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I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news: If you’ve recently gotten one of 24,000 red-light camera tickets in Broward County, Florida, it may have just been dismissed. The bad news: The county just lost about $6.3 million in potential revenue. Two Broward County judges this week dismissed 24,000 red-light tickets after the red-light camera program was challenged in court for breaking a Florida state law, the ABA Journal reports....

In June, Michael Steven Sandford reached for a police officer’s gun at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas. After his arrest, he reportedly told Secret Service agents he planned to kill Trump and would try again if he were released from custody. Sandford was sentenced to one year and one day in prison on Tuesday, meaning that, with credit for time already served and good behavior, he could be released as early as April....

About four million Bumbo baby seats are being voluntarily recalled by Bumbo International Trust. The popular single piece molded-foam baby seats were sold at U.S. stores like Babies “R” Us, Sears, Target, Toys “R” Us, and Walmart from August 2003 through August 2012. The seats are being recalled as babies have been falling out of them and suffering severe injuries like fractured skulls. In fact, since an earlier 2007 recall for a similar problem, another 50 incidents have been reported of babies falling out of the seats with 19 reported skull fractures, reports Reuters....

Pretty much everyone knows by now that you can’t threaten to kill the president. It would also seem that pretty much everyone thinks they’re anonymous on Twitter, or that Twitter isn’t real life. How else to explain the dozens of assassination threats that popped up on Twitter following Donald Trump’s victory? Either they think that Twitter threats don’t count, which is wrong, or that the Secret Service and FBI have better things to do, which is also wrong....

Two separate and large-scale recalls involving pistachio nuts have been announced in the last few days, due to possible salmonella contamination. And because the extent of the problem is net yet know – including the specific products affected – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is telling consumers to avoid eating pistachio nuts and any products containing them. On Tuesday, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella (California) issued a nationwide recall of about 1 million pounds of pistachio nuts, after salmonella was found in roasted pistachios that were used in certain brands of trail mix....

Certain antibiotic medications may cause tendonitis and tendon ruptures and should carry stronger warnings, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday. The FDA’s warning pertains to fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs – like Cipro and Floxin – approved for the treatment or prevention of certain bacterial infections. In a Press Release issued on Tuesday, the agency announced it was notifying manufacturers that two steps are now necessary for fluoroquinolones: the addition of a “Black Box Warning” label on the increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture, and a risk evaluation study to ensure that the benefits of the drug outweigh the risks....

A hayride is meant to be good family fun. But a hayride crash in Ohio ended with 28 people hurt and the drunken driver arrested for a hayride DUI. Michael Hermes, 47, drove a tractor that was pulling several caged trailers as part of a hayride last fall, the Sandusky Register reported. But Hermes had also been drinking that night, and even had an open container with him while he was driving....

Back in December 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice said that it would refrain from enforcing federal marijuana prohibitions on reservations. Then, earlier this month, officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Indian Affairs, state, and local law enforcement raided two large-scale marijuana growing facilities on a northern California reservation. While the U.S. Attorney’s Office has yet to file charges in the case, it has left many wondering about the legal status of marijuana on Native American reservations....

Henry David Thoreau, historical advocate of simple living and author of Walden, wrote that wealth is the ability to fully experience life. But for some, people wealth is something less abstract and more tangible. Celebrity real estate deals often demonstrate this point. Recently, Judge Judy joined the ranks of celebrities making over-the-top real estate deals. Let’s marvel at the excesses as we count our blessings ahead of a new year....

Scott Huber of Naperville, Ill. is well-known for a number of things. The homeless man is kind of a local celebrity – he poses for pictures, blogs and ran for mayor. His downtown “protest site” (complete with an electric generator) even led to an outpouring of community concern. But now he’s in the news for something completely different. A local judge has ordered the homeless man to get a job. And if he doesn’t, he may go to jail....

Last year, Tennessee became the first state to explicitly criminalize drug use during a pregnancy. Since then, around 100 women in the state have been prosecuted under the new law, though most receive drug treatment rather than prison time. While Tennessee’s criminal statute may be unique, many states punish expecting mothers who do drugs while pregnant; and the penalties range from criminal conviction, to psychiatric commitment. Assault on a Viable Fetus Specifically, Tennessee’s new statute allows for:...

