Human Race

Excused

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton can’t be disciplined for his drug relapse, despite efforts by MLB and Angels executives. An MLB-prescribed treatment review board deadlocked on his punishment, and an arbitrator broke the tie on April 3, giving no reasons for the decision. Hamilton self-reported a cocaine relapse this offseason, reports say. Angels owner Arte Moreno hinted he’s exploring options to cut ties with Hamilton, who remains sidelined with a shoulder injury.

Reelected

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won reelection April 7 in the city’s first mayoral run-off. The former White House chief of staff beat challenger Jesus Garcia by a 56-44 percent margin. Emanuel’s reelection was once thought sure, but he acknowledged he may have made enemies with his brash style. In February, voters took away power over the school board from the mayor after Emanuel closed 50 schools and oversaw a teacher strike. Most labor unions opposed him as the city’s public pension fund faces $20 billion in debt.

Charged

A federal grand jury on April 1 indicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., for allegedly accepting $1 million in gifts from a long-time friend in exchange for favors. Justice Department prosecutors argue Menendez helped donor Salomon Melgen as more than just friends, protecting business contracts and intervening in Melgen’s Medicare dispute. Melgen, an eye doctor, reportedly received more Medicare dollars than anyone in 2012. The senator claimed to be “angry and ready to fight.”

Passed

The French National Assembly approved a new health bill April 3 that would criminalize websites promoting anorexia and enact the world’s strictest fashion industry regulations. If the wider reform bill passes the Senate as expected, the health ministry will define a minimum body mass index for models, with fines and jail time for employers who hire anorexic models. Retouched photos would be labeled, and models would need certified bills of health. Proponents hope the law will change the culture, while critics say regulating the fashion industry can’t curtail the illness.

Fed

Janice Geiger, 76, is in her daughter’s custody after her county and nursing home attempted to starve her, the family said April 4. After the Appleton, Wis., family refused to remove their lively mother’s feeding tube, the Life Legal Defense Foundation (LLDF) says, the home used county protective services to appoint a corporate guardian. An LLDF-funded lawyer said the home had cut Geiger’s food intake from 1,584 calories per day to 288 with weeks before the next custody hearing. A few legal threats later, Janice has been fed, and the family is looking for a new nursing home.

Served

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper ruled that Ellanora Baidoo, 26, may serve her husband divorce papers on Facebook after years failing to locate him. The couple never lived together after the husband reportedly refused a cultural Ghanian wedding after their 2009 civil ceremony. Their only contact has been via phone and Facebook. Summons rules provide for non-traditional alternatives as last resorts for contact. Cooper stated social media could be the “next frontier” for a summons.

Accepted

Harold Ekeh, 17, a senior with a grade-point average of 100.5, is leaning toward Yale University after learning March 31 that all eight Ivy League schools accepted him. The Nigerian-born Long Islander told the New York Post he had “a real strong support system” after immigrating from Africa’s largest country nine years ago. He leads his church youth choir, volunteers, and conducts biochemistry experiments about Alzheimer’s disease, which afflicts his grandmother. The family’s “hard work finally paid off,” he said, celebrating with Chipotle after Bible study.

Died

Lauren Hill, 19, who fought through a brain tumor to briefly play college basketball, died April 10. The NCAA allowed Mount St. Joseph University to move up its first game to Nov. 2 because of her terminal condition, and she scored two baskets with coaching great Pat Summitt and 10,000 others cheering her on. Her nonprofit foundation for cancer research will continue.

Exhumed

The U.S. Department of Defense on April 14 announced plans to exhume the remains of nearly 400 sailors and Marines who were killed on the battleship U.S.S. Oklahoma during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. The department will use forensic and DNA testing to try to identify the remains and then will bury them.

Won

Shelly Sterling, the wife of disgraced former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, won $2.6 million in her lawsuit against V. Stiviano. Sterling had argued that Stiviano manipulated her husband into giving her millions in gifts. Stiviano recorded the racist remarks that led the NBA to force Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers and to ban him from the league for life.

By the numbers

3 | The number of months in the jail term given to Austin “Jack” DeCoster, 80, and his son, Peter, 51. The two had pleaded guilty to introducing, through their Quality Egg LLC, adulterated products into interstate commerce, leading to the a 2010 Salmonella outbreak.

56 | The percentage of voters who believe Hillary Clinton is not “honest and trustworthy,” according to a Quinnipiac University Colorado poll.

8 | The number of Atlanta educators who received jail sentences, ranging from one to seven years, on April 14 for their roles in a widespread effort to inflate student scores on state tests. The state had prosecuted them for violating racketeering laws.