just now (308+ words) AUSTIN " The parents of late University of Austin at Texas student Sawyer Updike have filed a lawsuit against a Sigma Chi fraternity for hazing they say led to their son's death. Sheryl Roberts-Updike and Lee Updike filed the wrongful death suit against the Sigma Chi fraternity's Alpha Nu chapter on Nov. 20, alleging their son was subjected to "horrific hazing" that led to a "psychological crisis that ended in suicide," People'reports. "The fraternity brothers forcefully dominated over pledges and supplied them with and directed, encouraged, and/or forced them to consume illegal controlled substances," the lawsuit said. The lawsuit is seeking monetary damages in excess of $1,000,000 for physical and mental injuries. Defendants named in the suit also include Sigma Chi International, Alpha Nu House Corporation, which owns the fraternity house, and five members of the fraternity, including the then-chapter president of…...

1+ min ago (352+ words) Miami County officials are hitting the road hoping to explain the need for a new county jail to residents. Sheriff Dave Duchak and county Commissioner Wade Westfall have been working with others to offer current jail tours and make presentations. The county currently has the Incarceration Facility, a minimum-security unit that opened in 1999 between Troy and Piqua, along with a maximum-security facility built in downtown Troy at the county Safety Building in the early 1970s. The proposal calls, for reuse of the Incarceration Facility's beds, its lobby, laundry and food service areas, among others. Duchak said a new facility should include sheriff's office administration space plus offices for the county Emergency Management Agency and the backup county 911 center. Commissioners said options to pay for a jail solution include a sales tax increase, which would have to be approved by voters. The…...

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2+ min ago (452+ words) The lawyer urges homeowners to prepare in advance in case of any legal issues A LAWYER is giving party hosts insider tips on avoiding legal issues over the holidays." The legal expert says that Americans hosting Thanksgiving should consider three major factors to avoid being sued." Jay McDivitt, an attorney at the personal injury firm Cannon & Dunphy, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the biggest thing hosts should look out for is that all food is cooked correctly. Salmonella, a bacterium commonly found in raw meat such as turkey and chicken, is easily the number one offender in foodborne illnesses. The bacteria can cross-contaminate food on the table, leading diners to develop fever, vomiting, cramping, and other symptoms." Contracting Salmonella will have a significant impact on elderly or immunocompromised people." However, suing a Thanksgiving host over foodborne illnesses would be…...

3+ min ago (349+ words) Count II of the complaint seeks a money judgment for all assessments, late fees, collection costs, and reasonable attorneys" fees related to the alleged delinquency. The Association states that because the estate has not paid the amounts owed, it is entitled to a judgment for damages in addition to any equitable foreclosure relief. The filing identifies Poliakoff Backer, LLP, located on North Federal Highway in Boca Raton, as counsel for the plaintiff Association. Attorney Arthur E. Lewis signed the complaint on behalf of the firm. As with all civil complaints, the assertions in the document are allegations, not findings of fact. No response from the defendants had been filed at the time of the complaint"s submission, and no judicial determinations have been made as to the validity of the Association"s claims. The original document, as filed with the Palm…...

5+ min ago (133+ words) He listed it for 10 million rubles, lowered the price to 8.3 million, and the next day reported it as "coercion. "Now the court will decide who is the victim and who is the fraudster. The apartment... A Moscow pensioner knowingly sold an apartment to a Saratov resident and then reported it to the police for fraud in order to keep the property for himself A Moscow pensioner knowingly sold an apartment to a Saratov resident and then reported it to the police for fraud in order to keep the property for himself. He listed it for 10 million rubles, lowered the price to 8.3 million, and the next day reported it as "coercion. " Now the court will decide who is the victim and who is the fraudster. The apartment is under arrest....

5+ min ago (418+ words) The affidavit alleges they were handed over to a Russian mercenary group South African police have launched an investigation into serious allegations that Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of Jacob Zuma, enticed 17 men into fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine under false pretences. The document claims Ms Zuma-Sambudla, alongside two unnamed individuals, misled the men by promising them security training in Russia, only for them to become embroiled in the conflict without their consent. The identities of the two other alleged accomplices remain undisclosed. The affidavit alleges they were handed over to a Russian mercenary group and forced to fight in the war. It also says eight of the 17 men were members of the sisters' family. Mathe said Sunday that any police charges "are still to be determined through a thorough investigation." South Africa's foreign minister, Ronald Lamola, told reporters on the…...

6+ min ago (312+ words) Austria is probing Vienna's Spanish Riding School after claims that the famed school mistreated some of its Lipizzaner horses, the government said Tuesday. It is the latest headache to hit the classical dressage institution whose managing director was let go in September over alleged expense irregularities. Public broadcaster ORF reported late Monday that employees described mistreatment of young horses in a 2023 internal survey. "I take these allegations very seriously and have therefore immediately commissioned the internal audit to conduct an investigation," said agriculture and environment minister Norbert Totschnig, whose ministry is in charge of the school. The Spanish Riding School " which was founded in 1565 " said it "firmly" rejected the allegations of animal cruelty, saying "there has never been any mistreatment of our horses". "The well-being of our Lipizzaner horses is our top priority," it said in a statement sent to…...

7+ min ago (263+ words) Published - November 25, 2025 07:23 pm IST - CHITTOOR The officials rescued four families who had been reportedly held in bonded labour for nearly three years at a brick kiln in Gollamadugu under Gudipala mandal, on Monday night (November 24, 2025). The 14-member group, belonging to Samiyar Malai village in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district, had been trapped at the kiln after taking loan of "50,000 per family from the kiln owner, identified as Ranganathan. When they failed to repay, he reportedly slapped exorbitant interests on the amount and demanded "1.7 lakh from each family, forcing them to work round the clock to "clear" the debt. The ordeal came to light after the victims' relatives approached Vellore (TN) Collector V.R. Subbulaximi who immediately alerted Chittoor Collector Sumit Kumar, who then directed an urgent rescue. A rescue team led by Revenue Divisional Officer (Chittoor) M. Srinivasulu and chairman of the Rural Organisation…...

9+ min ago (1626+ words) Shelley Inglis (LinkedIn) is a Senior Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights (CGHR) at Rutgers University. Until July 1, 2025, she was a Senior Policy Advisor with the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Governance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Shelley was formerly the executive director of the Human Rights Center and research professor of human rights and law at the University of Dayton. Prior to this, she served with the United Nations (U.N.) in various leadership and advisory roles " with the United Nations Development Programme at the U.N. headquarters in New York and regionally based in Istanbul, Turkey; the Rule of Law Unit in the office of the U.N. secretary-general working on systemwide policy coherence in the field of rule of law; the Department of Peacekeeping Operations; the Office of the High Commissioner…...