Caravan Migrants Break Guatemala Border Fence, Rush Mexico

By SONIA PEREZ D. and MARK STEVENSON , Associated Press TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (AP) — Central Americans traveling in a mass caravan broke through a Guatemalan border fence and streamed by the thousands toward Mexican territory Friday, defying Mexican authorities’ entreaties for an orderly migration and U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of retaliation. Arriving on…

$215M Settlement Proposed in Alleged USC Gynecologist Abuse

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California on Friday announced an agreement in principle for a $215 million class-action settlement of claims involving alleged sexual harassment and abuse by a gynecologist who treated students for decades. The agreement will provide compensation ranging from $2,500 up to $250,000 to the women who have claimed…

St. Louis Restored Prairie in Bloom but Faces Threats

ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A restored St. Louis prairie of native grasses and flowers is in bloom, but the nature reserve’s conservation is threatened by inaction and invasive plants. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that biologists discovered the 25-acre prairie hidden at Calvary Cemetery in the 1990s, protected from agricultural development. Erin Shank is an urban…

Former Columbia School Official Admits to St. Louis Thefts

CHESTERFIELD, MO (AP) — The former chief financial officer at Columbia Public Schools has admitted to stealing thousands of dollars from band boosters at a suburban St. Louis high school. The Columbia Daily-Tribune reports that Anna Munson pleaded guilty Thursday in St. Louis County District Court to receiving stolen property. Charging documents say she began making…