Login | December 17, 2025
Akron Legal News
Local
6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
(THE CONVERSATION) Roughly 1 in 5 Americans live in rural areas – places the federal government defines based on small populations and low housing density.
Yet many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Media and political conversations often use words or terms such as "fading," "white," ... (full story)
How crime in Brazil drags down the economy and heaps economic pain on the nation's poor
(THE CONVERSATION) Brazil's "criminal economy" does not appear on any national balance sheet. Yet the cost of violence, contraband, tax evasion and environmental crime can be measured in the tens of billions of dollars every year and serves as a major drag on Brazil's economic growth and stability.
Attempts to quantify ... (full story)
State
ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise in the wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Giselle Garcia, a volunteer who has been helping an Afghan family resettle, drove the father to a check-in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She warned him and his family to prepare for the worst.
The moment the father stepped into the ICE office in California's ... (full story)
Australia's social media ban leaves a 15-year-old worried about losing touch with friends
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Riley Allen, a 15-year-old schoolboy living on an Outback sheep ranch, doesn't know how he'll keep in touch with his circle of far-flung friends once Australia's world-first social media ban recently took effect.
Riley's family lives 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Wudinna, a community of just over ... (full story)