News for March 13, 2025

Education advocates say Connecticut’s loose homeschooling rules may have helped Kimberly Sullivan keep her stepson out of public view while he was allegedly abused for years.

A federal judge approved a Defense Department settlement that lets many LGBTQ veterans seek upgraded discharge records and removal of harmful language tied to their sexual orientation.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond used an old state law to bring sex abuse charges against former megachurch pastor Robert Morris after accuser Cindy Clemishire pushed for the case to move forward.

Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona died Thursday at 77 after a battle with cancer.

Protesters entered Trump Tower in New York City to demand freedom for Mahmoud Khalil, and police arrested nearly 100 people.

Judge William Alsup ordered several federal agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, to reinstate thousands of probationary workers who were fired in a move he said was not legal.

Ashley Betts was fined after police found he had kept a pet alligator called Cliff in his garden without the required licence.

Wall Street’s sharp drop is worrying retirement savers, while President Donald Trump’s trade war and tariff moves are adding to fears about 401(k) losses and the economy.