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West Palm jail staff failed to call 911 before teen died, officials say Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:08AMFlorida juvenile justice administrators confirmed late Monday that guards and supervisors at a West Palm Beach lockup never sought emergency care for a teenager who suffered in pain for hours before he finally died.
Fixing health law glitch to save $13b Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:08AMFixing a glitch in President Obama’s health care law would save taxpayers $13 billion without adding to the number of uninsured people, congressional budget referees say.
THE NEWSLEADER OF NEGROS ORIENTAL Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:03AMFAMILIES AGAINST THE RH BILL ISSUED THIS MANIFESTO to Philippine Congress, the Senate, and to the President of the Republic of the Philippines: Whereas, there is a proposed RH Bill being deliberated in Congress that threatens the very foundation of the Filipino family as an institution.
Southwest Montana Snapshots Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:49AMPeople warned
DEA stirs backlash Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:48AMMedical marijuana proponents are pushing back against a recent Drug Enforcement Agency declaration that marijuana has no accepted medical use.
Fatal Lafayette police Taser case goes to federal court Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:47AMThe case of a Lafayette man who died after police used a Taser on him nearly five years ago will go before a jury in federal court next month as part of a lawsuit against the stun-gun maker.
Teen fakes drowning, charged with falsely reporting incident Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:47AMWAWARSING – A 13-year-old boy is in trouble with the law after he falsely reported a drowning. The incident Sunday brought out several emergency response units, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office and Atlantic Care Medivac from New Jersey.
Study: Brain injury increases dementia risk Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:46AMPARIS -- A large study in older veterans raises fresh concern about mild brain injuries that hundreds of thousands of troops have suffered from explosions in recent wars. Even concussions seem to raise the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disea ...
Tough justice: can Labour be tough on crime and right on reoffending? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:43AMI would like to start by thanking you all for coming. And thank you to Progress for hosting this event which is part of an important series examining how Labour policy should be developed.
Attorney General Bill Schuette Is the Latest Republican Targeted in Recall Effort Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:31AMThe organizer of a recall attributes Schuette's "insubordination" of state voters who approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
After ban on openly gay troops ends, same-sex military couples will be denied family benefits Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:52PMSAN DIEGO - Gay service members from Army soldiers to Air Force officers are planning to celebrate the official end of the military's 17-year-old policy that forced them to hide their sexual orientation with another official act — marriage.
Gay couples won't receive US military benefits Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:38PMIn the eyes of the military gay marriage will not be recognized and couples will be denied benefits.
State Senator Introduces Nebraska Version of 'Caylee's Law' Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:36PMOmaha Sen. Pete Pirsch introduced a bill into the Nebraska Legislature that would require parents or guardians to inform police if a child disappeared or died in their custody.
Maple Heights, Bedford police and SWAT unit in standoff after shooting Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:22PMPolice from two departments and a SWAT team are involved in a standoff at an apartment building on Clare Avenue near Warrensville Road in Maple Heights.
Local News Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:17PMThe Daily World A 51-year-old McCleary man with more than a dozen felony convictions must spend seven years in prison after stealing jewelry from a friend's house last year. Harry D. Reinkens was sentenced to the maximum of 84 months in prison Monday for trafficking in stolen property. He has...
Military Gay couples won't enjoy benefits Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:45PMGay service members from Army soldiers to Air Force officers are planning to celebrate the official end of the military's 17-year policy that forced them to hide their sexual orientation with another official act -...
Business Beat: Pizza chain targets Longview Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:37PMMany of our East Texas transplants with Cajun roots will likely be familiar with one of the newest arrivals on the Longview dining scene.
Researchers Develop Compound To Block Signaling Of Cancer-Causing Protein Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:29PMResearchers at New York University's Department of Chemistry and NYU Langone Medical Center have developed a compound that blocks signaling from a protein implicated in many types of cancer.
Free but not forgiven Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:38AMCasey Anthony has been acquitted but will have to deal with the wrath of a sceptical society, Jacqui Goddard reports.
