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More Time, Fewer Problems: Louisiana’s Shift to a Two-Year Prescriptive Period
Historically, Louisiana had maintained one of the country’s shortest statutes of limitation (known in the Bayou State as “prescriptive periods): for tort claims. Prior to recent legislative changes, Article 3492 of the Louisiana Civil Code governed the time period in which a “delictual action” – an action that is considered to be tortious or causing…
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Volunteers Are Risking Their Lives to Stop Ebola. They Aren’t Always Welcome.
Frontline Congolese workers who conduct safe burials are key to containing what experts fear could become the worst ever Ebola outbreak. They risk not just infection, but the anger of terrified communities.
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Venezuela Live Updates: Chaotic Rush to Help Victims Delays Some Rescues
A surge of people rushed into the devastated earthquake zone to offer help in northern Venezuela, slowing the advance of emergency responders. The death toll linked to twin quakes earlier in the week surpassed 1,400.
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Mexican Officials Have Become Informants for the Trump Administration
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has pushed back against U.S. investigations into Mexican politicians. Now some politicians want to cooperate.
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Mideast Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade More Strikes, Testing Truce
U.S. forces carried out more airstrikes on Iran, calling them a retaliation for an attack on an oil tanker. Iran’s military later said it had attacked American targets in Bahrain and Kuwait.
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Australia Says It Will Toughen Its Social Media Ban for Children
Saying tech companies were “not doing enough” to keep youths under 16 off their platforms, the government announced tougher fines and new powers for a regulator.
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12 go-to grilled chicken recipes, including barbecue, jerk and honey-mezcal
Serve these saucy, smoky and skewered options on their own or in a salad or sandwich.
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Trump Picks Lance Schroyer as New ICE Director
The president said he was nominating Lance Schroyer, an adviser to Markwayne Mullin, the D.H.S. secretary, to lead the high-profile agency.
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White House Releases Images of the Trump ‘Patriot Passport’
The State Department said it planned to release 40,000 U.S. passports featuring an image of the president to commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary.
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This Trap Wants Ants to Take a Bite
Named for an ancient Roman crossbow-like weapon, the newly found “ballista” spider uses a springy snare to catch prey.
