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Billy McFarland, pictured leaving federal court in March 2018, was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud charges related to the failed Fyre Festival. Ticket holders and event organizers reached a settlement in a class-action suit this week.

Hundreds Of Fyre Festival Ticket Holders Poised To Win Payout In Class-Action Suit

A class-action settlement will award 277 ticket holders more than $7,000 each, pending a judge's approval in May. The final sum could be reduced depending on ongoing bankruptcy proceedings.

Faith leaders stand before a Baltimore mural depicting Freddie Gray, who died April 19, 2015 of injuries sustained while in police custody.

From Freddie Gray To George Floyd: Wes Moore Says It's Time To 'Change The Systems'

In Five Days, Moore chronicles the uprising that occurred in Baltimore following Gray's death. "We're basically reliving history right now," he says of Floyd's death at the hands of police.

The president swiftly responded to the Supreme Court rulings on Twitter saying the legal battle, which has not been put to rest, is "not fair to this Presidency or Administration!"

Supreme Court Says Trump Not 'Immune' From Records Release, But Hedges On House Case

In two 7-2 rulings written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court allowed a subpoena in a New York criminal case but told a lower court to consider separation of powers when it comes to Congress.

The ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacán is one of the biggest ghost towns in the world. The quest for its builders is one of the most fascinating challenges of today’s archeology.

SECRETS OF THE DEAD: Teotihuacán's Lost Kings

Airs Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Janeane Garofalo and Jerry Stiller in "The Independent."

Remembering Jerry Stiller In 'The Independent'

Actor and comedian dies at 92

My new hero, Stonehorse Lone Goeman's Gisigu in "Blood Quantum," a sword-wielding, zombie-killing grandpa.

Shudder Originals: Cursed Films And Zombies

A new series and film now available on horror streaming site

The three heads of Ghidorah are just some of the screen-used props from the Godzilla movies on display at the Toho Co., Ltd. booth at Comic Con.

Comic-Con 50: A Look At Toho's Godzilla Booth

Screen icon rebrands and gets on social media

Members of the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living (INCIL) demonstrate in front of the Bloomington-Normal Amtrak station in Illinois to demand the suspension of an Amtrak policy that led to exorbitant fees for removing train seats to accommodate riders in wheelchairs. Later on Wednesday, Amtrak announced it would suspend the policy.

Amtrak Reverses Course On $25,000 Bill

The rail carrier Amtrak says passengers who use wheelchairs will no longer have to pay for the added cost of accommodating them.

Clockwise from upper left: Peter Gabriel, Nick Murphy (formerly known as Chet Faker), King Creosote, L.A. Salami, Nick Cave

New Mix: Peter Gabriel, Nick Cave, King Creosote, More

Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are back after a long break with this week's essential new music, including Nick Cave's heartbreaking song "Jesus Alone" and Peter Gabriel's ode to Edward Snowden.

Bernard Madoff, shown here in 2009, died Wednesday in a federal prison.

Bernie Madoff, Financier Behind Notorious Ponzi Scheme, Dies At 82

Madoff died Wednesday in a North Carolina federal prison, where he was serving a 150-year sentence. He defrauded thousands of investors out of tens of billions of dollars over nearly two decades.

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