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Credit card companies Visa and MasterCard along with major banks have agreed to pay several billion dollars to settle a lawsuit brought by retailers. The deal is one of the largest anti-trust settlements in history. The retailers claimed that Visa, MasterCard and the banks conspired to fix the fees that stores pay to accept credit and debit cards. NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.

Documentary filmmaker Jennifer Jarosik filed a lawsuit in California on Wednesday accusing the hip-hop mogul of raping her in 2016. She is one of more than a dozen women alleging sexual misconduct.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast on Istiklal Avenue. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed that the nation will not bow to terrorism.

Roger Stone, a former advisor to Trump, has also been linked to Jan. 6. He has admitted that he used Oath Keepers as protection.

The city agreed to the settlement Monday in a civil rights suit brought by Tamir's family. The 12-year-old boy was shot and killed by a police officer in November 2014.

Lucy the Elephant is the oldest roadside attraction in America. Saved from the wrecking ball, she's a survivor among the increasingly endangered species of American roadside oddities.

Officials are expressing some optimism, saying a break in the strong winds have helped them go on the offensive against the fire that has engulfed more than 95,000 acres north of Sacramento.

Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon could face charges of criminal contempt after he defied a congressional subpoena to sit for a deposition.

Two panels of witnesses will testify Monday, although the headliner witness, former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien, will no longer appear "due to a family emergency."

Next week the hearings continue into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by extremists supporting then-President Donald Trump.