Iowa Supreme Court upholds no license for illegal immigrants
DES MOINES Iowa Illegal immigrants are barred from obtaining driver's licenses in Iowa after the state Supreme Court upheld a Polk County District Court ruling The decision states denying licenses to illegal aliens does not violate the statutory or constitutional provisions raised by the plaintiffs Curtis Daniels led the immigrants lawsuit while Mark Hunacek argued there is no constitutional right for illegal aliens to hold licenses
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Supreme Court
Polk County
Supreme Court
Iowa Department of Transportation
Curt Daniels
Mark Hunacek
Man Survives 24 Hours After Colorado Plane Crash
A 58-year-old man survived a single engine Cessna 172 crash at 10,000 feet in powdery snow eight feet deep near Montrose Colorado. He dug a snow cave to endure freezing temperatures then spent over 24 hours stranded before rescuers found him hungry and dehydrated. The pilot was uninjured and was traveling from Laughlin Nevada to Paonia Colorado when power failure caused the crash.
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Montrose
Colo
Civil Air Patrol
Mark Young
Montrose County
Laughlin
Nev
Paonia
Exotic cat sighting near Reagan Library in California
In Simi Valley authorities investigated a large exotic cat possibly an African lion roaming rural countryside near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Trackers were hired after tracks too large for bobcats were found on a nearby ranch. Residents were urged to keep pets indoors as officials weighed reports from multiple witnesses about a 600 pound animal.
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Simi Valley
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Cigarette Litter Sets Bay Bridge SUV Ablaze
San Francisco resident Jonathan Fish learned a costly littering lesson when a lit cigarette tossed from a Bay Bridge upper deck rolled back, ignited the interior of his 2004 Ford Expedition worth about $30,000, and caused the SUV to crash into a guard rail and burn.
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San Francisco
Jonathan Fish
Bay Bridge
Harrison Street
Fish
Jury orders Boston Herald to pay 2.1 million for libel
A jury found the Boston Herald and reporter David Wedge libeled Superior Court Judge Ernest Murphy by misquoting him as saying a 14 year old rape victim should get over it. The verdict awarded Murphy 2.1 million dollars. reporter Jules Crittenden was cleared.
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Boston
Boston Herald
Superior Court
David Wedge
Ernest B. Murphy
Jules Crittenden
Murphy
Wedge
Herald
Patrick J. Purcell
Purcell
Easy Ernie
Ernie
Virginia red light cameras defeated by high court committee
In Richmond a House committee killed five Senate bills to extend the June 30 expiration on red light camera authority, ending Virginia localities ongoing use in Northern Virginia and suburbs. Supporters call cameras a safety tool. critics call them intrusive and overrated, citing rights concerns. The program operates in Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Vienna, Arlington, Fairfax counties and Virginia Beach, dating to 1995.
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Virginia
Richmond
Washington
House
Public Safety Committee
Senate
William C. Mims
Loudoun
del Clifford L. Athey Jr
R-Warren
Alexandria
Fairfax City
Falls Church
Vienna
Arlington
Fairfax
Virginia Beach
General Assembly
Northern Virginia
del. J. Chapman Petersen
D-Fairfax
New Mexico seeks shutdown of Pojoaque Indian casino
New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid asked US District Judge Bruce Black to halt Pojoaque Pueblo's casino operations if the tribe fails to pay 16 percent of slot machine revenue under the 1997 compact. Pojoaque Gov. George Rivera disputed the demand, calling it ruinous to the tribe's economy. Madrid filed for summary judgment.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Patricia Madrid
Pueblo
New Mexico
Madrid
Pojoaque Pueblo
George Rivera
Bruce Black
Rivera
Pojoaque
New flu strain not in current vaccine sparks epidemic risk
Houston researchers warn a new California-origin flu strain is infecting more patients and could become dominant this season. Baylor College of Medicine flu expert Paul Glezen notes 28 percent of samples show the strain, while the FDA says it will replace Fujian in next season's vaccine.
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Houston
Paul Glezen
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas
Santa Clara County
Calif
Glezen
Food and Drug Administration
California
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