D.C. and Maryland Aim to Make Strangulation a Felony
Under current legislation in D.C., strangulation that doesn’t end in death is considered simple assault, which is charged as a misdemeanor. In Maryland, strangulation can be charged as a first-degree or second-degree More...
Border Patrol agent Stacey McIsaac praised over saving a 1-year-old choking on his food
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer temporarily assigned to the Donna, Texas soft-side facility is credited with saving the life of a child on Sunday. While working at the facility, CBP Officer Stacey More...
SpaghettiOs recall: Pieces of red plastic a choking hazard
Campbell Soup Company is voluntarily recalling 14.2 ounce cans of SpaghettiOs Original due to a potential choking hazard posed by pieces of red plastic found in a small number of cans. This plastic material is More...
South Korean woman eats live octopus, dies two weeks later, boyfriend charged with murder
A woman in South Korea stopped breathing after eating a live octopus, and died 16 days later in hospital. The arm and suckers of an octopus, drying in the sun in preparation for eating. 2007 photo by Henry Hartley More...
Portland man, Caleb Grotberg, arrested for choking his girlfriend with his dreadlocks
Portland, Oregon police arrested a man early Monday morning after his girlfriend reported that he had choked her with his dreadlocks. Officers responded to the domestic violence call and ultimately arrested Caleb More...
Kraft String Cheese recalled due to potential plastic choking hazard
Kraft Foods has voluntarily recalled the Jalapeno variety of Kraft String Cheese with the Best When Used By date of 23 NOV 2012 as a precaution due to the possibility that a thin layer of plastic film from More...
