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U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Key Issue Regarding Freight Broker Liability
The federal circuits courts are divided on application of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA). Some circuits have concluded that state law negligent hiring or supervision claims against freight brokers for personal injuries or deaths caused by commercial motor carriers are pre-empted by the FAAAA. Other circuits have concluded that the FAAAA’s…
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Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Are Freed as Trump Hails ‘Historic Dawn’ in Mideast
Hamas freed the 20 hostages and Israel released some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners as part of a cease-fire. President Trump, in Israel, proclaimed an “end” to the war, but Israel and Hamas have not agreed on next steps in Gaza.
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To Inflict Pain on Russians, Ukraine’s Drones Zero In on Oil Refineries
With Russian forces gaining slowly on the battlefield, Ukraine hopes its long-range drone campaign will help persuade Vladimir V. Putin to change course.
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China Hosts a Summit on Women’s Rights, While Stifling Activism
The conference was billed as a celebration of China’s achievements in supporting women. But the government has mostly wiped out independent advocacy groups.
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Bolivia Pushes to Reclaim the Coca Leaf From the Stigma of Cocaine
Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N. to ease international restrictions.
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Palestinians See Little to Celebrate Even Though the Bombs Have Stopped
The cease-fire in Gaza has taken hold. Hostages and prisoners have been exchanged. But amid the utter devastation of two years of war, a sense of gloom pervades.
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The Darkest Samurai Film Ever Made: Toshio Matsumoto’s “Shura”
What compels a man to descend into madness? At what point does he abandon reason to pursue the unspeakable? Man is never more dangerous than when blinded by his own rage. From such darkness emerge acts so brutal that they expose how fragile the boundary is between humanity and monstrosity. The criminal acts that follow…
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NYFF 2025: The 63rd Edition Comes to a Close
In the second week of the 2025 New York Film Festival, President Donald Trump announced that he would impose a 100 percent tariff on foreign films imported to the United States. As to why this news didn’t cause any comment, much less an outcry or protest, at the festival, it may have had to do…
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You Play Well: Diane Keaton (1946-2025)
“I mean, do I really care if a handful of my poems are read after I’m gone forever? Is that supposed to be some kind of compensation? I used to think it was. Now, for some reason…I can’t seem to shake the real implication of dying,” says Diane Keaton to her unseen therapist, to us,…
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: 10 tips to Stay Safe Online that anyone can use
Use this short checklist as a launchpad: adopt the basics consistently, strengthen the controls that matter most, and build routines that keep those protections current and effective.
