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Defense attorney Kobby Warren, left, talks with private investigator Tonia Silva as an image of Lu Thi Harris is shown to the court during the murder trial of Billy Chemirmir, right, at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Chemirmir faces life in prison without parole if convicted of capital murder in the death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris. (Tom Fox/The Dallas ...

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference Tuesday at the Rock Valley College Advanced Technology Center in Belvidere. He signed the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act into law at the bill signing ceremony. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com) Measure aims to promote Illinois as ‘Silicon Valley of electric vehicles’ Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Go...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), its Regions 2 (New York), 22 (Newark), and 29 (Brooklyn) and the Consulate General of México in New York have signed an agreement formalizing the relationship between the NLRB and the Mexican government. The agreement creates a relationship that will involve outreach and educational events conducted by the Regions’ personnel and Consulate staff for...

FILE (Phil Anderson/WIBW) TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Local law enforcement agencies will participate in Thanksgiving Safe Arrival and will ensure passengers and drivers are correctly buckled. Shawnee Co. Sheriff Brian C. Hill says the Sheriff’s Office will join various Kansas law enforcement agencies for the Thanksgiving Safe Arrival Traffic Enforcement campaign, which has been funded by a grant f...

MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced on Tuesday, Nov. 16 the filing of a civil law enforcement action against Youssef (Joe) Berrada and his property management company, Berrada Properties Management, Inc. A news release from the AG's office says the complaint alleges Mr. Berrada and Berrada Properties Management, Inc., violated Wisconsin landlord-tenant law by including ...

The Florida legislature recently enacted a new law allowing for building inspections by state agents to be done virtually. While the focus of this measure was to alleviate the backlog of inspections and strain on building departments brought on by the pandemic, it could raise new issues for litigators and contractors in construction defect cases. Along with other changes to Section 553.79, th...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office is storing nearly 250 sets of unclaimed remains, some since the 1970s, according to a report that has prompted a legislative committee to recommend changes to the state law. The West Virginia Legislative Auditor’s Office learned of the issue while reviewing how officials manage unclaimed or unidentified remains, news outlets...

The migrant crisis along the European Union’s (EU) border with Belarus is escalating. In recent weeks, large groups of migrants gathering in the territory of Belarus have attempted to enter Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, at times resorting to violence to cross the border. Both the EU and NATO, as well as individual governments including the United States, have accused Belarus not only of orch...

Nigerian legislation overhauling the oil and gas industry could cause conflict in crude-producing communities that fear footing the bill for breakages to pipelines. President Muhammadu Buhari signed the so-called Petroleum Industry Act into law in August. The long-awaited reforms that were almost two decades in the making compel producers to set aside the equivalent of 3% of the previous year...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office is storing nearly 250 sets of unclaimed remains, some since the 1970s, according to a report that has prompted a legislative committee to recommend changes to the state law. The West Virginia Legislative Auditor’s Office learned of the issue while reviewing how officials manage unclaimed or unidentified remains, news outlets...