Associated Press The Supreme Court has rejected a settlement for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own the company. Some advocates blame the marketing efforts behind the powerful prescription painkiller for opening the doors to an opioid epidemic that has only deepened in recent years. Sackler family members have stopped
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CNN By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a controversial settlement that would have sent billions of dollars to treatment programs and victims of the nation’s opioid epidemic but also shielded the Sackler family from future lawsuits despite the fact that it made its fortune selling
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers have passed an $83 billion budget for the next fiscal year. Lawmakers disagreed on education funding, stalling the budget passage until the early hours Thursday. School groups had warned that an original proposal would lead to layoffs. The final budget will provide free community college for all
Continue ReadingBy Ross Adams Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A lawsuit filed by a former Jackson Public Works Department official will be heard in federal court this week. U.S. District Court judge Kristi Johnson seated the eight-person jury on Monday in the trial for the civil lawsuit filed by former
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — One person has died in the United Kingdom from an E. coli outbreak that sickened at least 275 people during the past month. The U.K. Health Security Agency said Thursday that the outbreak that led to 122 people being hospitalized was linked to lettuce in pre-packaged sandwiches. The agency says two E.
Continue ReadingBy Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Paris (CNN) — True to his theatrical form, Thom Browne’s fall 2024 couture show opened with spectacle. Men grasping a rope battled for supremacy in a staged game of tug of war at the hallowed “Musée des Arts Décoratifs” gallery in Paris, where the American designer riffed off the upcoming Olympic
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Willie Nelson is expected to return to his tour soon after canceling several performances, citing “doctor’s orders.” Nelson, who turned 91 in April, was not yet able to return to the stage, however, on Wednesday night. “Willie Nelson will not be performing at tonight’s show in Virginia Beach,” a
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By Megan Matthews Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — What once was a semitrailer is now a grocery store on wheels. The Kroger Mobile Market is equipped with a refrigerator, air conditioning, and even baskets with which to shop. It aims to provide more food options to communities like Fairdale,
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Philadelphia police officer has shot and killed a dog. By our records at Action News, this is at least the 7th time an officer opened fire on a dog since mid-April. This latest incident happened on the 6100 block of
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El ministro de Defensa de Bolivia, Edmundo Novillo, respondió este jueves a las acusaciones del general Juan José Zúñiga, detenido por su papel en el intento de golpe de Estado, quien dijo que lo ocurrido respondía a una supuesta petición de autogolpe hecha por el presidente Luis Arce con el
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By WPVI Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story RIDLEY TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Three robbers fired shots at a witness while fleeing a holdup at the Family Dollar on MacDade Boulevard in Ridley Township, Delaware County. It happened just after 9:15 p.m. Wednesday. Luckily, the witness was not hit as the armed
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By WPVI Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story SMITHFIELD TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Two men are facing multiple felonies after they allegedly abducted four women in Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania, and then held them captive in a shipping container. Detectives were able to track down the suspects on Tuesday after a tipster contacted
Continue ReadingCalMatters The largest affordable housing bond in California history is officially headed to the November ballot — just not for all Californians. On Wednesday, commissioners of the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority — a first-of-its-kind regional agency with the ability to borrow and spend taxpayer dollars — agreed to ask voters across the nine counties
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Haliburton and Joel Embiid are all good to go for the start of USA Basketball’s men’s national team training camp in Las Vegas next week, the first step toward what the Americans hope is a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal. Leonard missed 12 of the Los Angeles Clippers’ final
Continue ReadingBy Alex Suckow Click here for updates on this story ELIZABETHTOWN, Kentucky (WLKY) — A 59-year-old man was found dead inside a chemical storage tank at his job in Elizabethtown, police said. Elizabethtown police said they received a call around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday that Franklin Logsdon, of Campbellsville, a longtime employee at Metalsa, was missing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Alexandra Mistekevic’s apartment was so hot, despite having air conditioning, that her oldest son couldn’t even sleep or play in his bedroom. The Nashville, Tennessee family could only keep the living room and kitchen cool enough to get through multiple days of upper 90 degree days. But she found
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Jorge Luis Salas Arenas, presidente del Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE), negó que durante los comicios de 2021 haya tenido contacto con el expresidente Pedro Castillo, la actual presidenta Dina Boluarte o alguna persona vinculada a estos o a Perú Libre, el partido por el que ambos se postularon en
Continue ReadingAssociated Press IVRY-SUR-SEINE, France (AP) — Antisemitism has surged as a hot-button issue in France’s high-stakes legislative election campaign. On the outskirts of Paris, a candidate who is Jewish is feeling the heat of hatred. Campaigning for the camp of President Emmanuel Macron, Shannon Seban is accompanied by bodyguards as she canvasses for votes, because
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By Christian Petersen Click here for updates on this story LEWISVILLE, North Carolina (WXII) — A local doctor made a special house call for a Lewisville couple Thursday morning, but this had nothing to do with a medical emergency. It all happened while he was biking to work. Dr. Steve Bissette noticed something out of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say they have intercepted another submarine suspected of transporting drugs into Europe and arrested four Colombians who crewed the vessel. Police said occupants of the 20-meter submarine on Tuesday scuttled it before officers could seize it. In a statement, the Civil Guard said Wednesday that due to the
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