Friday, March 22, 2013

[U.S.] Marine kills two at Quantico base, takes own life

Marine kills two at Quantico base, takes own life
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/shooting-quantico-marine-base-leaves-3-dead-including-gunman-article-1.1295866?localLinksEnabled=false
Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:19am EDT. (Reuters) - A Marine shot dead two fellow service members at a base at Quantico, Virginia, then barricaded himself in a building and apparently killed himself, prompting a brief lockdown of the base, the Marines said on Friday.

Colo. Officers head to Texas to see if police chase, shootout links to prison ...
http://nation.time.com/2013/03/20/colorado-corrections-chief-killed-at-his-home-police-seek-motive-and-suspect/
DECATUR, Texas - Investigators from three Colorado police agencies rushed to Texas to determine if a man identified as a parolee, who was critically wounded by Texas police after a harrowing 100-mph car chase, is linked to the slaying of Colorado's state ...

Man Freed after Serving 23 Prison Years for Crime He Did Not Commit
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/21/174982309/man-freed-after-two-decades-in-new-york-prison-doubt-cast-on-murder-conviction
David Ranta's case goes to show why prosecutorial immunity and prosecutorial impunity goes hand-in-hand. Ranta was arrested, tried, and sent to jail with meteoric speed over the murder of a Hasidic Rabbi in New York, a murder he always maintained he ...

Nitrous oxide goes mainstream: Southern California sees surge in quick-and ...
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/03/22/nitrous-oxide-goes-mainstream-southern-california-sees-surge-in-quick-and-cheap/
LOS ANGELES - Authorities say the use of nitrous oxide as a recreational drug has grown from a rave party phenomenon to mainstream use in recent years.

Suspect in Brooklyn hit-and-run proclaims his innocence
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/21/suspect-in-brooklyn-hit-and-run-that-left-family-dead-pleads-not-guilty-to-manslaughter/
(CNN) -- The suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a New York couple and their baby told a court Thursday he is innocent of charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, the Kings County District Attorney's office said.

4. Medicare payments
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/21/why-paul-ryan-s-star-dimmed.html
State of the Union pledge. "We'll bring down costs by changing the way our government pays for Medicare, because our medical bills shouldn't be based on the number of tests ordered or days spent in the hospital; they should be based on the quality of care ...

Sullivan County Legislature unanimously passes resolution against NY SAFE Act
http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/207074/37/Gun-Rights-Advocates-Upset-By-State-Tipline-Reward-Offer-
MONTICELLO - Following a protest in front of the Sullivan County Government Center in Monticello and public comment all opposed to the state's new gun law, the county legislature voted unanimously to call for the NY SAFE Act to be rescinded in Albany.

Three years on, challenges for ACA linger
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/obamacare-challenges-linger-89205.html
All through the Obama years, backers of the Affordable Care Act have lifted their spirits with a consistent refrain: Just you wait.

Verdicts are delivered, but Bell residents are eager to move on
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Calif-corruption-trial-ends-in-mistrial-4375562.php
Bell residents want world to know that Bell has changed since the days of embarrassing headlines. Reformers now hold office. March 20, 2013|By Hector Becerra, Christine Mai-Duc and Ashley Powers, Los Angeles Times.

Steven Tyler celebrity privacy bill stalled in Hawaii
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/APNewsBreak-Steven-Tyler-Act-stalls-in-Hawaii-4373382.php
Steven Tyler may have to keep his shirt on after all. After being passed by Hawaii's Senate, a celebrity privacy bill known as The Steven Tyler Act is now stuck in the island state's House of Representatives with little apparent chance of moving forward.

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