New York court to weigh legal rights of chimps
ALBANY N.Y. (Reuters) – A New York appeals court will consider this week whether chimpanzees are entitled to “legal personhood” in what experts say is the first case of its kind.
Baltimore officials outline plans to reduce police brutality
(Reuters) – Baltimore officials outlined plans on Tuesday to reduce police brutality that is the target of a federal investigation and the cause of millions of dollars in lawsuits.
Hobby Lobby executive’s Bible museum: priceless artifacts, scholarly doubts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hobby Lobby’s Steve Green hopes his planned $800 million Museum of the Bible in Washington and its priceless collection can satisfy both scholars and casual visitors.
Ebola lawsuits would face high hurdles in Texas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Potential suits against the Dallas, Texas hospital that sent home a patient later diagnosed with Ebola face long odds in the face of state medical malpractice laws.
Delaware mother charged after daughter brings heroin to daycare
(Reuters) – A Delaware mother was arrested on Monday after her four-year-old daughter unknowingly brought roughly 250 packets of heroin to her daycare, and passed them out to classmates thinking they were candy, police said.
Southern California tutor arrested over cheating scandal
(Reuters) – A private Los Angeles-area tutor was arrested and charged on Monday for illegally changing grades for three high school students, police said.
California oyster farm settles with U.S. government, agrees to close
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California oyster farm has settled its years-long lawsuit against the federal government and agreed to cease operations by the end of the year, the company said on Monday, ending a high-profile case that split the environmen…
U.S. working on new screenings for Ebola but no travel ban
WASHINGTON/DALLAS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Monday that the government would develop expanded screening of airline passengers for Ebola, both in the West African countries hit by the disease and the United States.
Workers begin removing Trump name from Atlantic City casino
(Reuters) – Workers began removing the large letters spelling out the Trump name from the shuttered Trump Plaza casino in Atlantic City on Monday after real-estate mogul Donald Trump sued to end a licensing deal that allowed the casino owners to use hi…
Mississippi family gunfight leaves two dead, two wounded
(Reuters) – Two family members killed each other and wounded two relatives in a gunfight following a domestic altercation in rural northeast Mississippi last week, a law enforcement official said on Monday.
