Author: Olive Metuge
LISTEN | Full interview with Norwegian Refugee Council’s Shaina Low:As It Happens6:27Israel will ban dozens of aid groups from Gaza in the new yearShaina Low had hoped to see truckloads of aid flowing into Gaza in 2026. Instead, she says, millions of dollars worth of supplies will sit in warehouses while Palestinians suffer. Low is a spokesperson for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), one of more than two dozen humanitarian organizations Israel is barring from the Gaza Strip, effective Thursday, for failing to comply with new registration rules. Israel says the rules are aimed at preventing Hamas and other militant groups from…
On Jan. 21, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors whom President Donald Trump has attempted to fire based on unproven allegations of mortgage fraud. Although Trump sought to terminate Cook “for cause,” the question of whether the president has the power to fire a governor of the Federal Reserve for any reason at all will likely come up at oral argument. Indeed, this question was raised in the context of the Federal Trade Commission earlier this month in a dispute over the scope of the…
Home Daily News ‘Calvinball’ has game as legal term of… Legal Writing ‘Calvinball’ has game as legal term of the year, thanks to Justice Jackson By Shirley Henderson December 19, 2025, 11:28 am CST U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson attends inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “Calvinball” has emerged as the noteworthy legal term of 2025, thanks to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Originally derived from the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, “Calvinball” refers to an activity that follows no set rules…
Sheikh Zayed Festival rings in 2026 with 62 minutes of fireworks and a record breaking drone show this New Year’s Eve in Abu DhabiIf you like your New Year’s Eve loud, long and a little jaw dropping, Sheikh Zayed Festival is calling. The Sheikh Zayed Festival is preparing to host what it says will be one of the biggest New Year’s Eve celebrations in the UAE and the region. The main attraction is a 62 minute fireworks show that starts at 8pm and runs all the way to midnight.The show will unfold in five stages across the evening and aims…
Over the past year, ProPublica has published hundreds of investigations. In January, Kyle Hopkins of the Anchorage Daily News examined why a sexual assault case took seven years to go to trial in Alaska. In March, our video journalists told the stories of three mothers fighting to address America’s stillbirth crisis. In August, a team across the newsroom calculated how deeply President Donald Trump’s administration cut federal health agencies. And in December, Megan Rose and Debbie Cenziper reported how the Food and Drug Administration’s lax generic drug rules put a lung transplant patient’s life at risk. Here are 25 long-reads…
Brazil’s jailed former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has undergone a third medical procedure over four days to treat persistent hiccups. Doctors performed a third operation to block his phrenic nerve. The nerve is found in the neck and vital in controlling the diaphragm – which controls breathing.The former president’s wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, shared a statement on social media confirming her husband underwent a third procedure because the hiccups “had not stopped’ since the weekend.The far-right leader is serving a 27-year sentence after plotting a coup to overturn the 2022 election.Bolsonaro’s medical team said he would undergo further testing on Wednesday to…
A darling of the artificial intelligence startup scene was just acquired by Meta — capping off a year of intense competition between U.S. tech giants vying for dominance of the world’s most coveted technology.Manus, a Singapore-based, Chinese-founded firm that specializes in agentic AI for small and medium-sized businesses, said on Monday that it will join Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Distinct from AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Deepseek, both of which require user prompts to execute tasks, Manus claims that its product can make decisions and complete tasks on its own, with far less…
Capital Matters is a recurring series by Jordan Steiker that covers federal constitutional regulation of the death penalty and federal habeas review of state criminal convictions and sentences. At first blush, it is hard to imagine why a case like Hamm v. Smith, argued earlier this month, has occupied so much attention from the Supreme Court. On close examination, however, the case is about litigating within an important constitutional paradigm that is hanging by a thread. *** Hamm v. Smith concerns whether Joseph Clifton Smith has an intellectual disability so as to exempt him from the death penalty under 2003’s…
Home Daily News Police can access Google searches without… Constitutional Law Police can access Google searches without warrant, state supreme court rules December 19, 2025, 12:39 pm CST The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that police investigating a rape did not need a warrant to obtain a person’s Google searches. (Image from Shutterstock) The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that police investigating a rape did not need a warrant to obtain a person’s Google searches, the Record reports. Police trying to find a rapist asked Google to produce a list showing anyone who had searched for…
If your plans for New Year’s include the sand, sea and stars, take noteHeading to one of these popular beaches in Dubai to catch the NYE fireworks? Take note: these beaches will be open exclusively to families.Dubai Municipality announced that four beaches will be designated ‘families only’ from December 31, 2025 until January 1, 2026, so plan ahead and don’t get caught out. The beaches are Jumeirah Beach 2, Jumeirah Beach 3, Umm Suqeim Beach 1, and Umm Suqeim Beach.The announcement was shared via the municipality’s official Instagram account on December 30, 2025.Dubai welcomes the new year with 48 fireworks…