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A close up of a Boy Scout uniform is photographed on Feb. 4, 2013, in Irving, Texas.
Boy Scouts’ $2.4B bankruptcy plan upheld by judge
A federal district court judge has upheld the approval of a $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan aimed at resolving tens of thousands of child sexual abuse claims. more
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A police officer walks by an entrance to The Covenant School after a shooting in Nashville, Tenn. on Monday, March 27, 2023.
Nashville shooter was ex-student with detailed plan to kill
The former student who shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school in Nashville and killed three children and three adults had drawn a detailed map of the school. more
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New York Sen. Jessica Ramos, D-East Elmhurst, stands with protesters urging lawmakers to raise New York's minimum wage during a rally at the state Capitol, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Albany, N.Y.
Push in states for $20 minimum wage as inflation persists
Just years after labor activists persuaded a handful of states to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, workers initially thrilled with the pay bump are finding their hard-won gains erased by inflation. more
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Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr listens to participants at a hearing at the Federal Reserve building, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Washington.
Fed official: Regulators will ensure all deposits are 'safe'
The nation's top financial regulator pledged Monday that the Federal Reserve and other agencies will take whatever steps they deem necessary to protect depositors and the banking system. more
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Joni Mitchell, right, performs at the presentation of the Gershwin Prize in Washington on March 1, 2023. "Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song” will air on Friday on PBS.
New this week: 'Rye Lane,' 'Tetris,' 'Riverdale' and Chlöe
Here’s a collection of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. more
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Anthony Broadwater, center, gazes upward, Nov. 22, 2021, in Syracuse, N.Y., after Judge Gordon Cuffy overturned the 40-year-old rape conviction that wrongfully put him in state prison for Alice Sebold's rape. Broadwater, who spent 16 years in prison, has settled a lawsuit against New York state for $5.5 million, his lawyers said Monday, March 27, 2023.
NY to pay $5.5M to man exonerated in Alice Sebold rape case
A man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping writer Alice Sebold when she was a Syracuse University student has settled a lawsuit against New York state. more
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Law enforcement officers lead children away from the scene of a shooting at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday March, 27, 2023.
3 children, 3 adults fatally shot at Nashville grade school
A female shooter wielding two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol killed three students and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday, authorities said. more
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A girl looks at the moon through a telescope in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. The best day to spot five planets, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars, lined up in the night sky is Tuesday, March 28, right after sunset. The five-planet array will be visible from anywhere on Earth, as long as you have clear skies.
Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky
Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. more
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This combination of the photos shows former President Donald Trump, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right. DeSantis’ allies are gaining confidence in his White House prospects as former President Donald Trump’s legal woes mount. Trump, a 2024 Republican presidential candidate, is facing possible criminal charges in New York, Georgia and Washington. The optimism around DeSantis comes even as a collection of Republican officials and MAGA influencers raise concerns about the Florida governor’s readiness for national stage.
DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump 'chaos' candidacy
Conversations throughout Tallahassee’s book stores, conference rooms, state house offices and sports bars reveal that DeSantis’ allies are gaining confidence as Trump’s legal woes mount. more
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The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device on April 25, 2022, in San Diego. Some parts of Twitter's source code, the fundamental computer code on which the social network operates, were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday, March 26, 2023.
Twitter: Parts of its source code leaked online
Some parts of Twitter’s source code — the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs — were leaked online. more
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Emergency responders and heavy equipment are seen at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Saturday, March 25.
4th person found dead in chocolate factory blast; 3 missing
Four people have been confirmed dead and three others remain unaccounted for following an explosion Friday at a chocolate factory. more
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Di’Orr Greenwood, an artist born and raised in the Navajo Nation in Arizona and whose work is featured on the new U.S. stamps, poses for a picture with her skateboards in the Venice Beach neighborhood in Los Angeles Monday, March 20.
Indigenous artists help skateboarding earn stamp of approval
Years ago, skateboarding was branded as a hobby for rebels or stoners in city streets, schoolyards and back alleys. more
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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, of Calif., right, speaks about the proposed legislation dubbed the “Parents Bill of Rights,” Wednesday, March 1, next to Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington.
House GOP passes parents’ rights bill in clash over schools
House Republicans on Friday narrowly passed legislation that would fulfill a campaign promise to give parents a role in what’s taught in public schools. more
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in support of the campaign of Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance at Wright Bros. Aero Inc. at Dayton International Airport, Nov. 7, 2022, in Vandalia, Ohio. On Friday, March 24, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming it is a double standard that Trump may be indicted over alleged hush money payments to women who accused him of sexual encounters, while former President Bill Clinton faced no criminal charges for paying a sexual harassment accuser $850,000.
Not real news: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. more
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Doug Whitney, center, eats breakfast with his family in Manson, Wash., on Nov. 5, 2022. Whitney inherited the same gene mutation that gave Alzheimer's disease to his mother, brother and generations of other relatives by the unusually young age of 50. Doug is a healthy 73, his mind still sharp. Somehow, he escaped his genetic fate.
Seeking Alzheimer’s clues from few who escape genetic fate
Doug Whitney inherited the same gene mutation that gave Alzheimer’s disease to his mother, brother and generations of other relatives by the unusually young age of 50. more
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People get drinking water from a water collecting point at a slum area, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 21. World Water Day was observed on March 22, to aim to highlight the importance of freshwater and advocate for sustainable management of this vital resource.
REPORT: A quarter of world population lacks safe drinking water
A report issued on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years says 26% of the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water. more
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A pile of challenged books appear at the Utah Pride Center in Salt Lake City on Dec. 16, 2021. Attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, according to a new report from the American Library Association.
Library association reports record book ban attempts in 2022
Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association being released Thursday. more
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Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington. With inflation still high and anxieties gripping the banking industry, the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, will face a complicated task at their latest policy meeting Wednesday and in the months to follow: How to tame inflation by continuing to raise interest rates while also helping to restore faith in the financial system – all without triggering a severe recession.
Fed raises key rate by quarter-point despite bank turmoil
The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation by raising its key interest rate a quarter-point despite concerns that higher borrowing rates could worsen the turmoil that has gripped the banking system. more
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Court officers and a demonstrator, left, stand outside the building the Grand Jury meets, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in New York. A New York grand jury investigating Trump over a hush money payment to a porn star appears poised to complete its work soon as law enforcement officials make preparations for possible unrest in the event of an indictment.
Republicans invoke Soros to steer narrative on Trump probe
Republicans blasting a hush-money probe against former President Donald Trump as politically motivated are blaming a frequent target: George Soros. more
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Two performers hug after the final show of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Sunday, May 21, 2017, in Uniondale, N.Y.
Reborn Ringling Bros. circus to leap on tour — minus animals
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus has been reimagined and reborn without animals. more
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