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Investors in the sizzling thematic investing space are getting a new Islamic faith-based ETF. The Wahed Dow Jones Islamic World ETF (ticker UMMA) starts trading Friday and tracks an index of companies globally that meet certain Shariah law requirements or that are consistent with Islamic principles. The fund, whose ticker roughly translates as “community” from Arabic, won’t include any U.S.-b...

Officials are investigating a house fire they said left one resident dead and two others injured Friday morning. HOUSTON – Officials are investigating a house fire they said left a beloved grandmother dead and three of her family members injured Friday morning. It happened at a home located in the 2700 block of Trementina Drive. According to Constable Alan Rosen with Harris County Pct. 1, one...

Secretary of War Newton D. Baker draws a draft number in 1918. (U.S. National Archives photo) On this day in 1918, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of a national draft. The combined cases—referred to collectively as Arver v. United States or the Selective Draft Law Cases—involved a set of constitutional challenges by individuals who were prosecuted for violating the ...

A Colorado woman on New Year’s Day sued a former schoolteacher and alleged he raped her when she was a teenager in the 1970s in what appears to be the first lawsuit filed under a new state law that opens up past sexual assaults of minors to civil liability. Kate McPhee, 60, contends in the lawsuit that she was repeatedly raped by a then-teacher at Colorado Academy during the summer of 1977. M...

WISCONSIN. (WIFR) - It’s one of the first things we do when we see a car crash, we slow down to get a better look. Others may even pull out their cell phones to take a picture or get video. In Wisconsin, that’s now illegal. Social media makes the urge to share what you see even stronger, but Wisconsin state representative Jesse James believes penalizing drivers who use their phones within 500...

Protesters hold signs in front of the US Supreme Court during the “Hold The Line For Abortion Justice” Women’s March on December 1, 2021 . By all outward signs, Roe v. Wade is on its deathbed. In December, the Supreme Court effectively insulated a Texas law that bans abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy from judicial review. Then, at oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...

CSG Law elevates 7 to member, 4 to counsel  NJBIZ

Spoilers ahead for the midseason premiere of Law & Order: SVU Season 23, called “Silent Night, Hateful Night.” Law & Order: SVU kicked off the new year with a holiday episode that was anything but merry and bright, and the midseason premiere ended on a shocking twist for Olivia Benson. Although she and the rest of the cops working the hate crimes case did save the day and stop the wor...

SUTTON -- How best to showcase the town's recreation and open space spots was the main topic of discussion at the first Select Board meeting of the year on Jan. 4. Jen Hager, the town's planning and economic development director, presented the recreation/open space plan, which is updated every seven years. More:Here's what residents have to say about Sutton's open space/rec plans According t...

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. AUSTIN, Texas — Texas dog owners, here's a heads up about a new law. Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a new bill that will now make unlawful restraint of a dog a crime in Texas. The law bans chains or heavy weight as restraints. It also says dogs must have shelter from inclement weather,...