A rare legal case
Patti Beeler’s daughter was born almost two years after the child’s father died. Now, in a rare legal case that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court, Beeler is fighting for Social Security survivor benefits for her daughter, Brynn, now 6. The girl was conceived through in vitro fertilization using sperm from Beeler’s late husband, Bruce.
A story in the DesMoines Register reports the government says Brynn is not eligible for the benefits, based upon an interpretation of a 150-year-old Iowa law written long before technology was available to allow the preservation of genetic material beyond a person’s life
Has the salmon debate changed?
The Idaho Statesman reports that breaching dams seems no more likely under a new administration. But the fervor for keeping them has died down, too, and that opens the door for discussion.
Death in slow motion
In a multi-part story on the church of Scientology the St. Petersburg Times reports new details about the case of Lisa McPherson, who died in the care of Scientologists, from the executive who directed the Church of Scientology’s handling of the case. He admits he ordered the destruction of incriminating evidence.
Four masked men came in with guns
A story in the Santa Fe New Mexican says two people out of a believed 4 were in custody after a brazen 9:30 am holdup and murder at a crowded Denny’s restaurant in Albuquerque.
Father, son pull 2 teens from fiery wreck
According to APP.Com in Asbury Park NJ it was a close call for two people stuck in a burning pickup truck on a dirt road in Milan NY. A father and son managed to pull both to safety just moments before the gas tank blew.
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