Ban on inmate sterilizations moves forward in California legislature
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A bill to ban sterilization surgeries on inmates in California prisons advanced on Tuesday, days after an audit showed officials failed to follow the state’s rules for obtaining consent for the procedures.
Oregon’s would-be Christmas festival bomber denied new trial
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A Somali-American man convicted of trying to blow up a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Oregon was denied a new trial on Tuesday by a federal judge who rejected the defendant’s claims that his constitutional rights were vio…
Montana health record hackers compromise 1.3 million people
(Reuters) – A data security breach of Montana’s state health records has compromised the Social Security numbers and other personal information of some 1.3 million people, but the full extent of damage from the intrusion is unclear, state officials sai…
Advocates say more time needed to seek out N.C. sterilization victims
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – An effort by North Carolina to compensate hundreds of people forcibly sterilized during the country’s longest-running eugenics program is facing criticism from some advocates, who say more time is needed to find possible …
Woman who admitted snatching newborn at Penn. hospital is sentenced
(Reuters) – A woman who admitted posing as a nurse and grabbing a newborn baby from a Pittsburgh hospital apologized on Tuesday in court and was sentenced to up to five years in prison.
Texas police officer praised for rescuing woman from oncoming train
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Houston-area police officer who pulled a woman off railroad tracks seconds before a speeding train passed was honored by his colleagues on Tuesday.
Former N.Y. cop faces hate crime charges for robbing Hispanics
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former police sergeant pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to hate crime charges for stealing cash from Hispanic motorists during traffic stops on New York’s Long Island, officials said.
Wisconsin girl stabbed in ‘Slenderman’ attack thanks supporters
(Reuters) – A 12-year-old Wisconsin girl stabbed repeatedly by her friends to please the fictional Slenderman character thanked her supporters in a picture released by her family on Tuesday.
Colorado suspends oil and gas wastewater disposal well after quake
(Reuters) – Disposal of wastewater from oil and gas drilling into a Colorado well was ordered halted this week after seismic activity was detected in the area, state regulators said on Tuesday.
Prosecutors insist on felony charge against World Trade Center jumpers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City prosecutors said on Tuesday that any potential plea deal with three men accused of parachuting from the top of the 104-story One World Trade Center tower must include a felony criminal charge.
