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Municipal League attorneys defending a former Benton police officer over a fatal encounter in 2016 that claimed the life of a suicidal 17-year-old rested their case Friday in federal court after calling their final three witnesses, an officer who was present at the shooting and two expert witnesses.

Municipal League attorneys defending a former Benton police officer over a fatal encounter in 2016 that claimed the life of a suicidal 17-year-old rested their case Friday in federal court after calling their final three witnesses, an officer who was present at the shooting and two expert witnesses.

Expert witnesses on behalf of police and prosecutors in court cases have come under scrutiny in recent years.

This episode of IP Goes Pop!®, takes you on a journey through the iconic world of the Barbie universe and brand, exploring its deep-rooted connections with pop culture and intellectual property law....

Meet Ruth Handler, the American who co-founded toy-industry giant Mattel; she was also the creator of Barbie, introduced at the International Toy Fair in New York in 1959.

It’s the movie that’s taken the world by storm – seeing drama play out in a fantasy world, but it seems Barbie now has real-life drama taking centre stage.

Ann Ryan, daughter of Mattel VP Jack Ryan, says her late father — not Ruth Handler — created Barbie. Ryan was once married to Zsa Zsa Gabor and also designed missiles for Raytheon.

Claire Prouty Mansur, 68, a retired physician and researcher died suddenly on September 27, 2022. Claire was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, moved...

A breakdown of what happened in the days, hours and seconds leading to Amir Lockes shooting

One of the few contested races that Niles voters will see this April is on the Niles-Maine District Library Board.