Between an explosive political climate and a global pandemic, the ins and outs of the U.S. justice system are more convoluted than ever before. If you are looking for more help on the latest changes in the legal system, you will find it here.
The Louisiana Supreme Court has sidestepped a vital case that would affect whether Louisiana sex abuse victims can file lawsuits against perpetrators and the institutions that protected them. Last month, the court remanded the case back to lower courts instead of ruling, which was a…
The National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) guides power and utility companies when installing, operating, and maintaining electrical systems and power lines. The NESC is published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and it’s considered the industry standard. It’s also a powerful tool for…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released its predictions for the 2023 hurricane season that began earlier this month, and it’s good news. The agency forecasts a 40% chance of a near-normal hurricane season, with 12 to 17 named storms and 5 to…
Fitness company Peloton has announced a recall of more than two million exercise bikes due to the risk of users falling. This isn’t the first safety recall by the brand, which became wildly popular at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Peloton voluntarily…
A new report has revealed concerning details about clergy sex abuse in Maryland and the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s failure to protect children from predator priests. The scandal is similar to the reckoning in Louisiana over sexual abuse in the Catholic church. The findings from the…
For decades, Louisiana clergy abuse repeatedly happened to thousands of people who trusted an institution that should have kept them safe. Instead, heinous crimes were committed by clergy members and staff who sexually abused children and adults and got away with it. In many cases,…
The people who design, produce, and sell the hundreds of thousands of consumer products we buy have a responsibility to make sure those products are safe and effective. But sometimes, a flaw in a product’s design, manufacturing, or marketing makes it dangerous. When a product…
The thought of anyone sexually abusing a child is horrific, but the reality is that it happens every 9 minutes in the United States. What’s worse is that only five out of every 1,000 of their abusers will answer for their crime. The vast majority…
Childhood products giant Fisher-Price has re-announced a massive recall on one of its infant sleeper models after – despite the original recall nearly three years ago – dozens more babies lost their lives while they slept. The first announcement of the recall, which affects 4.7…
For billions of people around the world, social media – websites and apps like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and TikTok – is an integral part of everyday life. These networking and sharing sites can be a virtually unlimited resource of information, entertainment, ideas, and human…
