US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI's botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against ... Read More

In Ohio U.S. Senate contest, little concern about alarmist immigration language

Experts who study extremism say the incendiary claim that there’s an “invasion” coming from Mexico will motivate more racist violence like the massacre that happened in an El Paso Walmart in 2019. But ... Read More

7 local government officials across Ohio reprimanded for violating Ohio ethics law in 2023

Every year, the Dayton Daily News uses Ohio public records laws to obtain settlement agreements from the Ohio Ethics Commission. Read More

Norfolk Southern reaches $600M settlement more than a year after Ohio train derailment

Ohio, spilling toxic chemicals into the community. The company said in a news release Tuesday that the settlement "is another promise kept by Norfolk Southern to make it right for the people of ... Read More

Escambia settles with former medical director for nearly $1 million. Why suit isn't over

The former director filed a lawsuit alleging Escambia County committed fraud against the U.S. government ... us to settle it, that’s the reason that I'm going to support it.” The settlement ... Read More

U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

Congress might have a deal to prevent a government ... U.S. history. Funding for about 70 percent of the government will expire Saturday just after midnight unless Congress acts, but disagreements ... Read More

Border News

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is leading about 60 fellow Republicans on a visit to the Mexican border as they demand hard-line immigration policies. The crossing, serving as a direct route to ... Read More

US Judge Approves Giant 3M Settlement On 'Forever Chemicals'

US conglomerate 3M's settlement with public ... approval to a US class-action settlement in which 3M agreed to pay as much as $12.5 billion to resolve litigation over polyfluoroalkyl substances ... Read More

China Files WTO Dispute Against US Over 'Discriminatory' EV Subsidies

China began dispute settlement proceedings against the United States at the ... China’s complaint follows other recent U.S-China disputes, including over tariffs and a U.S. bill to divest ... Read More

U.S. charges Chinese nationals in hacking scheme targeting politicians, businesses

But the Justice Department made clear in a news release that the indictment "does not allege that the hacking furthered any Chinese government influence operations against the United States ... Read More

New government spending bill bans U.S. embassies from flying Pride flag

Tucked in the massive government funding package signed Saturday by President Biden is a provision banning the flying of LGBTQ Pride flags over U.S. embassies. But even on the same day Mr. Biden ... Read More

LSU settles lawsuit with 10 women over mishandled sexual assault cases involving athletes

In light of the settlement agreement, U.S. District Court Judge ... its handling of those women’s cases and others. Its scathing report in March 2021 confirmed USA TODAY’s reporting, calling ... Read More