Los Angeles school board borrows $250M for settlements
Nation's second-largest school district previously borrowed $500 million to settle claims of sexual abuse
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Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences
The number of bills directly targeting and undermining the existing legal rights of transgender and nonbinary people in the U.S. has been escalating, with sharp increases since 2021 and with each consecutive year. Kansas dealt the most radical blow yet on Feb. 26, 2026, as a law that immediately
Minnesota man convicted of sexually abusing girls on Crow Reservation
A federal jury convicted a man earlier this week of sexually abusing two girls on the Crow Reservation.
Robert Dean Dust was found guilty in U.S. District Court on two counts of abusive sexual contact of a child and one count of aggravated sexual abuse. The criminal charges against
Elizabeth Smart Sends Message of Hope to Savannah Guthrie in Search for Nancy
ABC commentator Elizabeth Smart has commented on the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, saying it’s important not to lose hope and encouraging anyone who noticed anything suspicious to come forward.
The 38-year-old activist is in a unique position to share her insight, as she was abducted in 2002
Australian PM sorry after saying sexual assault survivor 'difficult'
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised for any "misinterpretation" Thursday after describing a sexual assault survivor who became an advocate for women as "difficult".
The Australian leader's comments were condemned, however, by the outspoken activist Grace Tame who labelled them a "
Flathead County man guilty of sexual abuse at hockey camps
HELENA – A Flathead County man was found guilty Friday on six counts of sexual intercourse without consent for sexually abusing three minor children from 2019 to 2021.
According to the Montana Department of Justice, Jami Leslie James, 50, was accused by three survivors who came forward alleging that he abused
Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes
Bill Gates has admitted making a "huge mistake" in associating with Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff at his charity foundation that he had affairs with two Russian women but denying involvement in the disgraced financier's crimes.
The Microsoft co-founder is among the prominent names appearing in