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Lawsuit in New Mexico Alleges Abuse by Catholic Priest Decades Ago

A man who says he was sexually abused as a boy by a priest in New Mexico in the 1960s sued the church and diocese this week, the latest case to surface in the state as the Roman Catholic Church …

Louisiana Debates Civil Liability Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three years after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the United States, Louisiana continues to debate policies related to inoculation mandates, including civil labilities if a work place mandates vaccines or not and a bill …

Washington Lawsuit Says Seat Belt Saved Passenger’s Life on Alaska Air Flight

More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt. The latest lawsuit, representing seven …

Subpoenas on Maui Agencies and Officials Delay Release of Report Into Wildfire

Hawaii’s attorney general blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county agencies that forced investigators to issue subpoenas. The first phase of an independent investigation into the Aug. 8 fire that …

Armorer Challenges Conviction in Fatal Shooting on New Mexico Movie Set

A movie set armorer is challenging her conviction on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” court records show. Defense attorneys for “Rust” armorer Hannah …

Maui’s Mayor Prioritizes Vows to Hire More Firefighters After Hawaii Wildfire

Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Mayor Richard Bissen outlined the steps in emotional remarks more than …

Older Boeing Plane Found to Have Missing Panel After Flight From California to Oregon

A post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on an older Boeing 737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday after flying from San Francisco, officials said, the latest in a series of recent incidents involving …

Lawsuit Accuses Oregon Officer of Excessive Force in Shooting of Unarmed Black Man

A police officer in Portland, Oregon, has been accused in a federal lawsuit of excessive force over a 2022 fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man. The officer shot Immanueal “Manny” Clark in the back as he ran away from …

Trial of Armorer in Movie Set Shooting Gives Baldwin’s Team Window Into His Trial

The trial and conviction of a movie armorer in connection with a fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust” has given Alec Baldwin and his legal team a unusual window into how his own trial in the …

Pacificorp Ordered to Pay Oregon Wildfire Victims Another $42M

A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on Labor Day 2020 — the latest verdict in litigation that is expected to see the electric utility on the hook …