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The Sacramento Bee – May 10, 2012 – A California proposal aimed at curbing sex slavery and other forms of human trafficking has qualified for the November ballot. The initiative increases penalties for human trafficking violations, ... See the rest here: Human trafficking measure qualifies for California ballot

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KSL News Radio – Salt Lake City – SALT LAKE CITY — How accurate is eyewitness testimony? A Weber State University professor’s research sheds some light on how racial bias may weigh in to the ... Read more: Study looks at race and reliability of eyewitness identification

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Cal/OSHA launched its 2012 heat illness campaign aimed at preventing worker deaths and illnesses due to heat exposure at outdoor workplaces. Cal/OSHA already started... See the original post here: Cal/OSHA Kicks Off 2012 Heat Illness Campaign

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UPI – May 10, 2012 – BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 9 (UPI) — Iranian lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, who has defended political and human rights activists condemned to death, has himself been sentenced to nine years ... More here: Iranian Lawyer Gets 9 Years for Defending Clients on Death Row

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There are times when estate planning and small business law cross over. The family limited partnership is one of those times. It's a vehicle used by small businesses to manage the continuity of their business and to effectively plan for the future. So, what is a family limited partnership and how can it help a small business? The...

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New York City's health inspectors are on a rampage. A bagel seed rampage, that is. And your city may be next. B&B Empire Bagel Cafe was reportedly fined $1,650 for allowing sesame and poppy seeds to fall onto the floor while its bagels were being made. They weren't reusing the seeds, but merely allowing them to accumulate on...

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The New Jersey "tanning mom" accused of child endangerment has been banned from a chain of tanning salons , the New York Daily News reports. Tanning mom Patricia Krentcil denies she took her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth, which is unlawful in New Jersey for a child under 14. Public attention and ridicule have led one tanning-salon...

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More than 1.5 million people have petitioned Dilma Rousseff to reject a bill that may lead to further destruction of the Amazon Read more: Petition calls on Brazilian president to veto 'catastrophic' forest code

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GA: New NRA-Funded Shotgun Range Opens Follow this link: GA: New NRA-Funded Shotgun Range Opens

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Groupers, a family of fishes often found in coral reefs and prized for their quality of flesh, are facing critical threats to their survival. See original here: One-quarter of grouper species being fished to extinction