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FDA approves e-cigarette in US for first time

The American Lung Association, which campaigns against smoking, expressed disappointment at the FDA ...

White House commission on Supreme Court reforms sees risks in expanding court

Biden signed an executive order in April creating the 36-member bipartisan commission in response to...

Finn’s Law: Five years after stabbing, ex-police dog is still campaigning

“In the future, we hope to do more to raise awareness of animal welfare issues, and as ever, Finn wi...

Expedite action on the bill to abolish death penalty-UNA-GH

At the end of 2020, at least 28,567 people were known to be under sentence of death. Of this figure,...

Ohio police probed after man screaming ‘I’m paraplegic’ dragged from car

Jerome Dix, president of Dayton Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 44, said they had “followed the law,...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott bans mandatory vaccination in state

Facebook and Google, which employ a large number of people in the state, have also told employees th...

Man who faked own death over Covid relief scam sentenced

David Staveley falsely claimed to co-own four large businesses in need of nearly $544,000 (£399,000)...

US couple accused of selling nuclear submarine secrets

They allegedly tried to sell nuclear submarine design data, hidden in a peanut butter sandwich, to s...

Global tax deal seeks to end havens, criticized for ‘no teeth’

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Paris would use its European Union presidency during the...

US lawmakers call for crackdown on financial ‘enablers’ after Pandora Papers revelations

If passed, the law would give the Treasury Department until December 2023 to create anti-money-laund...

Amazon sued by warehouse workers over COVID-19 screening pay

Walmart has raised the same defense in a proposed class action in Arizona federal court claiming the...

Chris Brown, Drake sued for copyright infringement

The singer and producer are suing for copyright infringement and are looking for big damages....

U.S. charges 18 former NBA players with defrauding league’s health plan

n a statement, the NBA said it will cooperate with prosecutors, calling the accusations “particularl...

Facebook’s whistleblower tells Congress how to regulate tech

Stanford law professor Nate Persily, who has previously worked directly with Facebook on academic pa...

US judge temporarily blocks Texas’ near-total abortion ban in blow to contentious law

On Monday, the US supreme court begins a new term, which in December will include arguments in Missi...

Estate of Henrietta Lacks sues biotechnical company for nonconsensual use of her cells

Johns Hopkins Medicine, in a statement to CNN, said that what happened to Lacks in 1951 “would not h...

‘You can’t sue your way to the moon’-Elon Musk to Jeff Bezos

“I’ve spent my entire career working to extend people’s lives. However, with limited materials and e...

R. Kelly found guilty of racketeering in sex trafficking case

Known for the 1996 Grammy-winning smash “I Believe I Can Fly,” Kelly, 54, pleaded not guilty to a ra...

Trump sues niece, New York Times over tax story

“The walls are closing in and he is throwing anything against the wall that will stick,” she told th...

Linda Evangelista files $50M lawsuit over disfiguring cosmetic treatment

PAH has not only destroyed my livelihood, it has sent me into a cycle of deep depression, profound s...

R. Kelly abused Aaliyah when she was 13 or 14, court hears

“I recall him talking to me, and then forcefully kissing me and licking my face...

Online romance fraud scheme: Ghanaian sentenced by U.S District Court to 40 months in prison

Dorpe purported to be a jeweler who was traveling abroad to buy gold and other jewelry before return...

U.S. President nominates Ghanaian as California District Court Judge

Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong has served as a Judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 201...

Apple’s App Store dealt blow by Judge in epic antitrust Case

“Given the trial record, the court cannot ultimately conclude that Apple is a monopolist under eithe...

‘Being a lawyer is a superpower’

After many years of life, I’ve learned that everyone is a little bit scared during a big transition ...