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Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, seen at a sentencing hearing last year in Charlotte, Mich. On Thursday, the Department of Education fined the university $4.5 million for its response to Nassar's conduct while he was employed by the school.

Michigan State University To Pay $4.5 Million Fine Over Larry Nassar Scandal

For decades Nassar, a university doctor, sexually abused female patients under the guise of medical treatment. Now, the Department of Education is punishing the school for its "abhorrent" response.

San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan announces an outreach campaign to raise awareness of financial elder abuse on June 18, 2019.

D.A. Launches Campaign Targeting Financial Elder Abuse

District Attorney Summer Stephan on Tuesday announced an outreach campaign designed to increase awareness of financial elder abuse and remind employees of San Diego-area financial institutions of their duties as legally mandated reporters of such crimes.

Left: Ivan Abbott Houston (bottom left), with his father Ivan J. Houston and sisters Pamela Houston-Chretien and Kathi Houston-Berryman in front of their house on West 24th St., across the street from 24th Street School, on Easter Sunday, in the late 1950s. Right: Entrepreneur Norman Houston, who bought property in 1938, was the first African American known to purchase a home in Sugar Hill.

Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership

Owning a home is a part of the American dream. It's also the key to building intergenerational wealth. But Black Americans continue to face discrimination in housing, including through higher costs.

A portrait of U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife Margaret Hunter in federal court in San Diego, Dec. 3, 2018.

Judge Sets Trial Date For US Rep. Duncan Hunter

A judge on Monday scheduled a Sept. 10 trial date for U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife on corruption charges, slightly more than a year after their indictments.

Mercy Hospital & Medical Center survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 ― but it lost the battle of modern health care economics. In July, Chicago's first hospital told regulators that it will end inpatient services as soon as February 2021.

Some Urban Hospitals Face Closure Or Cutbacks As The Pandemic Adds To Fiscal Woes

Experts fear that the economic pressures of the COVID-19 crisis are helping push some urban hospitals over the edge at the very time they are most needed in low-income communities.

Garment workers in Indonesia are eligible for generous severance if they're laid off — although that law could be changing.

Laid-Off Workers In Indonesia Just Won A Battle For $4 Million In Severance Pay

They're beneficiaries of incredibly generous severance laws. But those laws may soon change.

This Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, photo provided by the Yes On 6--Gas Tax Repeal campaign shows a Cal Trans contractor distributing No on 6 campaign flyers at a work site on Highway 78 near Ramona, Calif..

California Campaign Watchdog Investigates Gas Tax Campaign

California’s campaign watchdog said Wednesday it is investigating whether a campaign to preserve the state’s recent gas tax hike violated finance rules.

The Capitol is seen at sunrise in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.

Senate Passes Coronavirus Rescue Package On Unanimous Vote

The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Jovan Bravo, 31, at the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration headquarters. Bravo is one of 125 residents receiving $500 a month from the pilot project. Some say the concept, often called universal basic income, could offer a solution to the income inequality that plagues the city and state.

Income Experiment Offers Stockton Residents A Glimpse At The California Dream

Stockton is halfway through an 18-month program that provides $500 a month to 125 people from low-income ZIP codes. Proponents say the program is a step toward economic equality, opponents say it’s unrealistic and enabling.

Attorney Michael Avenatti, shown here arriving in federal court this month, is accused of stealing millions of dollars from clients, among other charges.

Michael Avenatti Indicted For Allegedly Stealing Paraplegic Client's Settlement Money

The lawyer, who represented Stormy Daniels and is already facing federal financial crimes charges, has been indicted on 36 counts of embezzlement and fraud by a California federal grand jury.

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