High school punishes senior for rescuing drunk friend from party (via Raw Story )

A Massachusetts high school is accused of lying in court to defend its’ sanctions against a senior for helping a drunk friend get away from a party for her own safety. WBZ-TV reported on Sunday that Erin Cox’s family has hired its own attorney after…

Rangel battles CNN host: Republicans governing the ‘same way they fought as Confederates’ (via Raw Story )

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) on Tuesday attempted to explain to CNN host Ashley Banfield that it was impossible to work with House Republicans in good faith as long as they wanted to “bring down our government” the “same way they fought as Confederates…

US consumers curb spending amid government shutdown (via AFP)

US consumers, the engine of the world's biggest economy, are holding back spending as the Washington budget dispute keeps the federal government shut down, according to a survey released Tuesday. Two out of five consumers said they were limiting their…

With Super Bowl coming, N.J. emergency responders train for mass disasters (via NJ.com)

HOLLAND TWP. — Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife stadium in East Rutherford is less than four months away. In this day and age, one of the many preparations underway is training the people who would spring into action in the event of a mass casualty. The…

Former patient confirms ‘patient dumping’ by Nevada doctors: ‘They wanted to get rid of me’ (via Raw Story )

A Las Vegas man now living in San Francisco may have given California officials a breakthrough in their lawsuit against Nevada mental health officials for allegedly shipping hundreds of patients to other states as a cost-cutting measure. “They shipped…