Inside political lobbying Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:31AMOn a wall in lawyer Mai Chen's messy and crowded Wellington offices, there's a framed cartoon from the mid-1990s. It shows her as a fresh-faced young lobbyist, strolling alongside her then-colleague Geoffrey Palmer as he rhapsodises about the arrival of the MMP voting system: "Change, upheaval, confusion, uncertainty – life is good."
Say what? Hearing loss blamed on technology, longevity, an increasingly noisy world Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:10AMAudiologists say Baby Boomers are outpacing the Senior Generation in terms of hearing loss.
Records shed light on UI presidential search Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:24AMURBANA — The search for a new University of Illinois chancellor is winding down, with a decision expected within days. If tradition holds, the university will simply announce its choice after closed-door interviews with the finalists, with little or no word about who else was considered for the job. read more
Sen. Roger Kahn, doctor clash over GOP-proposed restrictions on Michigan medical marijuana law Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:24AMThe state has recorded more than 80,000 medical marijuana patient certifications over the last two years.
Sunday's letters to the editor Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:18AMThe article (LSJ, July 7) announcing that 40 percent of Michigan’s children are born to single women is a tragedy of epic proportions. It is no secret that these children are born with a future that is cloudy at best.
Montana medical marijuana providers again holding traveling, online clinics Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:06AMMontana 's tough new medical marijuana law was supposed to end the phenomenon of assembly-line doctor appointments or online recommendations for therapeutic cannabis. It didn't.
$165k to be shared by local agencies Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:44AMThe North Platte Telegraph Mid-Plains United Way board of trustees has announced it will provide $165,000 to local agencies, thanks to the generous support of businesses and residents.
Higher ed funding process siphons money from UNLV Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:09AMGerry Bomotti, UNLV senior vice president for finance and business, recalls a budget meeting during the legislative session in which an elected official asked, “If fees are raised, does the university get to keep that money?” The answer given and accepted: Yes. The real answer? Not exactly. Welcome to the world of higher education funding, Nevada-style. It’s a politically charged, convoluted ...
Deaths stun neighbors Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:07AMMany neighbors in the quiet Kings Mill Mobile Home Park said they were shocked that two bodies were found in a nearby home. “This is a quiet area. You don’t hear anything out here,” said Pam Thomas, who has lived in the park for about six years.
Bracing for home health care cuts Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:41AMBorn with cerebral palsy, Jennifer McPhail relies on a home health aide to help her get dressed for work and ready for bed at night.
Conn. Kitty City taking care of feral cats Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:33AMCHESHIRE, Conn. - Kitty City - about a dozen homes on waterfront property - is tucked behind a corner of a shopping center parking lot off Main Street. Its shy inhabitants receive free home maintenance and food delivered daily.
Recovery resources: Expo provides information for storm victims Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:32AMSBA representative Jack Camp, left, assists Charles Taylor as he fills out paperwork during a FEMA housing expo at Central High School on Saturday.
In Egypt, fighting for a $50-a-month factory job Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:29AMMARJORIE OLSTER Associated Press TALKHA, Egypt The sun was already searing the pavement on the early June morning when Mariam Hawas and her co-workers from the garment factory descended on the bank. The bank employees knew why they'd come and rushed to bolt the doors. The roughly 100 workers, most of them women, were looking for unpaid back wages from the United Bank in the city of Mansoura ...
Detention center to consider new policy Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:27AMThe commission that oversees the Florida Parishes Detention Center will discuss a proposed policy change governing medical screenings for incoming juveniles when it meets Wednesday evening.
Did Rupert Murdoch Own Scotland Yard? The Evidence Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:27AMThe link between News International and the police runs deep. Did they collude on investigation and phone hacking?...
How Much Time Has Passed on Breaking Bad? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:48PMFans of Breaking Bad , which returns for its fourth season this Sunday, know that nothing — not even meth — is more valuable to Walter White than time. He doesn't have much of it left, what with the cancer and his wholehearted embrace of a life-threatening profession . It's fitting, then, that the show rarely leaves time unaccounted for, making us watch and savor almost every excruciating minute ...
