The United States is no longer a ‘nation of immigrants’ according to the federal agency responsible for issuing green cards and granting citizenship. Yesterday, the director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a memorandum to employees informing them of a mammoth shift in policy. The letter informed workers that a long-standing mission statement
A Louisiana prison is being hit with a federal lawsuit. Inmates at David Wade Correctional Center in Homer claim they’re routinely subjected to ‘cruel and unusual’ punishments, ranging from immobilization to cold-weather exposure. The class action, filed on Tuesday, is demanding damages as well as a court-ordered end to the “extreme, abusive conditions” at the
The widow and mother of Che Taylor are filing a federal lawsuit against the City of Seattle and two police officers involved in the man’s death. Both women are accusing the defendants of violating Taylor’s civil rights, asserting claims of assault, excessive force, false arrest, unlawful seizure, and negligence and violation of Washington’s anti-discrimination statutes.
Connecticut has a major problem. They’re losing doctors left and right, creating an impending health care crisis for those in need of medical care throughout the state. When discussing the matter, Matthew Katz of the Connecticut State Medical Society said, “We are not back-filling, we do not have new physicians coming to the state,” and added that “fewer and fewer young doctors are choosing to practice in Connecticut.” For the state’s health care situation down the road, this can have dire consequences, especially when you consider the fact that “a third of physicians in the state are over the age of 60” and nearing retirement. So, where are all the doctors going?
City Reaches Settlement with Family of Resident Shot by Officers
Gay Men Might Be Getting Unlawfully Denied for Insurance
A resurgent debate on gun control is provoking strong responses from the National Rifle Association, which cautioned voters to be wary of Democrats’ ‘socialist’ agenda. Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s outspoken CEO, blasted liberal lawmakers just a week after 14 teenagers and three adults were gunned down in a Florida high school. Trying to whip conservative
Last November, 74-year old attorney and rancher Ricardo Palacios found a small, green-clad camera strapped to a mesquite tree near his son’s Texas home. Not sure who’d put the device there or for what reason, Palacios took it down, noticing a transmitting antenna protruding from its plastic case. Soon after, writes Ars Technica, Palacios began
Jogging strollers are popular among parents who want to pursue a healthy lifestyle and are the ideal accessory for runners and walkers alike. However, one brand of jogging stroller is seeing a rise in injury reports from families, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has taken notice. In fact, recently the agency decided to file a lawsuit against the company behind the faulty strollers, Britax Child Safety, Inc., and has requested the company to stop “selling its jogging strollers that are being blamed for at least 97 injuries.”
Being misdiagnosed during a medical examination can be frustrating and scary, depending on the diagnosis. Sometimes a misdiagnosis can even lead to medical complications for a patient later down the road, which is exactly what happened to Roanoke patient Alexander Nelson. As a result of being “misdiagnosed during an examination,” Nelson filed a medical malpractice against Radiology Associates of Roanoke last year, “seeking $2.25 million in damages.” The trial for the case began earlier this month, and ended with the jury recommending a “$1.5 million award be paid to Nelson.” But what kind of complications did Nelson suffer as a result of his misdiagnosis?