Arizona man sentenced to four years prison in baby’s hot car death
(Reuters) – An Arizona man whose baby died when he forgot the boy in a car on a hot summer day while he completed tasks at the pub where he worked was sentenced on Friday to four years in prison, an official said.
Where to retire and get best care? Not Florida or Arizona: AARP
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Retirees who move to Florida and Arizona – popular retirement destinations – may not be getting the quality of life they expect, according to a study that ranked U.S. states by their long-term care services.
Mormon church says it must defend integrity of its doctrine
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Mormon church leaders welcome questions of faith and doctrine from members but become concerned when they lead to public statements or organized efforts to force change, a spokeswoman said on Friday as the church considers ta…
Family friendly workplaces would boost economy: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States could boost its sagging labor force participation rate and get more people back to work – if more businesses had family friendly policies such as paid maternity and paternity leave, the White House said in a rep…
UCLA professor ordered to perform community service in fatal lab fire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A UCLA professor charged in a lab fire that fatally burned a Pakistani research assistant was fined $10,000 and ordered to perform community service on Friday after accepting responsibility for laboratory conditions that led to …
Murder suspect who escaped in Colorado caught in cemetery
DENVER (Reuters) – Authorities in Colorado caught a fugitive suspect in a cemetery on Friday hours after he escaped from a private prisoner transport company’s van while being extradited from Nevada to face murder charges in Illinois, officials said.
Three men wounded in shooting after rap concert in Denver area
DENVER (Reuters) – Authorities searched on Friday for a man who fired a rifle at a vehicle carrying Los Angeles rapper Schoolboy Q in the parking lot of a Colorado amphitheater after his performance at a concert headlined by Nas, wounding three other m…
Wrongly jailed U.S. man to get $1.2 million, 21 years after his release
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – A man who was released in 1989 after he was wrongly convicted of fatally poisoning his seven children will be paid $1.2 million for the 21 years he spent in prison under legislation signed into law on Friday by Governor Ric…
Official: U.S. CDC says 84 lab workers possibly exposed to live anthrax bacteria
(Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Friday that 84 scientists and staff were possibly exposed to live anthrax bacteria after researchers failed to follow safety procedures.
Florida law seeks to change rules for Cuban baseball players
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – Major League Baseball must allow players in Cuba to sign contracts directly with professional teams in the United States in order to receive tax breaks in Florida under a new law signed by Governor Rick Scott on Friday.
