KENTUCKY
BBC News
A Kentucky judge has provisionally approved the largest payout yet in the US Catholic Church abuse scandal.
The settlement, between a diocese in the state and an unknown number of sexual abuse victims, amounts to a record $120m (£68m).
The class-action suit accused the Church of covering up child abuse by priests and others over 50 years.
The scandal has cost the Church more than $1bn in payouts since 1950,an Associated Press review says.