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Lawsuit: Only White Workers At Seattle Hospital Ward
A spokesman for the Department of Social and Health Services, which runs the hospital and is named as a defendant in the federal lawsuit filed Thursday, did not immediately return a call seeking comment. The lawsuit says that last month a nurse left a
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:53P
Attorneys deliver closing arguments in sexual assault trial of Pinconning
By Cole Waterman | The Bay City Times BAY CITY — Jurors in the sexual assault trial of a Pinconning school board member have the weekend to wait before they can reach a verdict. Attorneys delivered their closing arguments Friday afternoon in the trial
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:52P
Tulare Co to pay $1.5M for deputy fatal shooting
(AP) - Tulare County has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed man shot and killed by a sheriff's detective in 2008. Attorney Brian Claypool, who represents the family of Zachary Atkinson,
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:52P
Wis. official says Capitol could open up in future
In a brief filed by the Department of Justice Friday, the department says DOA Secretary Mike Huebsch claimed in a deposition that DOA intends to reduce the need for metal detectors and open additional doors "in the near future.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:51P
San Leandro cop charged with drug-related crime surrenders to authorities
SAN LEANDRO — Jason Fredriksson, the San Leandro police narcotics detective charged with transporting and furnishing marijuana for sale, surrendered to authorities about 12:30 pm Friday at the Hayward Hall of Justice, police said.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:51P
BUCYRUS INTL : The United States Department of Justice Clears Caterpillar
"We were very pleased to hear this positive news from the Department of Justice about this strategic acquisition," said Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman. "Since we announced our plan to acquire Bucyrus last November, we have continued to
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:51P
"Housewives" star liable for fraudulent conduct
We are now going to collect to the fullest extent of the law," says Rionda del Castro in a statement. Morgan filed for bankruptcy in November, claiming the movie was never made because its planned star, John Travolta, needed "various conditions" that
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:51P
Ex-Planning Commissioner pleads guilty in slow-speed traffic accident
Richard Luskin, a former member of the Park City Planning Commission, on Wednesday pleaded guilty in Summit County Justice Court to a misdemeanor charge stemming from a slow-speed auto accident on Main Street on New
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:51P
Lawsuit: Only white workers at Wash. hospital ward
SEATTLE (AP) ” Nine Western State Hospital workers who said their bosses illegally accommodated a patient's request for white caregivers have filed a federal lawsuit saying the practice is unconstitutional because it discriminates
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:50P
US court approves life without parole for 14-year-old
Omer Ninham is one of more than 2200 US teens sentenced to life in jail without parole after they were prosecuted as adults, according to the Equal Justice Initiative. Some 73 of those cases involved children aged 13 or 14 at the time of the crime.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:50P
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