NEWS
- Oakland police accused of shooting cousin of Oscar Grant23 February 2012, 3:30 am
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A man shot and wounded by an Oakland police officer last weekend was a cousin of Oscar Grant, whose shooting death by a Bay Area transit officer sparked violent demonstrations in 2010, his attorney said on Wednesday. The officer shot Tony Jones, 24, in the back as he fled from a police car at about 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, according to Jones' attorney, Waukeen McCoy. "He made a mistake running, but that didn't give them the right to shoot him in the back," McCoy said... 
- Virginia Gov. shifts on abortion bill; revised measure23 February 2012, 3:09 am
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia's Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell on Wednesday abruptly shifted his stance on a hotly-contested bill requiring women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound, asking lawmakers to revise the legislation just before a scheduled vote. Virginia's House of Delegates by a vote of 65-32 approved the revised bill, which calls for women to undergo an abdominal ultrasound but not necessarily a more invasive internal one as required under the original measure. Whether...
- Virginia Gov. shifts on abortion bill; revised measure23 February 2012, 3:09 am
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia's Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell on Wednesday abruptly shifted his stance on a hotly-contested bill requiring women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound, asking lawmakers to revise the legislation just before a scheduled vote. Virginia's House of Delegates by a vote of 65-32 approved the revised bill, which calls for women to undergo an abdominal ultrasound but not necessarily a more invasive internal one as required under the original measure. Whether...
- Kinnucan to remain in jail, Manhattan judge rules23 February 2012, 2:34 am
(Reuters) - Research analyst John Kinnucan, who was charged last week in an insider-trading probe, must remain in prison, a Manhattan federal judge ordered, just hours after a judge in Oregon ordered his release. Kinnucan of Portland, Oregon, was arrested last week and his indictment was made public on Tuesday by federal prosecutors in New York. He was indicted on two counts of securities fraud and two conspiracy counts. Prosecutors say he paid company insiders with cash and trips in exchange fo...
- Kinnucan to remain in jail, Manhattan judge rules23 February 2012, 2:34 am
(Reuters) - Research analyst John Kinnucan, who was charged last week in an insider-trading probe, must remain in prison, a Manhattan federal judge ordered, just hours after a judge in Oregon ordered his release. Kinnucan of Portland, Oregon, was arrested last week and his indictment was made public on Tuesday by federal prosecutors in New York. He was indicted on two counts of securities fraud and two conspiracy counts. Prosecutors say he paid company insiders with cash and trips in exchange fo...
- Washington state third grader shoots classmate23 February 2012, 2:32 am
(Reuters) - A boy in the third grade at a Washington state elementary school shot a female classmate on Wednesday, critically wounding the girl, authorities said. The girl, 8-year-old Amina Kocer-Bowman, was rushed by air ambulance to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and wheeled into surgery for a gunshot wound to the stomach, hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said. Gregg said Kocer-Bowman remained in critical condition following the 90-minute surgery. "She's critical, she's very sick," Gregg...
- Washington state third grader shoots classmate23 February 2012, 2:32 am
(Reuters) - A boy in the third grade at a Washington state elementary school shot a female classmate on Wednesday, critically wounding the girl, authorities said. The girl, 8-year-old Amina Kocer-Bowman, was rushed by air ambulance to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and wheeled into surgery for a gunshot wound to the stomach, hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said. Gregg said Kocer-Bowman remained in critical condition following the 90-minute surgery. "She's critical, she's very sick," Gregg...
- Guantanamo captive in plea deal with U.S. prosecutors23 February 2012, 2:03 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An alleged al Qaeda operative from Maryland held at Guantanamo Bay has entered into a plea agreement with U.S. military prosecutors that calls for him to testify against other detainees, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. In exchange for his testimony at the trials of other detainees, Majid Kahn would receive a reduced sentence and eventual freedom, the report said, citing officials familiar with the case. ......
- Guantanamo captive in plea deal with U.S. prosecutors23 February 2012, 2:03 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An alleged al Qaeda operative from Maryland held at Guantanamo Bay has entered into a plea agreement with U.S. military prosecutors that calls for him to testify against other detainees, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. In exchange for his testimony at the trials of other detainees, Majid Kahn would receive a reduced sentence and eventual freedom, the report said, citing officials familiar with the case. ......
- Judge strikes down law mandating sale of23 February 2012, 1:32 am
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge declared on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is unconstitutional. In a decision with national implications for the role of personal morality in the workplace, U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton also imposed an injunction blocking enforcement of the regulation. Leighton said he struck down the state rule because it trampled on pharmacists' right to "cons...
- With DNA Testing, Adoptees Find a Way to Connect With Family24 January 2012, 5:00 am
When access to adoption records is blocked, people have another avenue for finding clues to their ancestry and connections to blood relatives....
- Genome Research Points to Adaptation Among Early African-Americans3 January 2012, 5:00 am
Certain disease-causing variant genes became more common in African-Americans after their ancestors reached American shores, scientists report....
- For Mixed Family, Old Racial Tensions Remain Part of Life13 October 2011, 4:00 am
For one family, being mixed-race is not a defining issue, but outside the home, strangers gawk and make racist comments, in what has become part of life for many families like theirs....
- In Tough Times, Irish Call Their Diaspora19 July 2011, 4:00 am
An organization is tracking down descendants and inviting them back to help the economy....
- Complex Family Trees11 July 2011, 4:00 am
A reader responds to a recent front page article about family trees....
- Who’s on the Family Tree? Now It’s Complicated5 July 2011, 4:00 am
The once-simple concept of a family tree has grown complicated in the wake of sperm donations, surrogate mothers, adoptions and relationships outside wedlock....
- Finding Family History Through Social Networks19 May 2011, 4:00 am
Genealogy Web sites and social networks are making it easier than ever to trace family heritage....
- Spare Times for April 22-2822 April 2011, 4:00 am
A selected guide to talks, walks, exhibitions and other events in New York....
- More Young Americans Identify as Mixed Race30 January 2011, 5:00 am
Many young adults of mixed backgrounds are rejecting color lines that have defined Americans for generations....
- CITY ROOM; A Short Second Life For a Noted Building24 August 2010, 4:00 am
City Room blog disucusses history of New York Genealogical and Biographical Society building, now being used in part as synagogue...
