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DENVER (AP) — A Black woman and a group of four young girls who were wrongfully forced out of their car, held at gunpoint and handcuffed by police in suburban Denver in 2020 have reached a $1.9 million legal settlement. A lawyer for Brittney Gilliam announced the deal Monday with the city of Aurora. Lawyer David Lane confirmed the settlement involving a confrontation with police, who mistakenly believed the car Gilliam was driving was stolen. The scene of the family lying facedown in handcuffs...

California will specially designate at least $2 billion to spend on learning recovery for disadvantaged students who fell behind during the pandemic, according to a legal settlement reached last week. The agreement — which will not require the state to raise or spend new revenues — serves as a partial validation of complaints from thousands […]

U.S. Steel Corp. has agreed to pay $4.5 million to Pittsburgh-area communities as part of a legal settlement to address environmental impacts following the 2018 Clairton Plant fire and two subsequent power outages.

The Drug Enforcement Administration regarded Anthony Armour as an “outstanding” special agent on the front lines of the nation’s opioid epidemic. But in 2019, a routine drug test derailed his career. Months earlier, Armour said he had begun using CBD oil, which is derived from hemp, to treat chronic pain, deeming it safer than the highly addictive painkillers that were the focus of his criminal investigations. His failed drug test led the government to fire him, setting off ...

Collier commissioners rejected a settlement to save an East Naples golf course from development after most neighbors opposed it in an opinion poll.

MORGAN COUNTY, W.Va. (DC News Now) — After months of negotiations, local communities are starting to see funding from a nationwide lawsuit against drug makers and retailers to help address the opioid crisis. Morgan County, W.Va. is hoping to see success in fighting the drug epidemic. It will receive $1.5 million in an initial round […]

Millions of iPhone owners will share in a financial settlement Apple is paying over older devices running slowly.

Harrisburg, Pa. — The Commonwealth is getting a chunk of a recent settlement secured in an antitrust lawsuit against Google in coordination with 52 other states.

To help the snow-dependent wildcat species, officials announced a proposed US$31 million conservation plan for the Canada lynx this week

U.S. officials proposed a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx on Friday in a bid to help the snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century. The proposal marks a sharp turnaround from five years ago, when officials in Donald Trump’s presidency said lynx had recovered and no longer needed protection after their numbers had rebounded in some areas. President Joseph Biden’s administration in 2021 reached a le...