County approves permanent ban on pot dispensaries Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:42PMSupervisors voted unanimously this week to make its ban pot dispensaries in county limits permanent, and it followed similar bans already in place for Hollister and San Juan Bautista. The board's decision followed approval in February of an urgency ordinance that allowed county staff time to return to the board with an ordinance banning dispensaries, including collectives, cooperatives, clubs ...
Business digest, July 16, 2011 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:41PMBy Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 15, 2011 Briefly FreightCenter.com , a provider of freight shipping technology and logistics services in Trinity, was recently recognized by two business organizations for growth and development. FreightCenter.com received Business Leader's 2011 Top 300 Small Businesses of the South award for revenue growth, business achievements and civic ...
Fitch Rates Norton Healthcare's (KY) Series 2011A & 2011B Revs 'A-'; Outlook Stable Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:39PMCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A-' to Norton Healthcare's $75 million variable rate revenue bonds, series 2011A and 2011B, to be issued by the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government, KY. The bonds are expected to price the week of Aug. 8th via negotiation. The 'A-' is an underlying rating. The bonds are expected to be supported by irrevocable, direct-pay letters of ...
DA Conley, ACLU at odds over DNA law Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:32PMThe Suffolk County District Attorney is urging passage of a law that would boost the state's DNA database by requiring samples from suspects charged with felonies before they are convicted.
The A to Z of hacking scandal Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:29PMIn the space of a fortnight, Rupert Murdoch's fortress has come under such sustained assault that its future seems imperilled. Public fury over a phone hacking scandal in Britain has spread to the United States and the families of...
Bill Piper: Medical Marijuana: A Science-Free Zone At The White House Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:28PMTwo weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Justice issued medical marijuana guidelines to U.S. attorneys that are at best confusing and at worst a flip-flop on administration policy.
Chandy faces flak for assault case inaction Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:25PMThe Left-led opposition walked out of the Kerala assembly yesterday to protest the assault on three television journalists over a report that a church-run medical college had collected donations for admission to the MBBS course.
Russia takes first steps to regulate abortion Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:25PMClinics must now warn potential clients of purported health hazards
Experts Show How to Design, Explain and Implement Dynasty Trusts and Maximize Benefits Under Current Federal and State ... Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:46AMContact: Mark Carrington, +1-703-341-5880, mcarrington@bna.com
Philippines warns against geckos as AIDS treatment Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:45AMThe Philippines warned Friday against using geckos to treat AIDS and impotence, saying the folkloric practice in parts of Asia may put patients at risk.
Additional news "Motorsports" Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:43AMWe have received several reports that the funeral took place the victims of explosions in Abadan, according to “Chronicles of Turkmenistan”. “Parishioner of an Orthodox church in Abadan, who asked not to be named, said that in the Orthodox cemetery were buried 15 people.
Cleveland Clinic, Chris Coburn’s big payoff (and challenge): $840,000 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:42AMThe success of Cleveland Clinic Innovations has triggered a puzzling dilemma for the world-renowned health system: how to manage the windfall of its leader. Innovations’ Executive Director Chris Coburn gets 3 percent from the sale of spinoff companies, according to several sources familiar with Coburn’s contract – including one who has personally reviewed Coburn’s deal. [...]
Everett wants moratorium on medical marijuana gardens Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:42AMThe city of Everett is calling for an emergency one-year moratorium on medical marijuana gardens, joining four other Snohomish County cities that have already temporarily banned or plan to ban the gardens.
VA outreach in Wilkesboro July 27 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:41AMThe rural health program from the W.G. “Bill” Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury will provide VA services in the Wilkesboro Civic Center, 1241 School St., Wilkesboro, on Wednesday, July 27, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The team w ...
Sponsored By: Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:38AMCITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH HISTORIC DISTRICT COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Historic District Council of the City of Fernandina Beach, Florida, will hold a Quasi-Judicial public hearing on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 5:00 PM in the City Commission Chambers, 204 Ash Street, Fernandina Beach, Florida to review the following Certificate of Appropriateness applications ...