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LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities

LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday.
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Judge moves legal case of international student at Tufts University to Vermont

Judge moves legal case of international student at Tufts University to Vermont

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Friday moved the case of a detained Tufts University doctoral student to Vermont, where the Turkish national was briefly held before being moved to an immigration detention facility in Louisiana.
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Judge blocks Trump from dismantling agency that funds community groups in Latin American countries

Judge blocks Trump from dismantling agency that funds community groups in Latin American countries

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed on Friday to block the Trump administration from dismantling an independent agency that distributes grant money to community development groups in Latin American and Caribbean countries. U.S.
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Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has died at age 94

Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has died at age 94

WASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults and children, died Friday, according to Archbishop of Washington Ro
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The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, judge says

The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, judge says

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison , while a U.S.
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Officials say a Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 14 people, including six children

Officials say a Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 14 people, including six children

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian ballistic missile strike Friday on a central Ukrainian city killed at least 14 people, including six children, Ukrainian officials said, as U.S. and European leaders pressed Russia to accept a ceasefire in the conflict.
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Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk

Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — After Trump administration job cuts , nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, according to data obtai
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North Carolina judges side with Republican colleague in close Supreme Court race

North Carolina judges side with Republican colleague in close Supreme Court race

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court sided Friday with the trailing Republican candidate in an extremely close state Supreme Court election, a ruling that could flip the result of the nation’s only 2024 race that is still undecided.
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Gretzky set to be at Blackhawks-Capitals game with Ovechkin 3 goals from breaking his NHL record

Gretzky set to be at Blackhawks-Capitals game with Ovechkin 3 goals from breaking his NHL record

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Wayne Gretzky is expected to be in attendance Friday night in Washington with Alex Ovechkin two goals from tying and three from breaking the Canadian great's NHL record .
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South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office over declaration of martial law

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office over declaration of martial law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up an election to find a new leader, four months after he threw South Korean po
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