September 17 is a day for all Americans to celebrate because it is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. It was on this day in 1787 that delegates of the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution, recognizing all who are born in the U.S. or by…
It was announced yesterday that Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, will ask Pope Francis to accept his resignation in light of the ongoing Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. Shortly after becoming Bishop of Pittsburgh in 1988,Wuerl created support programs for surviv
It has been over a year since a 26-year-old Springfield, Missouri woman won a $28 million medical malpractice lawsuit, however, she has yet to receive any compensation because the defendant has appealed the verdict. In the fall of 2012, the young woman began experiencing anxiety…
The Pennsylvania grand jury released a report last Tuesday detailing decades worth of sexual misconduct in six of its eight Roman Catholic dioceses. Despite the 900-pages worth of report, so much was not included with the absence of unrecorded cases, redactions, and information too lengthy or comple
We keep hearing promises that sexual abuse by church and scout leaders will no longer be swept under the rug. We have read about powerful businessmen, politicians, and famous actors who have lost their career amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Yet, the medical field seems…
To help equip children for success this school year, as well as relieve some financial stress for their parents, Lawsuit Financial is collecting donations of backpacks and school supplies. All donations must be new, unused, and in their original packaging. Donations will go to the…
An African American man was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Florida convenient store after an argument broke out over a handicapped parking spot. Surveillance video showed the alleged altercation. According to reports, a woman pulled into the handicapped parking spot. Her boyfriend…
Ohio State University announced in April that it was investigating accusations against Dr. Richard Strauss, who treated athletes and students as a team doctor in the athletics program and a physician at the student health services center between 1978 and 1996. In the wake of the…
This famous inscription is on the Statue of Liberty, the site where many immigrants arrived in America in the early 20th century. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the…
Sugar coat this any way you like. Call yourself a conservative or a liberal. The recent Supreme Court decision relating to President Trump’s so-called travel ban is very troubling in many ways. Did your ancestors immigrate from Germany, Italy or Japan? If so, you may…
Unless you have been ignoring the news, you have heard about the owner of the Red Hen Restaurant kicking out Trump’s press secretary. The owner, Stephanie Wilkinson, said this in defending her actions: “I’m not a huge fan of confrontation, I have a business, and…
Deadly police shootings of unarmed citizens across the U.S. have sparked some of the most fervent national protests in recent years. The outcry has been made even stronger because a majority of the cases involve African-American suspects being chased by police. The latest incident occurred…
