Fire investigator Paul Doughty told reporters that a caribiner tested to hold more than the combined weight of the Ringling Bros circus performers and the rig had snapped, causing nine of them and two people injuries, CNN reported.
CNN said critics are appalled at how a Dallas court judge only sentenced a convicted 20 year-old rapist to just 45 days in probation for forcing sex on a 14 year-old girl.
On Monday, Reuters said the state of Maryland has joined California, Hawaii, Connecticut and the District of Columbia in raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by a ratification of a state wage increase.
Missouri's 33rd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Terry Lynn Brown has reversed the conviction of Cornealious "Mike" Anderson, who was not able to serve his 13-year sentence for robbery due to a clerical error, on the account that he had proven to his community that he is a changed man, USA Today reported.
