education” target=”_blank”>Harvard Law School< and the law. The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation, or POPLAR, is being funded by the Saisei Foundation, a nonprofit based in Austin, Texas, according to a Harvard Law blog post. The research by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics comes …
Read More »Bomb threat at Fort Lauderdale International Airport, travelers evacuated
Travelers at Flordia’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FFL) International Airport were evacuated Saturday morning after a “security investigation” impacted traffic into the airport. The FFL Airport’s official Twitter account on Saturday afternoon gave an update, saying the security investigation had been cleared and advised travelers to “check with their airline[s] for updated …
Read More »Double homicide conviction overturned after new evidence uncovered
A us-regions man serving a 60-year-sentence for a 2004 double homicide had his conviction overturned by a state judge Friday after the attorney general’s office uncovered evidence exonerating him, officials said Friday. Taron Hill, 34, was convicted in 2006 on two counts of murder and other weapons charges in the …
Read More »Georgia golf course shooting suspect bound victims with tape, investigators allege
An crime warrant for the suspect in the us-regions golf course shooting” target=”_blank”>shooting<. Police allege that Bryan Rhoden, 23, bound two of the victims with tape around their hands, legs and mouths in the back of a white Dodge Ram pickup truck on July 3. Authorities found Henry Valdez, 46, …
Read More »Prisoner on the loose after escaping New York City jail
A us-regions prisoner is on the loose after he escaped custody from a floating jail known as “The Barge” in the Bronx. “Our Correction Intelligence Bureau immediately began working around-the-clock with our law enforcement partners at multiple levels. No escape from our facilities is ever acceptable and we are taking …
Read More »Michigan authorities identify 3 bodies found in cabin of boat after fire
Authorities in us-regions have identified the three people who died last weekend in a boat fire on Lake St. Clair. The victims are Jason Miron, 43, and Stephanie Arzola, 41, both of Grand Rapids, and Mark Matthews, 60, of Williston, North Dakota, Their bodies were found in the cabin of …
Read More »Michigan carnival ride disaster: Video shows bystanders rush to stop 'Magic Carpet' from falling over
A us-regions festival almost turned disasters” target=”_blank”>disastrous< ride started swaying and threatened to tip over. Attendees at the 95th Annual National Cherry Festival in Traverse City intervened Thursday when the “Magic Carpet” pendulum ride started to sway, rocking back and forth while carrying nearly full occupancy. The ride appeared to …
Read More »Hamptons squatter alleges harassment by homeowner, prospective buyer
The Cantor Fitzgerald executive accused of exploiting infectious-disease-related protections to avoid eviction from a $5 million Hamptons mansion claims he and his wife have been harassed and humiliated in a bid to force them out — including through the use of “defamatory memes” sent to his bosses. In court papers …
Read More »California shooting near Knott's Berry Farm leaves at least 1 minor wounded: reports
A drive-by shooting” target=”_blank”>shooting< in Southern us-regions left at least one minor wounded Friday evening, according to reports. Video on social media showed crowds running inside the theme park but Buena Park Police dismissed false reports that there may have been an active shooter inside. “Officers are currently responding to …
Read More »Widow, 90, faces economic hardship amid massive backlog of veteran records
Ninety-year-old Susana Mallinson has been waiting over a year for her husband Frank’s military service records from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in vacation-destinations. She is among the roughly 500,000 military family members affected by the massive backlog of record requests at the NPRC, an agency of the National …
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