Yvette C. Hammett is a journalist who spent much of her career in newsrooms, including The Tampa Tribune, The Mobile Register, and The Stuart News, covering issues from courtroom to environmental battles, a busy cop beat, and international news.
Atmospheric river over Christmas in California left a trail of devastation, and more rain is expected into the new year. Homeowners without flood insurance are at risk of significant losses amid worsening weather events.
Several Georgia students were hospitalized after ingesting kratom gummies containing illegal synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, an opioid compound far stronger than what occurs naturally. The incident is one of many highlighting the dangers of unregulated kratom products.
Texas lawyer Anjali Nigam outlines the legal steps victims and families can take after sexual abuse by a teacher, explaining how civil claims and accountability can help protect students and prevent future misconduct.
Newly seated President Joe Biden has big plans to reverse many of his predecessor's changes regarding immigration, including establishing a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants.
Bayer, a company struggling for years to settle claims with those who say its weedkiller, Roundup, caused their non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, reached a $2 billion settlement recently to resolve future
The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund is working to build a new civil rights advocate team, launching a scholarship program to pay for their law degrees.
The Marshall-Motley Scholars
Social media platforms work to remove offensive and criminal posts and photographs from their sites for obvious reasons. But in the process, these platforms are hindering the work of investigators