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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. The agreement, which st...
Apr 04, 2025
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 Americ...
Apr 04, 2025
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, die...
Apr 04, 2025
After the Whitecaps, Toronto FC faces another tough test in visit to Inter Miami
TORONTO - One week after holding the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Whitecaps to a scoreless draw at BMO Field, winless Toronto FC hits the road to take on league-leading Inter Miami on Sunday. ...
Apr 04, 2025
Judge moves legal case of detained Turkish Tufts University student to Vermont
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge 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 dete...
Apr 04, 2025
'Stabilizing force': Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck putting in MVP-calibre season
Connor Hellebuyck will knock on Scott Arniel's door or pull his head coach aside for a brief chat. The Winnipeg Jets goaltender usually has one specific question before a road trip. "What days we have...
Apr 04, 2025
Sask. discontinuing Grade 12 provincial exams
Grade 12 students in Saskatchewan won't have to worry about cramming for their final exams.The province announced that it will be winding down the provincial examination program at the end of August 2...
Apr 04, 2025
The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, judge says
HYATTSVILLE, 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 S...
Apr 04, 2025
Commissioner in high spirits as Canadian Premier League kicks off its seventh season
Canadian Premier League commissioner Mark Noonan is in high spirits as the league kicks off its seventh season this weekend. "I feel great, but never satisfied," he said in an interview. "We still hav...
Apr 04, 2025
A look at the eight-team Canadian Premier League as it kicks off Season 7
A look at the Canadian Premier League, which kicks off its eighth season Saturday: Schedule: Each of the eight teams play 28 games (14 home and 14 away) during the regular season, meeting the seven ot...
Apr 04, 2025