GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A judge has kept lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own it on hold until Feb. 1 but ordered the parties to negotiate a new settlement. Connecticut and Washington state argued Wednesday that suits against the Sacklers should be allowed to move ahead immediately.
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GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A judge has kept lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own it on hold until Feb. 1 but ordered the parties to negotiate a new settlement. Connecticut and Washington state argued Wednesday that suits against the Sacklers should be allowed to move ahead immediately.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of flights are being cancelled as the omicron variant creates havoc both for travelers and for airlines who are having to cobble together flight crews as infections rise among pilots and flight attendants. According to data from the flight-tracking website FlightAware, 832 flights were cancelled by
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of flights are being cancelled as the omicron variant creates havoc both for travelers and for airlines who are having to cobble together flight crews as infections rise among pilots and flight attendants. According to data from the flight-tracking website FlightAware, 832 flights were cancelled by
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN MOODY Click here for updates on this story PRICHARD, Alabama (WALA) — We’re learning more about the victim in Sunday’s murder in Prichard. His mother told FOX10 news, he was killed after trying to sell a phone. New witness video showing the aftermath of a shooting in Prichard from over the weekend was
Continue Reading Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopian lawmakers have approved a bill to establish a commission for national dialogue, amid international pressure for negotiations to end the 13-month conflict in the Tigray region. The Federal Parliamentary Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor on Wednesday with 287 votes for, 13 votes against and one abstention. Prime Minister
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Wednesday reported 3,411 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 27 more virus deaths as several pandemic metrics showed decreases. The state’s coronavirus dashboard reported that Arizona’s pandemic totals increased to over 1,368,000 cases and 24,171 deaths. Virus-related hospitalizations statewide dipped for the first time this week, with 2,280 COVID-19 patients occupying
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak Thursday as the Russian leader has stepped up his demands for security guarantees in Eastern Europe. In announcing the call, the White House National Security Council spokeswoman said the two leaders will discuss “a range of topics,
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By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Joe Sutton, Lucy Kafanov, Amir Vera and Ashley Killough, CNN The suspect in Monday’s metro Denver shooting spree foreshadowed the rampage in a series of books he wrote under a pseudonym, and he used the names of actual victims in his writings. Five people were killed in the shootings and several
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Indigenous leaders are concerned about a proposed multimillion-dollar transmission line that would cross what they consider sacred lands. The transmission line would bring more electricity to one of the nation’s top nuclear weapons laboratories as it looks to power ongoing operations and future
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Indigenous leaders are concerned about a proposed multimillion-dollar transmission line that would cross what they consider sacred lands. The transmission line would bring more electricity to one of the nation’s top nuclear weapons laboratories as it looks to power ongoing operations and future
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva York (CNN Business) — La pandemia fue una llamada de atención para el mercado laboral estadounidense. Después de décadas de depender de trabajos de servicios mal pagados que vienen con pocos beneficios, el coronavirus dejó en claro que el país necesita cuidar a sus trabajadores. El pago por condiciones de vida
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL is following other leagues and the CDC by cutting COVID-19 isolation times to five days under certain conditions and where it is allowed by local laws. The change only applies in the United States because of stricter pandemic regulations in Canada. Players, coaches and staff who test
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Deputies say they are looking for three people after a man was shot and killed over a meetup involving stolen dogs in a Walmart gas station parking lot in east Harris County. The sheriff’s office told ABC13 the shooting call
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say they’re trying to determine a motive for a shooting that left one man dead and another critically injured early Wednesday. A police statement said a third person in a car stopped at a red light wasn’t injured when at least one person in another vehicle opened fire at about
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia and Belarus will hold joint war games early next year. Putin welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s proposal to hold another round of military drills, saying they could be held in February or March. Speaking during Wednesday’s meeting with Lukashenko in St. Petersburg, he added that
Continue Reading SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s president Wednesday nominated Social Democrat party leader Dimitar Kovachevski to become the next prime minister. The move follows the formal resignation last week of the country’s center-left government to pave the way for new coalition talks. Kovachevski is set to replace Zoran Zaev who stepped down as prime
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Stand News online media outlet says it is ceasing operations following a police raid and arrests of current and former editors, board members and a journalist. The outlet issued a statement Wednesday saying its website and social media are no longer being updated and will be taken down.
Continue ReadingBy Bryanna Gallagher Click here for updates on this story CROYDON, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Police in Bucks County, Pennsylvania are trying to track down a hit-and-run driver who’s responsible for a Christmas Eve tragedy in Croydon. The holiday will forever be scarred for John Dugan’s family. The tragedy occurred shortly after 5 p.m. on December
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The coronavirus pandemic and the onslaught of the omicron variant have forced a rapid rethinking of policies as the NFL, NBA and NHL try to protect their schedules, their players and fans, along with their bottom lines. While the policies are recalibrated, fans have mostly avoided the question that
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