Right to bail in rape case goes to Supreme Court
Nebraska prosecutors clash with Eugene L. Hunt over whether accused rapists have a constitutional right to bail before trial. The case questions if the Eighth Amendment guarantees bail in all noncapital offenses, amid a Nebraska amendment denying bail for certain sexual offenses.
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Elderly face higher risk from purse snatching and theft
A Justice Department study finds teens and young adults are more often crime victims, but the elderly face higher chances of personal larceny. About 75 percent of elderly crimes are common thefts, with purse snatching and pocket picking causing notable fear and financial loss.
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No Social Security for parent killers prompts crackdown
The Health and Human Services secretary leads a U.S. move to stop survivor benefits for children who murder their parents. Officials ordered Social Security offices to halt processing claims from survivors involved in the death of a parent and to audit current beneficiaries, noting California cases of youths who killed parents and drew thousands in benefits.
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Woman hitchhikes with 2 month old in 5 below zero weather
Cleveland officer finds Susan Botts with Danielle the baby on Interstate 77 and arranges a free Greyhound ticket to Minneapolis after failing to locate shelter. Botts sought a ride to a city east side intersection to reach her brother’s home.
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Navy weighs options for disposing of decommissioned nuclear submarines
The Navy considers sinking aged submarines in deep ocean locations or burying their reactor plants on land at Hanford or Savannah River. A policy paper says radiation release would be negligible and no disposal method is decided, with five subs in storage awaiting future action.
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Record cold finally shows a little mercy
Record cold relents slightly across the Midwest and Northeast as temperatures rise into the 20s and 30s in southern South Dakota and Iowa, while Washington D C faces its first subzero day in 47 years after an Air Florida crash. Snow and rain affect Minnesota to the Great Lakes and Pennsylvania, with officials wary of mudslides and ongoing rescue efforts.
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Weekend freeze tests Lorain area services and frostbite cases
Spokesman James Markel cited transformer failures due to high power demand. Lorain St. Joseph Hospital treated two frostbite cases and released two teenage girls. Despite bitter cold, monthly average temperature of 22.9 degrees tops the normal 20.8. Snow brings season total to 40 inches, 2 above typical through Jan. 18. Motorists flooded service stations with 150 calls to Hall’s Towing in two hours Sunday. Frosty lines, dead batteries, frozen gas lines, and locked engines common. Furnaces overloaded with 40-50 weekend calls. some homes given kerosene or electric heaters. Plumbers report fewer frozen pipes than prior week. locals note lessons from the blizzard of 78.
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