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While it might be argued that a person is “lucky” to be sent to prison in a country where some 68 crimes (including gold and silver smuggling) are punishable by death, beating the firing squad in China is no guarantee of safety. The prisons, it would seem, are just...

Fall River, Massachusetts: A former dentist has been accused of claiming $130,000 in false Medicaid claims, prescribing drugs to himself and using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts for root canals. Michael Clair, who was suspended from the Medicaid program 8 years ago, was indicted at the conclusion...

Rapid City, South Dakota: By now most people are familiar with the U.S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gay servicemen and women. Under the policy, people who keep their private lives a secret are allowed to serve. But what happens if someone else informs the military about...

A Michigan police officer has been suspended without pay for two weeks over an incident in which he deployed a Taser on a man who was already handcuffed and was offering no resistance. Lansing Police Chief Mark Alley reported that the incident occured on August 16, when police were...