Safe haven testimonies push proposal for lower age limit

Nebraska may have a tougher issue to address than its safe haven law. This issue is the gap in "the system," if you ask Brad Ashford, chairman of the Nebraska Legislature's Judiciary Committee.

Study investigates Gore-tex-type device to stop strokes and mini-strokes

A study is under way at Rush University Medical Center using a small, soft-patch device made of a Gore-tex-type material - often used to make durable outerwear - to close a common hole found in the heart called ...

Neb. lawmakers begin debating safe-haven age limit

LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska lawmakers appeared Tuesday to be leaning toward tightening the state's safe-haven law by setting an age limit of either one month or one year for children who may be legally abandoned ...

Alabama Attorney General announces conviction

Attorney General Troy King announced the conviction of an Anniston woman for first-degree theft.

Study Finds GLBT Workplace Equality Laws Used a Lot--When They're Available

A new study shows that complaints of workplace discrimination related to bias regarding sexual orientation are as commonplace as complaints of race-based discrimination... where anti-bias laws regarding sexual ...

Three Former Long Island Cops Win Bias Lawsuit

Three former detectives have won a $1 million verdict in a federal lawsuit that accused fellow officers at their Long Island precinct house of posting pornography, making lewd remarks and disobeying their ...

Environmentalist try to stop coal-fired plant

Attorneys for 16 environmental groups trying to stop construction of a coal-fired power plant in western North Carolina say a new federal ruling will help their case.

Statehood bonfire hits air quality snag

A proposed bonfire in Juneau's Mendenhall Valley may become a non-fire. Capital city residents wanting to commemorate the 50th anniversary of statehood sought to celebrate by lighting a giant bonfire in an ...

NOAA calls for pesticide buffers to protect salmon

NOAA wants the Environmental Protection Agency to set up buffer zones for salmon after identifying three chemicals in pesticides that could hurt West Coast salmon populations.

Cuban & the SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission says Mark Cuban, a Mt. Lebanon native, improperly used confidential information to, in June 2004, unload his majority stake in the Mamma.com Internet search engine site ...

Shuffle Master VP under investigation by SEC

Shuffle Master Gaming Senior Vice President Brooke Dunn is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged improper trading in the company's stock by an unrelated third party.

SEC accuses 4 of inflating bank's portfolio

Federal regulators on Tuesday accused four people of inflating the value of Bank of Montreal's trading portfolio to falsely enhance its financial results.

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