New Hampshire jury finds state liable for abuse at youth detention center

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire jury has found the state liable for abuse at its youth detention center and has awarded $38 million to a former resident who says he was beaten and raped as a teen in the 1990s. David Meehan’s lawsuit against the state was the first of more than 1,100 to be filed and the first to go to trial. In a ruling in his favor Friday jurors found the state’s negligence in hiring, training and supervising employees allowed his abuse. The state had tried to cast doubt on Meehan’s credibility. But the state also is prosecuting 11 former workers, including those Meehan accuses.

Ex-government employee charged with falsely accusing co-workers of joining Capitol riot

(AP) — A former government employee has been charged with repeatedly submitting fake tips to the FBI reporting that several of his co-workers in the intelligence community were part of a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Court records unsealed on Friday say that Miguel Eugenio Zapata was arrested in Chantilly, Virginia, on Thursday on a charge that he made false statements to law enforcement. A charging document says Zapata submitted at least seven anonymous tips to the FBI’s website claiming that seven government employees and contractors were involved in the riot at the Capitol. Court records don’t identify which government agency employed Zapata.

Massachusetts woman wins $1 million lottery twice in 10 weeks

DORCHESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman has won $1 million twice on lottery tickets in the last 10 weeks. Christine Wilson, of Attleborough, won the most recent prize on Wednesday playing the “100X Cash” $10 instant ticket game, the state lottery announced. Wilson decided to receive the winnings in a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes, which she plans to put into savings, the lottery said. She claimed her first prize the same way in February. She bought her latest winning ticket at Family Food Mart in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year. Under a directive the Biden administration released Friday, the move took longer than promised to finalize and falls short of President Joe Biden’s initial proposal to allow those migrants to sign up for Medicaid, the health insurance program that provides nearly free coverage for the nation’s poorest people. But it will allow thousands of migrants to access tax breaks when they sign up for coverage after the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace enrollment opens Nov. 1, just days ahead of the presidential election.