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Catholic Archdiocese of LA to pay $880M to clergy sexual abuse survivors

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades. Attorney Morgan Stewart, who led the negotiations, said in a statement that the settlement is the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese. According to the Los Angeles Times, the archdiocese has […]

Lilly Ledbetter, namesake of Fair Pay Act, dead at 86

Lilly Ledbetter, a former factory manager in Alabama, has died at the age of 86. She became a symbol of the equal pay movement with lawsuits against employers that led to landmark pay discrimination legislation. Ledbetter filed a lawsuit in 2007 after discovering that she was being paid less than men for the same job […]

Uber, Lyft avoided millions in pay by locking NYC drivers out of apps: report

Uber and Lyft are banning New York City drivers from their apps to avoid paying millions of dollars in compensation, according to a report. Rideshare app drivers have been locked out of the two apps for minutes to hours at a time, with flashing “Unable to go online” messages or telling drivers to go to […]

Huge spike in antisemitism over last year is flashing warning sign – pay attention

newYou can now listen to Fox News articles. “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Versions of this sentiment are attributed to Irish politician Edmund Burke, Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. No matter who says it, be careful. The United States is experiencing record levels […]

Cards Against Humanity to pay swing-state non-voters to make a plan to vote

Cards Against Humanity (CAH) is jumping into the 2024 White House race by proposing to pay blue-leaning non-voters in battleground states to make voting plans. The company behind the popular card game launched a website Tuesday encouraging people who didn't vote in the 2020 election to do so this November. They are considering paying up […]

TD Bank to pay $3B, face growth cap over money laundering violations

Toronto-Dominion Bank, commonly known as TD Bank, pleaded guilty Thursday to violating federal anti-money laundering and bank transparency laws, agreeing to pay more than $3 billion and restrict its future growth. Canada-based TD Bank will pay billions of dollars in fines and fines to multiple federal agencies, including the Federal Reserve and the Office of […]