A refresher of summer safety steps to stay healthy and legal.
Ready to grill? Make sure your barbecue is legal
Keep your cookout safe and within the law all summer long.
5 of the most surprising jury verdicts ever
In October 2016, a jury stunned observers by acquitting armed antigovernment protesters, led by Ammon and Ryan Bundy, of federal conspiracy and weapons charges stemming from last winter’s takeover of the federally-owned Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The occupation that began in January eventually swelled to up to 25 armed occupiers, drawing national attention to and highlighting…
What to do when a package disappears from your porch
Doree Armstrong wasn’t worried about the package she’d ordered arriving on an early December Saturday. An email from Amazon had confirmed it would be delivered later that day, and—in response to previous thefts—Armstrong and her husband had installed front- and back-door cameras that alerted their phones every time a camera’s motion sensor was triggered. So…
People are watching you change—and it’s legal
When you enter a store’s dressing room, do you assume you’re alone with your selection of clothes? Don’t count on it. As a theft prevention measure, many retail stores use surveillance cameras to monitor dressing rooms. The practice is on the rise, owing to improving technology, particularly the availability of smaller, less expensive cameras. Ever…
Boo! How to avoid a Halloween lawsuit
Halloween: a night for costumes, trick-or-treating, ghostly thrills, candy, and innocent fun. But in the eerie dark of All Hallows’ Eve, everything from poorly lit walkways to jack-o’-lantern flames to the family dog can pose a safety risk for trick-or-treaters and homeowners. So for those into safety—and interested in avoiding a terrifying Halloween lawsuit—here are some…
Can talking politics earn you a visit from the Secret Service?
In early August at a campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump asked his supporters to imagine what actions they could take in the event that he loses the upcoming election to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. “If she gets to pick her judges—nothing you can do, folks,” Trump said, adding, “Although,…