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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to a landmark $660 million settlement that will give more than $1 million each to hundreds of people who say they were sexually abused by clergy. It's the largest payout to date in the church's sexual abuse scandal.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Donald "Skip" Trump, a Virginia doctor, who has spent decades answering questions about a different Trump with the same first name.

Homeless-services providers in Los Angeles County are gathering data on the homeless population and ranking people by vulnerability. The goal is to get the most in need into permanent housing quickly. The "housing first" approach has been used in cities nationwide, but it has its critics, even among other advocates.

When the 4.4-magnitude temblor struck Monday morning, KTLA-TV anchors Chris Schauble and Megan Henderson were live on the air. They did what the experts recommend: "Drop, cover and hold on."

The Atlanta rapper wants to tackle big issues affecting his native city, from affordable housing and employment opportunities to better education.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff is reopening the investigation into the death of Hollywood legend Natalie Wood. She died in 1981 while on a yacht anchored off Catalina Island with her husband Robert Wagner and actor Christopher Walken. At the time, her death was ruled an accidental drowning.

Robert talks with Ted Rohrlich, a reporter with the Los Angeles Times, about homicide in Los Angeles County. About half the homicides in the county go unprosecuted. According to Rohrlich, police are overwhelmed with the caseload. Rohrlich also says the nature of homicides in Los Angeles have changed since the 1970's...with more murders being committed by strangers than by family members and acquaintances. Rohrlich is writing a series on Los Angeles County crime for the Los Angeles Times.

Not all economic recessions and recoveries are created equal. Japan's "L-shaped" recovery — which really isn't much of a recovery at all — in the 1990s offers a cautionary tale.

The songwriter, guitarist and singer had a tune, "The Back Door," that became one of the most-covered Cajun songs of all time.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Virginia state Senator L Louise Lucas about the shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake that killed five people.