Dallas-area city tries to shut suspected swingers club over zoning
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Dallas-area city is trying to shut a suspected swinger’s club that promises “classy” parties for adults, saying its operation in a residential neighborhood violates zoning laws.
U.S. proposes effort to analyze DNA from 1 million people
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has proposed analyzing genetic information from more than 1 million American volunteers as part of a new initiative to understand human disease and develop medicines targeted to an individual’s genetic make-up.
Witnesses recall seeing body of ex-NFL player Hernandez’s alleged victim
FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Witnesses testified on Friday that they saw the apparently lifeless body of a man in an industrial area near Aaron Hernandez’s home in June 2013, hours after the former New England Patriots player is accused of committing …
Florida prosecutor drops domestic disturbance case against Zimmerman
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida prosecutor announced on Friday he will not pursue an aggravated assault charge against former neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman stemming from a domestic incident earlier this month after the alleged victim recanted.
U.S. government releases draft plan for electronic health data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday proposed a plan to move most doctors, hospitals and their patients to national standards for handling electronic clinical data by the end of 2017.
California eases prison crowding after years of trying
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – After years of controversy and legal trouble because of overcrowding in California’s mammoth prison system, the state’s inmate population dipped below the maximum level set by a federal court for the first time on Thursda…
California lawmaker aims to raise smoking age to 21
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A California lawmaker introduced legislation on Thursday that aims to raise the legal smoking age to 21 from 18, his office said in a statement, just over a week after a similar move by Washington state’s top lawyer.
Secretary of State Kerry fined for not shoveling by Boston home
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was slapped with a $50 fine for failing to have a side street adjoining his Boston home shoveled following the blizzard that dropped more than 2 feet (60 cm) of snow on Massachusetts this week, a sp…
U.S. man shot and wounded in eastern Saudi Arabia: state media
DUBAI (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen was shot and wounded in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday, state news agency SPA reported, adding to security concerns in the world’s top oil exporting nation.
Elderly residents die in blizzard-hit Massachusetts; death toll at least four
(Reuters) – An elderly man and woman found dead outside their homes in separate coastal Massachusetts communities were likely victims of a massive blizzard that hit New England earlier this week, police said on Thursday.
