Authorities say teen's arrest thwarts potential threat against western Colorado high schoolSeptember 30th, 2009 Teen accused in threat on western Colorado schoolPALISADE, Colo. — Prosecutors say an 18-year-old man was plotting a "profoundly disturbing" attack on his western Colorado high school with weapons and explosives.
University of Northern Colorado theater professor accused of sex misconduct resignsSeptember 30th, 2009 Colo. professor accused of sex misconduct resignsGREELEY, Colo. — A University of Northern Colorado theater professor accused of secretly videotaping guests at his home with a hidden bathroom camera has resigned.
Mother kills disabled daughter, self in apparent murder-suicide at Oakland nursing homeSeptember 14th, 2009 Mother kills daughter, self at nursing homeOAKLAND, Calif. — Police say a woman fatally shot her disabled daughter before taking her own life at an Oakland nursing home.
NY nursing supervisor gets life for killing couple in Valentine's Day rampage that left 4 deadSeptember 1st, 2009 Killer gets life for Valentine's Day rampage in NYCANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — A twice-fired nursing supervisor drew a life sentence for shooting a couple to death during a Valentine's Day rampage that left four people dead in upstate New York.
Pa. psychiatric aide pleads guilty to giving 4 nails to patient, getting her to swallow themAugust 28th, 2009 Pa. psych aide admits giving patient nails to eatALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania mental hospital worker has admitted giving four nails to a patient and getting her to swallow them.
Report: 2 workers at Minn. rest home where wounded chaplain fell, later died were neglectfulAugust 26th, 2009 Report critical of Minn. home where chaplain fellMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health officials have found nursing home residents were neglectful in what appears to be an investigation into the death of a priest who was wounded in Iraq.
'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs moving to London nursing homeAugust 17th, 2009 UK train robber Ronnie Biggs goes to nursing homeLONDON — The lawyer for "Great Train Robber" Ronnie Biggs says the ailing ex-convict is being transferred from a hospital to a London nursing home. Earlier this month, 80-year-old Biggs was freed from jail on compassionate grounds.
Fla. patient accused of biting off doctor's fingertip after being denied prescriptionAugust 13th, 2009 Patient accused of biting off doctor's fingertipCAPE CORAL, Fla. — Authorities said a patient at a Cape Coral doctor's office bit part of the doctor's finger off after being denied a prescription.
Army report: Heavy combat in Iraq may have been factor in soldier slayings at homeJuly 15th, 2009 Army: Soldiers in slayings faced heavy Iraq combatFORT CARSON, Colo. — Heavy combat in Iraq where U.S.
Minn. psychologist accused of billing shopping trips as therapy agrees to surrender her licenseJune 11th, 2009 Alleged 'shopping' therapist surrenders licenseGOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — A psychologist has surrendered her license to practice after she was accused of taking a patient shopping and traveling, then billing the activities as therapy.
Nursing assistant shot dead outside Fla. hospital; detectives don't believe killing was randomJune 8th, 2009 Nursing assistant shot dead outside Fla. hospitalTITUSVILLE, Fla.
Australian nursing home patient bloodied by mouse attack; government launches investigationApril 30th, 2009 Australian nursing home patient mauled by miceSYDNEY — A pack of mice mauled a bedridden 89-year-old man at an Australian nursing home, shredding parts of his ears and prompting the government Thursday to launch an investigation into the facility. Federal Minister for Aging Justine Elliot ordered a probe into what the government-run nursing home in Queensland state was doing to protect residents, saying in a statement that the attack was "extremely disturbing and traumatic for residents and their families."
Ray Hopper, a state opposition legislator who was alerted to the mauling by the man's family earlier this week, said the resident was found covered in blood by nursing staff Saturday.
Jade Goody had begged mother to kill herApril 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Reality TV star Jade Goody had asked her mother to smother her with a pillow, but only after Mother's Day. Heartbroken Jackiey Budden admitted she considered helping her cancer-stricken daughter die but knew Goody's new husband Jack Tweed would have been horrified, reports themirror.co.uk.
Promising Bengal under-19 cricketer deadApril 8th, 2009 KOLKATA - Tarak Mistry, a promising Bengal under-19 cricketer, died of tuberculosis at a city nursing home Tuesday. Mistry, 18, a talented right-arm fast bowler who turned out for Bengal last season, was ailing for a week, nursing home sources said.
Five mowed under speeding truck in AgraJanuary 17th, 2009 AGRA - Five people sipping tea and watching TV at a roadside tea stall were crushed to death when a speeding truck rammed into the shop here early Sunday, the police said. The accident occurred at a tea stall opposite a nursing home on the M.G.