Woman convicted of endangering children in her decrepit NYC home
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman who was raising three children in a decrepit New York City house that lacked some exterior walls and a part of the roof was convicted on Friday on charges of endangering the children’s welfare, the local prosecutor’s office…
Kansas man gets three years for letting baby die in hot car
(Reuters) – A Kansas man was sentenced to nearly three years in prison on Friday for letting his 10-month-old foster daughter die in a hot car while he smoked marijuana and watched television.
Over 100 arrested in New Orleans drugs sweep
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in New Orleans announced on Friday the arrest of over 100 suspects and the seizure of guns, drugs, cars and money in the culmination of a six-month undercover operation in New Orleans.
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.
