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Inmates settle case on prison violence
BOISE – A potential class-action lawsuit against the nation's largest private prison company over allegations of violence at the Idaho Correctional Center has been settled in federal court. The agreement between the inmates and
Updated: 09/21/2011 03:03A
Here's what was lost in mental-health care
The state now provides $40 million for generic medication and $16 million for a beefed-up statewide crisis-response system, which fields hotline calls and dispatches mobile teams of counselors when necessary. The medication benefit includes monthly
Updated: 09/21/2011 03:03A
Court to hear appeal on fatal crash
An appeals court will review a double-jeopardy claim by a Spokane stockbroker accused of killing a woman in a crash two years ago, leading to an indefinite delay in what was to be a November jury trial. A jury in February declared Jon Strine not guilty
Updated: 09/21/2011 03:03A
Court to hear appeal on fatal crash
An appeals court will review a double-jeopardy claim by a Spokane stockbroker accused of killing a woman in a crash two years ago, leading to an indefinite delay in what was to be a November jury trial. A jury in February declared Jon Strine not guilty
Updated: 09/21/2011 03:03A
ex aec chief cautions against scrapping kudankulam project
extensive rechecks and they are satisfied that the circumstances that led to the Fukushima accident, are not at all likely to happen in Kudankulam," Srinivasan told . But he said some people who are traditionally opposed to nuclear energy keep saying
Updated: 09/21/2011 03:03A
Crook car crash driver suffered 'heart attack'
Emergency services were called to a crash involving two cars on the A690 at Crook in County Durham on Tuesday. The male driver of one of the vehicles was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. The driver of the other car was not seriously hurt.
Updated: 09/21/2011 03:03A
Will Lytton lawsuit stifle public opposition?
"A strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) is a lawsuit that is intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition.
Updated: 09/21/2011 03:03A
Bhopal's superbike craze in top gear
And while motorcycle-enthusiasts regret the bike accident which killed the son and nephew of former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin, they say their passion for their mean machines will not lessen a bit. Bhopal, home to a two-time national champion in
Updated: 09/21/2011 03:03A
Walton's Funerals offers free services for all Reno Air Races crash victims
Andrew Cacheux, his three brothers and their dad will get a chance to see their mom Sharon Stewart, Reno's only air race crash victim, one last time before she's cremated. The family spent all day Tuesday trying to figure out how to raise the money to
Updated: 09/21/2011 03:03A
Woman dies after being dragged by light-rail train in Denver
A witness reacts to Tuesday's light-rail accident involving a woman at Welton and 24th streets. The woman, who was dragged by the train, later died. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post) A woman died Tuesday after she was dragged by a
Updated: 09/21/2011 03:02A
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