Residents of Libby, Montana, home to the largest asbestos poisoning disasters in the U.S., received a bit of good news after the company responsible for causing thousands of asbestos-related injuries agreed to pay $250 million toward the cleanup effort.

Eliot Spitzer, the governor of New York, has resigned after being connected to a sex scandal. He was caught after officials noticed suspicious bank payments to call-girl rings; they then monitored prostitutes visiting him in his hotel rooms.