Here's Why So Many Crazy Russian Car Crashes Are Caught On Camera
Videos of car accidents filmed from dashboard cameras have become such a popular genre on YouTube, it seems every driver must be filming his every move.Why is that?In a post on Animal, Russian ex-pat...
View ArticleUnpaid Bloggers Won't Be Getting Any Money Off The AOL–Huffington Post Deal
Unpaid bloggers have lost their bid to get an appeals court to restore a lawsuit contending AOL Inc owes them a cut of the $315 million it spent last year to buy The Huffington Post.A three-judge panel...
View ArticleThis Is How Much Law School Should Really Cost
Consider the following radical thought experiment: How much would law school cost if that cost were determined by what a law degree is currently worth? To answer that question, I'm going to make the...
View ArticleThese Are The Next 13 States That Could Legalize Marijuana...
Marijuana legalization advocates are hopeful that the Colorado and Washington will be just the first in a wave of states to legalize marijuana over the next 12 months, according to Allen St. Pierre,...
View ArticleThe NYU Student Tweeting Every Reported US Drone Strike Has Revealed A...
NYU student Josh Begley is tweeting every reported U.S. drone strike since 2002, and the feed highlights a disturbing tactic employed by the U.S. that is widely considered a war crime.Known as the...
View ArticlePolice Arrested Two Men Allegedly Plotting To Kill Justin Bieber
Two Albuquerque men who were allegedly plotting to kill singer Justin Bieber have been arrested, according to CBS affiliate KRQE News 13. According to the report, the two men allegedly formed a...
View ArticleTwo Illinois Bank Robberies Leave Authorities Guessing
A lone robber stole money from a Mundelein bank Wednesday, and the FBI also is looking for two men who robbed a bank in Wheaton yesterday.At about 11:02 a.m. Wednesday a lone robber stole an...
View ArticleIdyllic Island In Key West Saved By An Obscure Law
In the middle of Key West Harbor, there's a modern-day Gilligan's Island just a short dinghy ride from Schooner's Wharf. It's 21 acres of wild green space with a rusting barbecue grill and an empty...
View ArticleGun Control Advocates Sue Web-Based Gun Sales Company
Gun control advocates filed a groundbreaking lawsuit in Chicago Wednesday seeking to make companies that sell firearms over the Internet more accountable.The lawsuit filed by the Brady Center to...
View ArticleLaw Profs' Raucous Party In The Middle Of Exams Angers Students
Finals week might not be the best time to host a holiday party.But professors at the University of Memphis School of Law decided to host their holiday party, complete with a band, in a reading room in...
View Article'Tiger Cub' Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud In $60 Million Settlement
One of legendary hedge fund manager Julian Robertson's so-called "Tiger Cubs" was charged will illegal trading in Chinese stocks and agreed to settle the charges, the SEC said in a release yesterday....
View ArticleWhy The U.S. Is Fighting The U.N. To Save Spam [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:The U.N. has an anti-spam proposal that would give governments the ability to stop it, much to the United State's dismay. The U.S. says that...
View ArticleKris Humphries Won't Give Kim Kardashian The Quick Divorce She Wants
Kim Kardashian's attorney told a judge on Nov. 28 that the reality starlet is "handcuffed" to her estranged husband, Kris Humphries, and unable to move on with her life because the NBA player continues...
View ArticleDiane Von Furstenberg Is Sick Of Her Clothes Being Sold At Cheap Stores
The fashion brand known for its iconic wrap dress sued a former distributor for allegedly selling its clothes too cheaply to discount stores.Diane von Furstenberg ended its licensing agreement with...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Fight Over Generic Drugs Could Be The Obamacare Of 2013
The Supreme Court is going to decide this term whether it's okay for brand-name drug companies to pay generic drug makers to delay the release of their cheaper alternatives.This so-called "pay for...
View ArticleAllegedly Abused 'Modern Family' Star's Mom Loses Custody As Estranged Dad...
Ariel Winter is the 14-year-old star of ABC's hit show "Modern Family," but in real life, the teen is at the center of a custody battle within her own messy family.After alleging verbal and physical...
View ArticleBritish Government Says It Has Evidence Russia Was Involved In Poisoning Of...
The British government has evidence that the Russian state was involved in the radioactive poisoning of dissident Alexander Litvinenko, a hearing into his death was told on Thursday.A hearing ahead of...
View ArticleLawyer Hasn't Given Up On Suing The 'Cash Cow' Law School Industry
Not only do they want their tuition back, but graduates suing their law schools want the institutions to own up to their alleged lies.David Anziska is an attorney representing about 100 clients...
View ArticleGoogle Is Going To Help A Bunch Of Newspapers Charge Readers For News
Google agreed on Thursday to help boost online revenues for a group of Belgian newspaper publishers and authors, settling a six-year dispute over copyright which it hopes will be a model for resolving...
View ArticleTech Mogul John McAfee Is In Miami And Out Of The Grasp Of Belize Police
The Central American saga of John McAfee seems to have come to an end in Miami.McAfee had been on the run from police in Belize, who wanted to question him about the murder of his neighbor, another...
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