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Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards
(THE CONVERSATION) In October 2023, an unthinkable tragedy unfolded in Coleman, Wisconsin: An 8‑month‑old girl lost her life when a driver, impaired by cannabis, ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle. In February 2025, the driver pleaded guilty to negligent vehicular homicide and drugged driving with a minor p ... (full story)
Trump's deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military
(THE CONVERSATION) A federal judge ruled on Sept. 2, 2025, that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June in response to protests over immigration raids.
In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said that National Guard troops in Los Angeles had received improper ... (full story)
Sports
Canceled events, unpaid athletes and races that never happen. Is track in trouble heading into LA?
TOKYO (AP) — It was small news that dropped during a busy sports week in June. A much-hyped track meet in Los Angeles fronted by one of the sport's greats, Michael Johnson, was being canceled.
It marked the second major event pulled off the 2025 calendar in America's second-largest population center -- a city once known fo ... (full story)
Ireland set to keep hosting a college football game each season to 2037
Dublin would continue hosting an annual college football game through 2037 under a plan awaiting formal approval in the Irish capital, organizers have told The Associated Press.
The "Week 0" game in Dublin has become a fixture on the college football calendar and typically attracts well over 20,000 fans traveling from ... (full story)
New era in sports science or more doping?
It wasn’t that long ago when I wrote a column about how I had sworn off pro cycling (Legal News July 24, 2017: Tour De Farce), due in a large part to the never-ending torrent of doping scandals that continually rocked the cycling world.
It had gotten so bad that literally each and every month we’d hear about yet ano ... (full story)
State
Kavanaugh says no one has too much power in US system. Critics see Supreme Court bowing to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Brett Kavanaugh says the genius of the American system of government is that no one should have too much power, even as he and other conservatives on the Supreme Court are facing criticism for deferring repeatedly to President Donald Trump.
Invoking the list of grievances against King George III t ... (full story)
Israeli soldiers, and their mothers, increasingly reject calls to return to Gaza
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — As Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for its invasion of Gaza City, a growing number of soldiers — and their mothers — are saying no.
There are no official figures, but newly formed groups are broadcasting their refusal to serve despite the risk of imprisonment. It's a new ... (full story)