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President signs executive order for faster delivery of VA benefits
The order directs the VA and Defense Department to update technology systems to allow information sharing to take place earlier and to use AI tools to make the benefits process more efficient.
Navy not assessing long-term risks for brain injury among pilots, Congress finds
The Navy doesn’t have a handle on how aviation jobs increase risks of brain injuries or head trauma. Because of the knowledge gap, the service cannot protect or treat aviators dealing with these issues, a new Congressional report found. The findings, published Tuesday...
Longer Reporting Cycles, Larger Enforcement Risks: What the SEC’s Semiannual Proposal Means for Compliance
Today, Sarah Razaq Sallis authored The Beat Goes On: Investors, Enforcers and the Potential Consequences of a Longer Reporting Cycle in the Dow Jones Risk Journal. Sarah explains that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposal to let companies shift...
Four straight quarters above 80%: Veteran trust in VA continues strong
Veteran trust in VA remained above 80% for the fourth consecutive quarter in FY2026 Q3—the longest streak above 80% in VA’s trust-report history. The result reflects feedback from approximately 33,000 Veterans who responded to VA’s quarterly, VA-wide Veterans Signals...
Son hears his mom fighting with dad, grabs an 'edged weapon' and plunges it into his father — killing him and leading to arrest for murder: Police
Inset: John Thomas Powell, 20, being taken into custody. Background: California police at the residence where John Thomas Powell allegedly stabbed his father to death (KTVU/YouTube). A 20-year-old California man claims he rushed to his mother's defense during a fight...
2026 IPO Statistics Through August
Following up on the last post in this series, we now have data from January through August 2026. Special thanks to three student research assistants, Boyd Law students Rocco Marino and Enya Dinca, and UNLV Honors College undergraduate student Micaela...
Man fatally struck retired detective with SUV and fled on foot, leaving Modelo beer can on passenger seat
Inset, left to right: Tom Roberts (Green Bay Police Dept.), Obilio Tomas Sargento Roblero (Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility). Background: The area in Wisconsin where Roblero killed Roberts in a hit-and-run crash (Google Maps). A 34-year-old man in Wisconsin...
'Dude, did you just start that fire?': Man used oil-soaked rag to light house blaze, then told firefighters to 'let it go' while he lay down and watched, cops say
Background: The house in Louisville, Ky., where the fire blazed (Michael Ray/WLKY/YouTube). Inset: Abdulkhaliq Al-Mousa (Louisville Metro Government). A man in Kentucky is accused of starting a fire in his own house with an oil-soaked rag before telling responding...
Troutman Pepper Locke Continues Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Growth With Addition of New York Partner Yuliya Feldman
NEW YORK – Yuliya Feldman has joined Troutman Pepper Locke as a partner in the firm’s Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Group in New York. She brings deep experience in strategic transactions, regulatory compliance, and reinsurance to one of...