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.
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…
Each year in the U.S., approximately 1,000 people die from electrical injuries. About 400 deaths are from high-voltage exposure, such as power lines. In addition, there are at least 30,000 non-fatal shock incidents annually. Electricity is a vital part of our lives, but it can…
Philips will pay millions of dollars to resolve allegations that the company paid kickbacks to suppliers in exchange for them filing claims with the federal healthcare programs Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare for Philips devices. Philips RS North America, a subsidiary of Philips formerly known as…
Thousands of people have filed lawsuits alleging that paraquat causes serious illness. New findings have led to more questions about the herbicide’s safety as these paraquat lawsuits work their way through the judicial system. One recent study found a link between paraquat and thyroid cancer,…
