The $111 billion deal between Paramount and Warner Bros is hitting speed bumps not just in courtrooms but in state politics too. While federal regulators gave the thumbs-up last week, state attorneys general in California, New York, and beyond aren’t convinced. Their main concern? Antitrust isn’t th
A high school student in Indiana learned that schools can control what goes up on their walls, even if it means banning flyers for a club. The U. S. Supreme Court recently decided not to review her case, keeping a lower court’s ruling in place. That ruling said the school had the right to block flye
The U. S. Supreme Court recently decided not to take up a case challenging a New York law that lets the state and even private citizens sue gun companies over public safety risks. The law, passed in 2021, requires gun makers and dealers to take reasonable steps to prevent illegal sales, trafficking,
Back in 2016, after Russia started building a 19-kilometre bridge across the Kerch Strait to link mainland Russia with Crimea, Ukraine decided to challenge the move in an international court. Fast forward to April 22, but made public only on Monday, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague de
Oregon certainly isn’t just pine trees and rain—it’s a quiet springboard for outsized success across fields most people never connect to the state. Long before Phil Knight laced up his college sneakers or Steve Prefontaine set Oregon’s hills on fire in running shoes, the university was quietly stack
Buying into the US entertainment industry can look like hitting the jackpot for foreign investors. The market is huge, with massive reach and endless ways to make money from content. But jumping in without knowing the rules is like trying to play a video game blindfolded. The process moves fast, pap
Huntley is getting a fresh take on golf that feels more like a game night than a traditional course. Plans are moving forward for a high-tech driving range with eight big bays and three seasonal ones, right next to the existing Pinecrest Golf Club. Instead of just hitting balls at a field, players w
Every June, Donaldsonville turns Louisiana Square into a lively hub for Juneteenth, a day packed with music, food, and celebration. For over three decades, the city has hosted this festival, blending entertainment with the deeper meaning of Juneteenth—the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas fi
Fox is rolling the dice on something totally new for primetime. Instead of the usual polished sitcoms with rehearsed jokes, the network is trying out JB Smoove’s company to turn everyday chaos into comedy. No script. No safety net. Just real people behaving badly in front of cameras. The risk? What
Indiana’s Republican Party is heading into a messy convention next week, and one freshman senator is trying to steer the ship in a new direction. Jim Banks, a U. S. Senator from Indiana, is pushing hard for his preferred candidate for secretary of state, Max Engling, a relatively unknown political s
