Hurricane Idalia threatened Florida’s west coast in the predawn hours of Wednesday with dire meteorological forecasts of potentially devastating winds reaching up to 130 mph. Yet, in a timely twist of fate, Idalia’s eyewall underwent replacement, averting the worst of the …

Los Angeles agrees $4bn deal to settle thousands of sexual abuse claims
Read More Los Angeles county has reached a $4bn agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said