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WACO, Texas — Law enforcement in Central Texas and the Brazos Valley are reporting a few accidents and slick conditions this morning.

What's on TV Thursday: ‘Law & Order’ on NBC; ’Ghosts’ on CBS  Los Angeles Times

Tennessee State Capitol (File image FOX 17 News Nashville) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Family members of a 12-year-old Memphis boy who was fatally shot at home after he wrote a letter to Gov. Bill Lee opposing Tennessee’s permitless carry gun law are leading a push for changes to state law to prevent further violence. Artemis Rayford even said “people will be murdered” because of the new law in his...

The Law & Order revival is almost here, meaning longtime fans of the crime drama will soon be seeing some of their favorite detectives back on the screen along with fresh faces. Among those returning is Anthony Anderson, who portrayed Detective Kevin Bernard towards the end of the original run. His return comes after he wrapped the final season of popular comedy black-ish, and now Anderso...

An inmate at the Women's Huron Correctional Facility working in the kitchen. Advocates for changes to prison sentencing are trying again to repeal Michigan's Truth in Sentencing law. The last ballot initiative in 2020 failed to get enough signatures, largely due to pandemic restrictions on public gatherings in place at the time. Truth in Sentencing requires inmates to serve their full minim...

A car rental office in San Francisco. Credit...Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Californians renting cars may want to watch out for new charges on their bill now that a longstanding provision banning fees for additional drivers has quietly been removed. Those fees — the biggest rental companies charge between $13 and $15 per day for each additional driver — had been prohibited in California for m...

The Ukrainian Premier League has been suspended after the government's imposition of martial law following neighbouring Russia's decision to launch an attack on the country. Russian president Vladimir Putin opted to launch a military assault on Ukraine on Thursday, having previously recognised the independence of two breakaway regions in the east of the country. Ukraine president Volodymyr Ze...

As the battle for good young lawyers intensifies, more massive law firms with a Twin Cities office have bumped compensation for first-year lawyers past the $200,000 mark. It's the latest step by law firms to raise base pay for new associates — who have already seen big boosts during the pandemic. The Business Journal reported last summer that many of the big firms in town raised first-year as...

Photo via iStock In summary Water law experts have developed ideas for revising California’s antiquated water laws. Here are some of their recommendations: It’s been said that California is confronting a 21st century water crisis armed with 20th century infrastructure and 19th century laws. That’s indisputably true. California’s water rights system was created in the latter half of the 1800...

Federal data indicate that virtual currencies—for example cryptocurrencies—are increasingly being used in illegal activities, such as human and drug trafficking. The use of virtual currencies has added to the challenges federal law enforcement face when trying to prevent and discover these crimes. In today’s WatchBlog post, we look at our recent reports about what the federal government is do...