The FBI says the death of a transgender woman is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Jenna Franks’ body was found on February 24, 2021, near Ellis Boulevard and White Street. City workers were clearing the ditch area when they saw a body next…
Read More FBI And Police Reward Up To $15,000 In North Carolina Homicide Of Transgender Woman Jenna Franks
A prior sex offender who was on parole supervision at the time of his latest offense was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 186 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for attempting to sexually coerce a minor to engage in unlawful…
Read More Ohio Man Gets 15-Years In Prison Trying to Sexually Coerce A Child
By Sarah Kwon Last summer, Anna Ramsey suffered a flare-up of juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare autoimmune condition, posing a terrifying prospect for the Los Angeles resident: She might have to undergo chemotherapy, further compromising her immune system during a pandemic. After an agonizing three-day wait, the…
Read More Doctors Now Must Provide Patients Their Health Data, Online And On-Demand
A former correctional officer with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office (RPSO), Detention Center 1, in Alexandria, Louisiana, was sentenced today in federal court for violating the civil rights of three inmates in his custody. Cody Richardson, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Dee…
Read More Former Louisiana Correctional Officer Sentenced for Violating the Civil Rights of Three Inmates
Christopher Beckham, 35, of Nashville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Beckham was indicted in April 2018 after an investigation into an incident that occurred on Oct. 24, 2017. “The…
Read More Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Q:The federal government approved the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds. What does this mean for my child? Extending the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to preteens and young adolescents adds nearly 17 million more Americans to the pool of those…
Read More What Does Approval of the Pfizer Vaccine for Teens and Preteens Mean for My Child?
When you get older, it involves a lot of changes in different areas of life, from physical changes to mental changes, as well as social changes, sexual changes, emotional changes, and more. Some changes can be seen as negative, and some can be seen as…
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By Rebecca J. Ritzel For cancer patients, the road from diagnosis to survivorship feels like a never-ending parade of medical appointments: surgeries, bloodwork, chemotherapy, radiation treatments, scans. The routine is time-consuming and costly. So, when hospitals charge patients double-digit parking fees, patients often leave the garage…
Read More ‘Kicking You When You’re Down’: Many Cancer Patients Pay Dearly For Parking
The ninth largest prize in Mega Millions® history will be up for grabs next Tuesday, May 18! The jackpot rolled again after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Friday night – the white balls 3, 18, 41, 44 and 68, plus the gold Mega…
Read More Mega Millions Jackpot Jumps to $468 Million For Tuesday Drawing
U.S. District Judge Paul Byron, on Friday, sentenced Jeremy Kee Anderson, 50, Minnesota, to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and mail and wire fraud. Anderson had pleaded guilty on February 26, 2021. According to…
Read More Minnesota Man Sentenced To More Than Twelve Years In Federal Prison For Florida Investment Fraud