The mayor of an east Georgia town has pleaded guilty to felony theft and forgery charges, prompting his immediate removal from office. Local news outlets report Waynesboro Mayor Greg Carswell
Maura Healey, attorney general of Massachusetts, said families should not be trapped in "harmful, expensive and illegal" agreements as a California-based finance company agreed to pay $900,000 to settle allegations that it was leasing dogs to consumers as if they were cars.