Harvey Weinstein 'Reaches $44 Million Deal' With Accusers Dozens of women accuse him of sexual misconduct. About $30 million would compensate alleged victims, former employees of Weinstein Co. and studio creditors, The Wall Street Journal reports. Sasha Ingber
Botswana Lifts Its Ban On Elephant Hunting Fewer than 400 licenses will be granted annually, the government of Botswana said Thursday. Conservationists are decrying the decision as horrific and unethical. Sasha Ingber
FBI Stays On Watch As Terrorists Finish Prison Terms And Broader Threat Evolves Investigators acknowledged that Americans might worry about the release of terrorists such as John Walker Lindh, but said the FBI is tracking a changing terror threat across the board. Carrie Johnson
Feds Say Chicago Banker Loaned Manafort Money In Hopes Of Trump Administration Job A grand jury in New York City returned an indictment against Stephen Calk, who made $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort allegedly with the hope of a Cabinet post or diplomatic appointment. Philip Ewing
"Abortion is safe, abortion is necessary, abortion is health care." Abortion rights activists crammed into City Hall Plaza protesting restrictions in other states. Casey Martin
Federal judge orders Seattle to fix police union contract Seattle’s civilian Community Police Commission says a federal judge has sent a “strong message” that more changes are needed in the city’s Police Department. Gil Aegerter
McDonald's Facing New Charges Of Sexual Harassment The incidents are alleged to have occurred at corporate and franchise stores in 20 cities. The company promises more training for employees and managers on its anti-harassment policy. Richard Gonzales
With Rove V. Wade Threatened, Abortion Rights Supporters Rally Abortion rights advocates have organized nationwide protests for Tuesday to push back against restrictive abortion bans passed in several states — including Alabama — in recent weeks. Sarah McCammon
How Trump's New Immigration Plan Will Affect Backlog Of Pending Cases NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jeffrey Chase, a former immigration judge, about how President Trump's new proposals will affect immigration courts.
Ohio State Doctor Sexually Abused At Least 177 Male Students, Investigation Finds The independent investigation concluded that university personnel were aware of the abuse as early as 1979, but that Richard Strauss kept abusing students until he retired nearly two decades later. Merrit Kennedy
