In North Dakota, former Cass County Sheriff's Deputy Darin Viken has been charged with six counts of misdemeanor disorderly conduct related to his role as coordinator of the county's 24-7 sobriety program. The program, which can be mandated as a condition of bond or probation for crimes in which drugs or alcohol played a part, requires daily drug and alcohol testing. Viken is accused of harassing women in the program. He was fired in July after the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation began its investigation.

The National Health Service would delay some surgeries for smokers and for obese patients under reforms announced by the United Kingdom's Labour Party government. Obese patients will be required to undergo a 12-week weight loss plan before being scheduled for hip and knee replacements. Smokers will be asked to stop smoking and be "confirmed…as fit to proceed" before receiving any non-cancer surgeries. Those who do not comply will be put on wait lists, with fitter patients getting priority slots for surgery.