Monthly Archives: <span>February 2023</span>

Nursing Home Chief Acquitted in Patients’ Hurricane Deaths

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge acquitted on Friday a Florida nursing home administrator accused of causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after Hurricane Irma in 2017, saying that his employees had provided care and prosecutors had not …

Turkey Starts Work to Build Homes in 2 Earthquake-Hit Towns

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Friday said preliminary work has started to build housing for people left homeless by the massive earthquake that hit parts of the country and neighboring Syria, killing tens of thousands. Murat Kurum, the …

After Michigan Storm, Customers Wait – and Wait – for Power

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Frustration and anger are mounting among some Michigan utility customers who still were waiting for power to be restored after a massive ice storm this week damaged electricity lines, and the governor called Friday for …

Los Angeles Area Still Blanketed by Snow in Rare Heavy Storm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California on Saturday, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around …

Court Proceedings Advance in Deadly Shooting on Film Set

A film-industry weapons supervisor made her first formal court appearance Friday on a felony charge in the shooting death of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney said his client will …

5 Dead, Including Patient, in Medical Flight Crash in Nevada

STAGECOACH, Nev. (AP) — All five people aboard a medical transport flight, including a patient, were killed in a plane crash Friday night in northern Nevada, according to an air ambulance company. The Lyon County Sheriff’s office said authorities began …

Federal Judge Mulling Further Sanctions Against Hurricane Damage Law Firm

A federal judge in New Orleans has called owners of McClenny Moseley & Associates back into his courtroom again, this time to decide if the law firm should be sanctioned — and if so, how much — for making misrepresentations …

First Zantac Cancer Risk Trial in Calif. Postponed Five Months

The first scheduled trial over claims that GSK Plc’s heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, which had been set to begin Monday, has been postponed by five months. The case, brought by California resident James Goetz in Alameda County Superior Court, …

Winter Storms Ravage US from California to Northern Plains

Dangerous winter weather trapped drivers on icy roads, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and grounded multiple flights from California through the northern Plains on Thursday. For the first time since 1989, the National Weather Service issued a blizzard …

Maryland Mulls Ending Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Time Limits

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are considering ending the state’s statute of limitations for when lawsuits can be filed against institutions related to child sexual abuse, though the state’s courts are likely to decide whether such a change in …