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06/20/2024

Federal report finds steady rise in hate crimes at schools

In a first-of-its-kind report released Monday, the Department of Justice found that hate crimes at schools have steadily risen since 2020 and that schools were the third most common location for reported hate crimes to occur in the US.

06/19/2024

Credit Cards and Divorce: What to Do With Your Cards During a Split

Sorting out your credit cards during a divorce can set you up for a smooth return to managing your credit as a single person.

06/18/2024

What kinds of property crime are on the rise?

The national property crime rate increased in 2022, driven by rising larceny and motor vehicle theft rates.

06/15/2024

What Is a Postnuptial Agreement? How It Works and What's Included

A postnuptial agreement is created by spouses after entering into marriage to outline the division of financial assets in the event of a divorce.

06/14/2024

Divorce And Your Mortgage

One of the biggest decisions divorcing couples face is who gets the house in a divorce. Here's what to know about divorce and your mortgage.

06/13/2024

What you must know about self-defense tools and legal status

Personal safety tools are in high demand today. Self-defense experts weighed in on the best tools to defend yourself against crime and these tools' legal status across the country.

06/11/2024

2024 Drunk driving statistics

Alcohol has long been known as a roadway killer. It can start with a single drink, but then there’s the thought of just one more, and all too quickly, reason and responsibility are abandoned. All it takes is a split-second delay in reaction, and the consequences of driving drunk can be utterly lif...

06/07/2024

What Is Better Financially in a Divorce — Keeping the House or Dividing the Assets?
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06/06/2024

Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets Landmark Reduced Sentencing Law https://nyti.ms/4aIHvra

06/04/2024

Artificial Intelligence Is Putting Innocent People at Risk of Being Incarcerated

There are at least seven confirmed cases of misidentification due to facial recognition technology, six of which involve Black people .

06/01/2024

How a postnup can protect future investment assets

You’ve heard of a prenuptial agreement, but a postnuptial agreement, or postnup, can also protect your finances if you end up getting divorced.

05/31/2024

Taxes and divorce: What to know and plan for for 2023, 2024

If you and your spouse divorced in 2023, you will have to learn a new set of rules for paying taxes in 2024.

05/30/2024

Can You Trust Eyewitness Testimony?

Eyewitness testimony carries weight in a courtroom, but is one person's account enough evidence to convict someone of a crime? Learn about what research says about the reliability of eyewitness testimony and examples of cases where it led to wrongful convictions.

05/29/2024

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05/28/2024

Forensics gone wrong: When DNA snares the innocent

Greg Hampikian expresses how DNA analysis has helped free thousands of wrongly convicted people, but it can also implicate bystanders

05/26/2024

Let us remember and honor those who have sacrificed this Memorial Day.

05/25/2024

When it comes to filing taxes, deciding which parent will claim children as dependents is an important issue for divorced couples.

If you're still waiting to get your child tax credit money, here's how to find out when it'll arrive.

05/24/2024

How to Split a House in a Divorce

Here are the three main ways you can divide up your home's equity after a divorce.

05/23/2024

US will require background checks for gun shows and online firearm sales

‘Historic’ action by justice department closes ‘doggone dangerous’ loophole in Biden administration’s fight against gun violence

05/22/2024

Who Keeps the Credit Card Points If You Get Divorced?

How do you divide credit card points in a divorce? It depends on what kind of split you can agree to and what credit card issuers allow.

05/21/2024

Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, fi****ms without serial numbers

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns.

05/18/2024

Child Support Could Drastically Change for Parents

New measures are being introduced that would allow parents to seek child support to retroactively cover pregnancy expenses.

05/17/2024

20 States with the Highest Divorce Rates in the US

In this article, we will be covering 20 states with the highest divorce rates in the US. If you wish to skip our detailed analysis, you can move directly to the 5 States with the Highest Divorce Rates in the US. Divorce Dynamics in the United States: An Overview As reported by the US Census […]

05/16/2024

Federal law enforcement officials gathered in Los Angeles on Wednesday to announced a new initiative to increase prosecutions of violent gun crime. The new initiative, Operation Safe Cities, is being launched by the office of United States Attorney Martin Estrada, who says that program will encourage local law enforcement agencies to send violent crime cases involving fi****ms to federal prosecutors, which could lead to stiffer sentences.

The new initiative, Operation Safe Cities, is being launched by the office of United States Attorney Martin Estrada, who says that program will encourage local law enforcement agencies to send violent crime cases involving fi****ms to federal prosecutors, which could lead to stiffer sentences.

05/15/2024

Map Shows US States Where Pregnant Women Can't Get Divorced

There are a total of five states where couples cannot get divorced while one of the spouses is pregnant.

05/14/2024

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A federal criminal law prohibiting certain drug users from possessing a firearm is facially constitutional, the Eighth Circuit ruled Wednesday, saying the regulation comports with the US Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision expanding gun rights.

05/11/2024

It is one of the enduring myths of the U.S. child support system: that payments made by fathers actually make it to their families. And yet, every year, hundreds of millions of dollars in child support is instead intercepted by federal and state governments — as reimbursement for the mother having received welfare at some point.

Since a ProPublica investigation found that states were seizing child support headed to families as reimbursement for the mother having received welfare, at least six states have changed their policies. Others are debating doing the same.

05/10/2024

One of the more monotonous tasks that comes with the end of a relationship is sorting out finances. But it’s important, both for the sake of keeping finances organized and for moving on in life. Closing a joint bank account is a crucial step in this process.

Ending a relationship is usually a messy process, but closing a joint account doesn't have to be. Here are a few tips on how to close out your shared joint account.

05/09/2024

Justice Department beefs up focus on AI enforcement, warns of harsher sentences

The Justice Department is warning that companies and people who deliberately misuse AI to advance white-collar crimes will risk a harsher sentence.

05/08/2024

If you are either legally separated or in the process of getting an annulment or a divorce and are enrolled in either the Self Plus One or Self and Family option of your FEHB plan, your spouse will be entitled to continue that coverage.

I started this series on life events with decisions you have to make when you get married. Then I focused on children’s benefits. This time I want to