School District to Pay $5 Million in Sex Abuse Case
School District to Pay $5 Million in Sex Abuse Case
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Is Newark’s Water Safe to Drink Despite Lead Problem?
Is Newark’s Water Safe to Drink Despite Lead Problem?
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Mobile Care Home After Autistic Man Stomped to Death
A wrongful death lawsuit was recently filed against a Mobile care home after an autistic man was stomped to death. The suit was filed in Mobile Circuit Court by the family of the man, Matthew Cox, who was only 21-years-old at the time of the fatal incident. According to the suit, Cox was living in the group home “when he was allegedly attacked Oct. 27 by Trent Yates, 27, an ex-convict with a history of violence and domestic abuse.” Two days after the incident, Yates was charged with murder, though that hasn’t stopped the Cox family from seeking justice.
Jeff Sessions Out as Attorney General
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned from his post late Wednesday, purportedly under pressure from President Donald Trump. Session’s departure, writes USA Today, was expected for weeks. Trump attacked the former attorney general time and time again over Twitter and on television. The pair’s contentious relationship stems from Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from an
More Athletes Come Forward with Allegations Against Strauss, Ohio State
More Athletes Come Forward with Allegations Against Strauss, Ohio State
Hospital Closings Leave Rural Populations Without Care Options
Hospital Closings Leave Rural Populations Without Care Options
Tennessee Death Row Inmates Ask to Die by Firing Squad
Four death row inmates in Tennessee are suing the state in an attempt to choose their own method of execution. Attorneys say the cohort of condemned would rather be put to death by firing squad than lethal injection or electric chair, the only two options available in Tennessee. The Tennessean reports that one of the
Michigan Passes Proposal 1 to Legalize Marijuana
Michigan voters approved Proposal 1 on Tuesday, becoming the latest state to legalize marijuana. Passed by a 56-44 percent margin, Michigan is the first state in the Midwest to let residents grow, buy and consume marijuana for recreational reasons. Prior to Proposal 1’s passage, the state allowed for the purchase of medical pot with a
Oregon Voters Shoot Down Measure 105, Keep Sanctuary State Status
On Tuesday, Oregon voters shot down Measure 105, designed to repeal the state’s 31-year old sanctuary status. The Statesman Journal reports that about 63 percent of 1.4 million votes were cast to keep the existing statute. Under its current law, Oregon prohibits local police from enforcing immigration law or passing on certain types of information
Dialysis Companies Allocating Massive Funds Toward ‘No on 8’
Dialysis Companies Allocating Massive Funding Toward ‘No on 8’