Eagle Scout suspended for pocket knife in locked car

Seeded on Fri Oct 9, 2009 4:19 PM EDT (wten.com)

High school senior Matthew Whalen is the kind of student any parent would want. He's an Eagle Scout, on the honor roll, taking Advanced Placement classes, completed Army basic training, and never been in trouble with the law. All of it was accomplished before the age of 17.

boy-scouts, pocket-knife, zero-tolerance-policy, school-suspension

Nurse arrested on the job sues police

Seeded on Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:55 AM EDT (ABC Local Affiliates)

Hofstra says the officer brought a suspected drunk driver into the ER and demanded a blood alcohol test for the woman.

us-news, police-officer, hospital-emergency-room, blood-alcohol-test, nurse-lawsuit

College: Illegal immigrants can enroll

Seeded on Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:40 PM EDT (WRAL.com - Raleigh News, Weather, Triangle Traffic and NC Lottery)

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Board of Community Colleges voted Friday to allow illegal immigrants to enroll at the two-year colleges. The board's committee voted the same way Thursday.

illegal-immigrants, us-news, community-college

Gardasil Vaccine: New Roadblock to Citizenship

Seeded on Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:47 AM EDT (ABC News)

At 3, Simone was adopted by her paternal grandmother, Jean Davis, who married an American in 2000 and moved them to Port St. Joe, Fla. But because the adoption was not recognized in the United States, Davis embarked on a near-decade quest to get Simone U.S. citizenship.

immigration, us-news, hpv, gardasil

Man Says Police Forcibly Collected Urine Sample

Seeded on Thu Sep 3, 2009 1:24 PM EDT (wlwt.com)

An Indiana man has filed a lawsuit claiming that police forcibly withdrew urine from his body during a drunken driving arrest. A Breathalyzer test showed he was under the legal limit, but Officer Brian Miller doubted the findings.

police, law-enforcement, us-news, drunk-driving, urine-sample

Commentary: Frightening future if health reform fails - CNN.com

Seeded on Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:11 AM EDT (CNN)

America's currently insured middle class will be increasingly desperate if health reform fails. Millions more such families will see their take-home pay shrink. Millions will lose their employment-based insurance, especially in medium and small-sized firms.

health, heathcare

How were our Social Security numbers given away?

Seeded on Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:22 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

The problem involves three Pacific island nations, each of which has its own, independent Social Security Administration.

Hotel Calls Rape Victim Careless - WFSB Hartford

Seeded on Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:27 AM EDT (WFSB.com - News)

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Lawyers for a Connecticut hotel where a woman was raped at gunpoint in front of her children are putting some blame on the victim, saying in court documents that she was careless and negligent.

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Parents seen hitting kids arguing in back seat of car, lose custody

Seeded on Thu Jul 9, 2009 9:20 AM EDT (ketv.com)

OMAHA, Neb. -- A California couple has lost custody of their two children after they were spotted hitting the children during a car trip through Cass County, investigators said.

us-news, spanking, discipline

U.S. apartment vacancies near historic high: report | U.S. | Reuters

Seeded on Wed Jul 8, 2009 6:36 PM EDT (Reuters)

Vacancy rates for apartments has reached a 20 year high for the second quarter, and may keep rising in the near future, exceeding historical records.

business

Can Employee Weight Tip the Balance Sheets?

Seeded on Tue Jul 7, 2009 8:56 PM EDT (ABC News)

Just how comfortable are we in allowing employers to examine and impinge on decisions we make relating to our bodies? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control just released a new program allowing them to calculate how much an employee's weight really weighs down that bottom line.

health