Master P and soon-to-be ex-wife Sonya Miller are reportedly parting ways. After 24 years of marriage, Miller has allegedly filed divorce papers, TMZ reports. The rapper and his wife, who were just shy of their silver anniversary, currently have four minor children together and also are the parents of famous adult son, Romeo. Miller is asking for spousal support and also wants full custody of all their minor children. What does this mean for the rap mogul and Miller?...

Some would say that Nutella is Italy’s greatest contribution to history. Some would just call it what it is: an addiction. Embracing the confection’s properties, Nutella lovers have been taking spoon to jar every time they need that sugary fix. The stuff can only be considered sinful. One mom, apparently, did not get the memo, and has instead been feeding her four-year-old child Nutella for breakfast. Believing advertisements stating that Nutella is a “healthy breakfast” and “nutritious,” Athena Hohenberg of San Diego began purchasing the sugary concoction for her child....

Protests in Oakland over the officer-involved shooting death of Oscar Grant at a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station turned violent overnight, resulting in a wake of destroyed vehicles and damaged businesses. Video of the shooting was captured by other train passengers and has been widely viewed via YouTube, as well as various news and other Web sites. On Thursday, the Mercury News reported that some businesses closed early or sent employees home based on concerns over their safety and the possibility of further violence....

In yet another salmonella outbreak, Pepperidge Farms has voluntarily recalled 3.3 million packages of Goldfish Crackers due to potentially contaminated whey product. All salmon and goldfish jokes aside … A supplier notified the company that one of the seasoning products containing whey may carry the bacteria, which is used in four types of Goldfish: Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar, Flavor Blasted Sour Cream & Onion, Goldfish Baked with Whole Grain Xtra Cheddar, and Goldfish Mix Xtra Cheddar + Pretzel....

Actor Jeffery Jones, best known for his role as Principal Rooney in 1986 movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, has been charged with a felony failing to update his sex offender status. Jeffery Jones was arrested recently after he failed to renew his sex offender registration with the state within five days of his last birthday, Sept. 28, 2009, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 63-year-old actor was ordered to register as a sex offender and undergo counseling in 2003 when he was placed on five years’ probation after pleading no contest to inducing a 14-year-old boy to pose for sexually explicit photographs....

Surgery patients are most likely to be harmed by medication mistakes that occur during the “fragmented system” of patient transfers between preoperative rooms, operating rooms, and recovery, according to a report released by the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), a non-profit organization that sets standards for pharmaceutical care in the U.S. According to the report, surgery patients “face an increased risk of harmful medication errors throughout the surgery process due to a lack of comprehensive oversight of medications....

In 2006, 17,602 people were killed in the United States in alcohol-related motor vehicle traffic crashes, and an estimated 13,470 people were killed in traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher, according to a report released Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Also on Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters announced the launch of a national drunk driving enforcement crackdown, and appealed to the judicial branch to use all the tools it has available to keep drunk driving offenders off the roads....

Walmart may be world-renowned for its discounted toiletries and cheap toys, but its location in Palm Bay, Florida has a new import: A spitting Saudi woman. After hocking a loogie at one too many “pushy Americans,” Nuha Mohammed Al-Doaifi is being charged with a hate crime. Over the weekend, police arrested the Saudia Arabian student after she spat on a Walmart customer who told her she was going in the wrong door, reports the Orlando Sentinel....

“The Good Wife” closes off Season 5 with promises of change and evolution, but with very little action in the courtroom. The finale, “A Weird Year,” fairly captures how we feel about the show in general. Here’s what happened: Ah, finales. We’ll give director and co-creator Robert King credit; “A Weird Year” felt measured compared to the usual cliffhanger hysterics of most network finales. The episode opens with Lockhart/Gardner and Alicia being sued by a former client in an adoption case, giving a perfect opportunity for the two firms to interact (say hi to Christian Borle from “Smash”)....