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NBC News Channel A new California law is requiring toy stores to create a gender-neutral section for toys. If you've been inside a big toy store, you know how it's traditionally organized by boy and girl aisle. The new California law gives retailers with more than 500 employees two years to add a gender-neutral section or face big fines. “This might seem silly, piece of California politics. B...

(KLAS-TV) LAS VEGAS (KLAS)– Hundreds came out Saturday afternoon to recognize the men and women protecting the public for Nevada Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. The annual event was held at Police Memorial Park, located at 3250 Metro Academy Way. “It’s a great way for us to walk around and meet our brothers and sisters in blue to thank them for being there because we all do this because we...

JACKSON — Federal and local law officers are embarking on a new initiative aimed at curbing crime in Mississippi’s capital city. Officials from several agencies outlined the Jackson program at a Thursday news conference. The “Violent Gun Reduction and Interdiction Program” has already begun, and law officers promised many more arrests in 2022. “Homicides in the city of Jackson have increased ...

The law creates a ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ card for smugglers that hide AIS data, one expert said Image: NK Pro (file) | Fishing vessels off North Korea's west coast, Sept. 6, 2015 With Pyongyang’s illicit fuel trade seemingly on pace to recover in 2022, experts say a recently-enacted Chinese privacy law will handicap international efforts to keep tabs on Kim Jong Un’s web of illicit procuremen...

Huffman In his Jan. 2 column, “Democracy is a fragile happening,” Clarence Roller predicts that a ruling by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade “could be the most consequential ruling in 50 years.” I agree. Whether those consequences will be good for humanity is a question for another day and another forum. He also suggests that a reason for not overturning the decision is that it is “e...

Dear Annie: Hope you can give us some sage advice! My daughter is married to a man who has many good qualities but is very controlling. He knows everything and always must have things his way as well as the last word. When we are all together, he dominates the conversation when we are eager to hear from his wife who we all miss and love. My daughter is well aware of her husband’s shortcomings...

BATON ROUGE - Law enforcement officers were forced to shoot a person who threatened them with a gun Saturday night, sources told WBRZ. One person wanted on charges was killed in the incident at an apartment complex on George O'Neal Road. Sources told WBRZ both Baton Rouge Police and East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputies were attempting to arrest someone at the Spring Brook Apartment comp...

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2020, file photo, Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue and his campaign are challenging a new state law that they say gives incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp a huge and unfair fundraising and spending advantage in the Republican primary. The law passed by state legislators last year and signed b...

A new ordinance took effect Jan. 1 in Chicago aimed at bringing structure and accountability to what has largely been an informal economy that Chicago. Domestic workers contract mandate covers jobs like nannies, home care workers and home cleaners. It requires their employers give them a written contract with mutually agreed upon terms, including wage, work schedule and scope of work responsi...

FILE - Judge Judy Sheindlin arrives at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on May 5, 2019. Sheindlin, whose long-running syndicated courtroom show “Judge Judy” will end production in 2021, will be dispensing justice on an exclusive show in the U.S. for IMDb TV. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP “Judge Judy” Sheindlin has given a $5...