Tribes doing vital conservation work can't access federal funds to support it
Tribal governments manage significant wildlife habitat across the U.S., but they don't get the same tax revenue as states for conservation.
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State probe finds Catholic Church in Illinois vastly underreported clergy sex abuse
A multi-year investigation by the Illinois attorney general details decades of child sex abuse by members of the Catholic clergy in Illinois.
For people with long COVID, getting long-term federal disability is a big challenge
Many people affected by long COVID have lost their jobs and now rely on disability checks to try to survive. But getting approved for long-term federal disability for long COVID is a major challenge.
Illinois attorney general finds massive cover-up of clergy sexual abuse
The Illinois attorney general has released a report detailing decades of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in the state. It found 451 priests and religious brothers abused nearly 2,000 children.
A year after Uvalde, lawsuits will test firearms industry's immunity protections
Federal law protects the firearms industry from many lawsuits, but Uvalde parents are putting the laws to the test by suing a gun manufacturer over the way they market their weapon.
E. Jean Carroll aims to expand defamation lawsuit against Trump, seeking $10 million
Earlier this month, a jury found the former president liable for sexual abusing Carroll at a department store in the mid-1990s. The day after the verdict, Trump again denied the allegations on CNN.
A suspect is charged after crashing a truck into barriers near the White House
U.S. Park Police say a preliminary investigation indicates that 19-year-old Sai Varshith Kandula of Chesterfield, Mo., plowed into the bollards around Lafayette Square on purpose.
A family will receive the largest known police settlement in Colorado's history
Christian Glass called 911 after his car got stuck on the roadside. After officers arrived, one of them shot and killed Glass in the front seat of his car. A $19 million settlement has been reached.
Colorado River states announce breakthrough water sharing deal
A new breakthrough deal for sharing the over-promised Colorado River has been reached by the seven states that share it.
Meta is fined a record $1.3 billion over alleged EU law violations
Meta faces a record fine from the EU for allegedly breaking Europe's privacy standards.