Both L.A. County and city are saddled with billions in unexpected costs. How come only one faces a $1-billion deficit?

OAKLAND — Prosecutors have dismissed the child sex abuse case against a former teacher at Oakland School of the Arts, ending ...

As the Archdiocese of New Orleans faces mounting financial pressure from hundreds of clergy sex abuse lawsuits, it has begun ...

In Los Angeles, a $4 billion settlement is the expected result a lawsuit levied by survivors of sexual assault as children in ...

The $47.9 billion budget plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1 reflects “extraordinary budget pressures” facing the ...

For the first time, a woman has come forward as a victim of serial child sexual abuser Pete Newman in a lawsuit against ...

The wildfires and an unprecedented settlement are devastating the county budget. "Our revenue outlook is challenging, to put it mildly," said Los Angeles County CEO Fesia Davenport.

Costs from the Eaton and Palisades fires include soil testing, debris removal and beach cleanup, Fesia Davenport, the ...

State Rep. Jeff Leach said the bill is designed to stop nondisclosure agreements from being "weaponized to hide the truth." ...

Texas lawmakers unanimously voted to ban the use of non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, to silence sexual abuse victims.

A record-breaking $4 Billion sexual abuse settlement in CA resolves nearly 7,000 claims of abuse in juvenile facilities ...

The financial settlement would be the most expensive in county history ... acts with minor Ex-San Jose council member Omar ...