Kidde recalls 1.3 million smoke alarms because of alarm failure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc is recalling about 1.3 million smoke alarms and combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms because they can fail following a power outage, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thurs…
Seattle court orders HIV-positive man to stop spreading the virus
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An HIV-positive man in Seattle could face jail time if he fails to comply with a court order seeking to prevent him from spreading the disease to his sexual partners, King County officials said Thursday.
Police cite 120 under Baltimore’s youth curfew law, mayor says
(Reuters) – Police enforcing Baltimore’s tough youth curfew law gave out 120 citations in the measure’s first month, the mayor said on Thursday, and officials were divided on its effectiveness.
Lawsuit seeks source of drugs to be used in Pennsylvania execution
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – In the wake of botched lethal injections in other states, the ACLU and four newspapers have sued Pennsylvania’s prison system to unseal records on the drugs that will be used in an execution later this month, the state’s first …
New Jersey ‘gay conversion therapy’ ban is upheld
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld New Jersey’s ban on counseling intended to change the sexual orientation of gay and lesbian children.
Segway seeks import ban on similar products from China
(Reuters) – Segway Inc is asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to stop a “widespread pattern of infringement” and block several Chinese companies from importing and selling their own similar two-wheeled transporters in the United States.
Retrial to proceed for Florida man who shot teens over loud music
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Despite prior widespread media coverage, a retrial can go ahead later this month for a white, middle-aged man charged with killing an unarmed black teenager during a dispute about loud rap music, a north Florida judge ruled on …
Professor who lost job over Gaza tweets rebuffed by Illinois university trustees
(Reuters) – University of Illinois trustees voted overwhelmingly on Thursday not to reinstate Steven Salaita, whose Twitter postings about Israel caused him to lose a promised faculty job, sparking debate about academic freedom and the use of social me…
Dozens of children at N.J. day care center accidentally drink bleach
(Reuters) – Twenty-eight preschoolers and two adults mistakenly drank bleach at snack time at a New Jersey day care center on Thursday and were taken to a hospital after some complained their stomachs were burning.
Catholic League quits New York City’s St. Patrick parade after gay decision
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A conservative Roman Catholic group severed its 20-year ties with the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Thursday, a week after event organizers took the unprecedented step of allowing a gay group to march under its own bann…
