A judge said recently that he planned to approve a deal for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own the company to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids ...

As Russia's renewed attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure cause rolling blackouts ahead of winter, a major embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving the state-owned nuclear power company has ...

Vice President JD Vance recently told a packed college arena that he hopes his Hindu wife would someday convert to Christianity, thrusting into the spotlight the deeply sensitive challenges facing ...

Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York on Election Day, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old, far-left state lawmaker, who promised to transform city government to restore power to the ...

If you believe artificial intelligence poses grave risks to humanity, then a professor at Carnegie Mellon University has one of the most important roles in the tech industry right now. Zico Kolter ...

A divided federal appeals court in Ohio ruled against the state's fourth largest school district in a case that pitted its gender pronoun policies against the rights of students who believe there are ...

The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit ...

It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that Joe Rogers Jr. is probably thankful for the Thanks4Giving game, a new annual tradition bringing Summit County’s best high school football players on the same turf.

The Border Patrol commander leading an immigration crackdown in Chicago applauded his agents' aggressive tactics that have prompted resident backlash and lawsuits. From his use of chemical agents to a ...

Basketball players who frequent a South Florida park feel like they're being run off in favor of wealthy residents of a new luxury development. The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace the ...