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Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Rescue workers combed rubble on Thursday at a campsite in New Zealand as they searched for the missing, children among them, after a landslide triggered by heavy rains that snapped power links to thousands and caused widespread damage.Homes were evacuated and roads closed as the rain lashed almost the entire eastern seaboard of the North Island, while police estimate the number of missing in single digits after Wednesday’s landslide in the tourist spot of Mount Maunganui.Rescuers will use…
Brothers in Law is a recurring series by brothers Akhil and Vikram Amar, with special emphasis on measuring what the Supreme Court says against what the Constitution itself says. For more content from Akhil and Vikram, please see Akhil’s free weekly podcast, “Amarica’s Constitution,” Vikram’s regular columns on Justia, and Akhil’s new book, Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840-1920. On Tuesday, the court heard oral argument in a high-profile case that revolved around matters that Americans argue passionately about: gun rights, property rights, and race rules. The case, Wolford v. Lopez, involves a Hawaii law that says gun toters who wish to carry their guns…
Home Daily News Attorney suspended for allegedly pressuring… Ethics Attorney suspended for allegedly pressuring client for sexual favors By John O’Brien January 21, 2026, 10:35 am CST An Ohio attorney had his law license suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court for six months for pressuring a client for sex, according to a report. (Image from Shutterstock) A veteran Ohio attorney had his law license suspended for allegedly pressuring a client for sexual favors, according to a story from WXIX. The Ohio Supreme Court said lawyer Bruce Wallace of Brown County, Ohio, who had no prior disciplinary issues in 41 years…
OFFLIMITS Music Festival returns to Yas Island with Shakira leading its biggest genre-blending lineup yetShakira will headline OFFLIMITS Music Festival when it returns to Etihad Park on Yas Island on April 4, 2026, marking her return to the Abu Dhabi stage. OFFLIMITS Music Festival returns to Etihad Park on Yas Island on April 4, 2026, and it does so with a headline act that needs no introduction. Shakira is coming to the capital, and suddenly April feels very exciting.Image suppliedThe global superstar lands in Abu Dhabi as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. She’ll be bringing…
Bernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporterWatch: The BBC’s Faisal Islam on how Trump’s Davos speech was receivedPresident Donald Trump says the US is exploring a potential deal on Greenland after talks with Nato as he backed off threats to tariff European allies that had opposed his plans for America to acquire the island. On social media, Trump offered few details about a meeting that both he and Nato described as “very productive”.After rattling the transatlantic alliance with weeks of rhetoric, the US president said the discussion had led to the “framework” of a potential agreement. But there was no suggestion of…
Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Syria’s government accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of attacks it said killed 11 soldiers on Wednesday, but the SDF disputed key elements of the account, blaming at least one deadly blast on explosives being moved by Syrian troops.The incidents threaten to derail a four-day ceasefire announced on Tuesday after days of fighting in Syria’s northeast, as Damascus presses the SDF to agree to a plan for integration…
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. On Friday, the Supreme Court granted what may be its last grants of the October 2025-26 term. All of them were one-time relists: Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, involving preemption of tort claims involving the blockbuster herbicide Roundup under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; Anderson v. Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee, asking what plaintiffs must show to plead an ERISA breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim; Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., involving the kinds of statements…
Home Daily News Federal jury awards $120M to coal company… Tort Law Federal jury awards $120M to coal company in defamation, RICO suit against lawyer January 21, 2026, 11:00 am CST An Alabama federal jury returned a $120 million verdict Thursday against a former Conrad & Scherer managing partner as part of a defamation and racketeering lawsuit against the attorney. (Image from Shutterstock) An Alabama federal jury returned a $120 million verdict Thursday against a former Conrad & Scherer managing partner as part of a defamation and racketeering lawsuit against the attorney, according to a story by by Law360. A…
Witness the works of one of the most iconic names in modern artThere’s always plenty of reasons to visit Louvre Abu Dhabi, but this week, Pablo Picasso enthusiasts have a particularly exciting one. A curated selection of the popular artist’s masterpieces arrives in the capital, and you don’t want to miss the works of art from one of the most influential artist of the 20th century.Picasso, the Figure is a landmark monographic exhibition which traces Picasso’s lifelong preoccupation with the human form. It features loans from the Musée National Picasso-Paris, alongside loans from institutions such as the Louvre Museum, and…
A top Alaska lawmaker said the state needs to hire twice as many prosecutors and public defenders if it wants to end the kind of extreme courtroom delays that the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica exposed over the past year. Rep. Andrew Gray, chair of a legislative committee that holds jurisdiction over the Alaska court system, prosecutors and public defenders, said the news organizations’ stories of criminal cases delayed for years “stab my heart.” The time it takes to resolve Alaska’s most serious felony cases is three years, or more than twice as long as in 2015. “I hate how…