Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state police

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The families of 19 of the victims in the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas have announced a $500 million federal lawsuit against 92 state police officers who were part of the botched law enforcement response. The families say they also agreed a $2 million settlement with the city, under which city leaders promised better training for local police. The attack at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022, was one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. Nineteen fourth-graders and two teachers were killed when a teenage gunman opened fire in their classroom. The lawsuit is the latest of several seeking accountability for the law enforcement response.

Biden administration canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs. The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellation on Wednesday, saying it will erase $7.7 billion in federal student loans. With the latest action, the administration said it has canceled $167 billion for nearly 5 million Americans through several forgiveness programs. The latest relief will go to borrowers in three categories who hit certain milestones that make them eligible for cancellation.

Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults

(AP) — Use of diabetes and obesity medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and other so-called GLP-1 drugs has soared among teens and young adults. New research shows that the number of 12- to 25-year-olds who used the medications climbed from about 8,700 a month in 2020 to 60,000 a month in 2023. Overall, in 2023, nearly 31,000 children aged 12 to 17 and more than 162,000 people aged 18 to 25 received the drugs. The report was published Wednesday in the journal JAMA. It’s the first look at the national uptake of these medications in those age groups.

Graceland foreclosure sale halted as Presley estate’s lawsuit moves forward

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has halted the auction of Graceland by a company that claimed Elvis Presley’s estate failed to repay a loan that used the property as collateral. Shelby County Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins issued a temporary injunction against the proposed auction during a hearing Wednesday. A subsequent statement emailed from someone who appeared to represent the company said it would drop its claim. The Presley estate has argued the claim is fraudulent. Online court records did not immediately show any legal filings suggesting the claim had been dropped. A public notice for a foreclosure sale of the estate posted earlier this month said the trust that controls Graceland owes $3.8 million for a 2018 loan.