State AG draws attention to dangerous toy list
As part of her ongoing holiday consumer campaign, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is sharing a tool as Michiganders finalize their shopping.
“Every three minutes, a child is treated in a U.S. emergency room for a toy-related injury and because of this risk, it’s important that we share a few tips on how to make informed decisions when purchasing toys this holiday season,” said Nessel.
The 2019 Dangerous Toy Guide provides general toy shopping tips to remain age-appropriate and safe while also listing popular recalls and steps to take if you already own the product.
The guide is available online at www.michigan.gov/documents/ag/2019DangerousToyGuide.
Michigan Powerball ticket worth $1M expires with no winner
LANSING (AP) — It’s too late now.
A Powerball ticket worth $1 million and sold in the Detroit area expired Thursday after no one stepped forward with it.
Powerball tickets are valid for one year from the date of the drawing.
The ticket was sold at a Marathon gas station in Farmington Hills.
It was the fourth $1 million prize to go unclaimed in Michigan in 2019.
The record is a $34 million Lotto jackpot that went into the school aid fund in 1998.
Jury sent home when court deputy suggests finding man guilty
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A court deputy in South Florida is accused of telling jurors to find a man on trial guilty, which prompted the judge to halt the proceedings and send the jury home.
Defense attorney Richard Rosenbaum told the South Florida SunSentinel that another Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputy reported overhearing Deputy Roberto Aspuru make the suggestion to jurors. His client, Lateef Garnes, was on trial facing aggravated battery charges in the shooting of two men in 2013.
“He said, ‘You should find Garnes guilty as charged,’ and a couple jurors laughed,” Rosenbaum said.
Broward County Circuit Judge Andrew Siegel then dismissed the six-person jury that had been chosen, but not yet sworn in. Opening statements were set to begin.
The sheriff's office said Aspuru is on restricted duty on allegations of “discretion” and “conduct unbecoming an employee.”
Rosenbaum said the trial is now set for February.
Five sisters officially adopted by Kentucky foster family
HAWESVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky couple has officially adopted a group of five sisters who they have been fostering since 2016.
Aubrey, 11, and her four sisters, ranging in age from 4 to 10, were officially adopted by Whitney and James Meserve last week, WFIE-TV reported. Aubrey told the station that it’s a relief to end up exactly where they wanted.
The Meserves adopted another pair of siblings in February, meaning they now have one child in pre-school, four in elementary and two in middle school.
“You just adjust to it,” Whitney said. “I mean people are like ‘seven kids? Are y’all crazy?’ It’s just our way of life.”
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