is being investigated as a homicide, while the death of Nichole “Nikki” Coats, 32, on Sept. 10 is “an undetermined death at this point” and they will determine whether it could be investigated as a homicide after the L.A. County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner completes its report and determines her cause of death. Asked if the cases could be linked, a spokesperson for the LAPD told ABC News on Monday, "it's too soon" to make a determination and they are still awaiting the coroner's reports. Accordi...

A rare attack by a river otter in southern Montana has injured three women floating on inner tubes BILLINGS, Mont. -- A rare attack by a river otter in southern Montana injured three women floating on inner tubes and i NFL icted wounds serious enough that one victim had to be airlifted to a hospital, authorities said Thursday. The attack happened near the town of Cardwell on a remote stretch of the Jefferson River, a tributary of the Missouri River that's popular with anglers and recreational floaters. At least one otter swam up to the adult women at about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday and attacked them, said Morgan Jacobsen with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. The women were able to get to shore, where one of them called 911, he said. One woman's wounds, on her face and arms, were so severe that the helicopter was used to fly her out, Jefferson County Undersheriff James Everett said. Her condition Thursday was unknown. The others had injuries to their arms. “It's just not s...

A serial killer known as the “Torso Killer” has admitted to killing a 23-year-old woman outside a Long Island shopping mall in 1968 and four other women decades ago MINEOLA, N.Y. -- A serial killer known as the “Torso Killer” admitted Monday to killing a 23-year-old woman outside a Long Island shopping mall in 1968 and four other women decades ago. Richard Cottingham was arraigned earlier this year on a second-degree murder charge in connection with Diane Cusick's death during a trip she made to buy shoes at the suburban Green Acres Mall. Cottingham is believed to be one of America’s most prolific serial killers and has already been convicted in 11 other killing s. Appearing virtually from a New Jersey prison for the Nassau County Court hearing, Cottingham was sentenced to 25 years to life behind bars for Cusick's slaying. He received immunity from prosecution for the four other killing s he admitted to as part of his plea deal in Cusick’s death. Cottingham ...