All Blog Posts from Investigative Round-Up

CBS/AP:
North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles Thursday, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
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New York Times:
In an age of advanced forensic science, the first step toward ending Kenneth Reed’s prolonged series of legal appeals should be simple and quick: a DNA test, for which he has offered to pay, on evidence from the 1991 rape of which he was convicted.
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CBS:
The captain of a fatal commuter jet crash just outside Buffalo, N.Y. failed several flight tests and was never properly trained in emergency procedures, sources close to the crash investigation tell The Wall Street Journal.
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Washington Post:
The Environmental Protection Agency for the first time will require pesticide manufacturers to test 67 chemicals contained in their products to determine whether they disrupt the endocrine system, which regulates animals' and humans' growth, metabolism and reproduction, the agency said yesterday.
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The Guardian:
Sheikh Mohammed, one of the biggest names in horse racing globally, has been embarrassed by a doping scandal involving a horse he has ridden in endurance races in Bahrain and Dubai. The horse, Tahhan, which the Sheikh owns, was found to have two banned substances in its system after testing by the Sheikh's own staff.
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AP:
A Human Rights Watch report said suburban police departments in Los Angeles County have a DNA evidence backlog from 2,750 untested rape kits.
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New York Times:
The popular PSA test saves few lives and seems to expose men to unnecessary, risky treatment, according to two new studies.
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LA Times:
Analysis of bone fragments puts to rest the long-rumored possibility that two of Czar Nicholas II's children might have made it through the Russian Revolution.
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LA Times:
L.A. County sheriff's department says 815 sexual assault cases with untested DNA and no suspects have been tallied so far; statute has expired on 51.
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AP:
Candy, snacks, bakery products, pet food and other Chinese products that contain milk will be detained at the U.S. border until tests prove that they are not contaminated, the U.S. government announced.
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