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Jury awards $300 million to women who alleged sex abuse by doctor at a Virginia children's hospital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A jury has ruled in favor of three women who alleged they were sexually abused while patients at a Virginia children's hospital, awarding them a total of $300 million in damages. The jury in Richmond Circuit Court on Friday awarded each woman $60 million in...
North Carolina appeals court blocks use of university's digital ID for voting
RALEIGH, N.C, (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court on Friday blocked students and employees at the state’s flagship public university from providing a digital identification produced by the school when voting to comply with a new photo ID mandate. The decision by a three-judge...
NY judge denies governor’s bid to toss lawsuits seeking to reinstate Manhattan congestion fee
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge on Friday denied Gov. Kathy Hochul’s request to toss out lawsuits challenging her decision to halt a new congestion fee for drivers into Manhattan. Judge Arthur Engoron made the decision in a Manhattan court after hearing about two hours of...
Democrats challenge Ohio order preventing drop-box use for those helping voters with disabilities
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Democratic Party and two affected voters sued the state's Republican elections chief on Friday over his recent directive preventing the use of drop boxes by people helping voters with disabilities. The lawsuit, filed at the Ohio Supreme Court, says...
Justice Department sues Alabama saying state is purging voter rolls too close to election
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against Alabama and its top election official, accusing the state of illegally purging people from voter rolls too close to the November election. Federal officials said the purge violates the “quiet...
Attorney for 18-year-old trying to halt auction of Ohtani's 50/50 ball confident he has strong case
MIAMI (AP) — The attorney for an 18-year-old man trying to stop Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball from being sold at auction until a lawsuit is resolved believes he has a strong case. Online bidding began Friday, less than 24 hours after a Miami-Dade County Judge Spencer Eig...
Federal judge dismisses a challenge to Tennessee's school bathroom law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law that bans transgender students and staff from using school bathrooms or locker rooms that match their gender identities. A transgender student, identified only as D.H., filed the lawsuit...
Final day drama: Things to know about testimony on the Titan sub disaster
Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded in the Atlantic Ocean. A Coast Guard panel that’s investigating the Titan submersible disaster heard two weeks of testimony that ended Friday. Previous witnesses provided testimony that raised serious...
Court revives lawsuit of Black pastor who was arrested while watering his neighbor's flowers
Montgomery, Ala. (AP) — The police officers who arrested a Black pastor while he watered his neighbor's plants can be sued, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, reversing a lower court judge's decision to dismiss the pastor's lawsuit. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Court of...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman's lawsuit
Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations Friday as a woman filed a lawsuit in New York saying she was repeatedly raped and drugged at the music mogul's homes and became pregnant after one of the encounters. It's the latest of several similar lawsuits by...
