Surgical staplers can make life easier for both patients and doctors. These days they are often used instead of sutures and relied upon at hospitals for several procedures ranging from
Michel Foucault, the well-known French philosopher who died in 1984 at the age of 57, has been accused of sexually abusing scores of minor boys while visiting Tunisia in the 1960s. French-American professor Guy Sorman accused French philosopher Michel Foucault of being a “pedophile rapist”…
The University of Southern California has agreed in state court to a record-making settlement for patients of the former university gynecologist George Tyndall. Combined with a 2018 federal class-action agreement and several other settlements the amount paid out by the Los Angeles university to fede
Paraquat is an effective and inexpensive herbicide. When applied correctly, it controls grass, vegetation and weeds incredibly well. American farmers and farmworkers have been using this herbicide since it arrived
U.S. jails and prisons have been under fire for decades for the conditions in which inmates endure. Lawsuits against staff, facilities, and even states for prison abuse and inmate
The modern workplace may never be the same as it was before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many employers are giving their workers options to work from home permanently; healthcare workers and first responders continue to endure a heightened exposure to a virus that…
Auto technology has come a long way in the last few decades, including the advancement of standard cruise control to adaptive cruise control (ACC). ACC is a system that automatically adjusts a car’s speed to keep a safe following distance and remain within the set…
In 1972, Congress enacted the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, which is commonly known as Title IX. Under the law, schools that receive federal funding are required to protect their students from sexual violence, discrimination, and harassment, which means they must investigate…
On March 12, President Biden signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill into law. This relief bill comes a year after the COVID-19 virus forced states into various stages
The canonization of Pope John Paul II in 2014 was unprecedented for its rapidity and the context in which it occurred. At his funeral in April 2005, there were banners and shouts proclaiming Santo Subito! (Saint now). Even before his death, Wall St. Journal columnist…
Bessemer, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, has a few claims to fame. Mega-athlete Bo Jackson was born here on November 30, 1962. It was a thriving economic hub for steelmaking
For a week in February, Winter Storm Uri caused snowfall, ice and freezing temperatures across Texas and surrounding states. As a result of the weather conditions, the Texas power grid
