Sackler Family Backs $11.5 Billion Purdue Opioid Settlement August 28, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Riley Griffin The Sackler family and their embattled drugmaker, Purdue Pharma LP, are backing a proposal to resolve all opioid lawsuits against...
More Airlines Ban MacBook Pros in Checked Luggage August 28, 2019 By Angus Whitley Restrictions on MacBook Pro laptops on flights spread, with Qantas Airways Ltd. barring some models from checked-in luggage on concern...
Fitch: Technology Needed to Reverse Commercial Auto’s Dismal Performance August 28, 2019 By Jim Sams The commercial auto line hasn’t returned an underwriting profit for eight years now. Growing claim severity is a big part...
U.S. to Test Mirrorless, Camera-Based Systems in Autos August 28, 2019 By Bryan Pietsch WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to test how drivers could use cameras to replace traditional...
How Much Pot in that Brownie? Chocolate Can Throw Off Tests August 27, 2019 By Carla K. Johnson How much marijuana is really in that pot brownie? Chocolate can throw off potency tests so labels aren’t always accurate,...
Workers Rush to Rebuild Glacier Chalet During Short Construction Season August 27, 2019 By Duncan Adams WEST GLACIER, Mont. — Workers for the general contractor toil eight days straight, in 10-hour shifts, before hiking the 6-plus...
FBI Takes Down Nigerian Fraudsters in $46M Case August 27, 2019 By Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES — The relationship between a Japanese woman and a U.S. Army captain stationed in Syria started online, through...
Opioid Fines Could Reach $150 Billion in Worst-Case Scenario August 27, 2019 By Cristin Flanagan Monday’s $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson may mean one analyst’s “bear case scenario” of $150 billion in opioid...
Dorian Sets Course Toward Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Florida August 27, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Will Wade Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to strengthen, potentially approaching hurricane status by the time it gets to Puerto Rico Wednesday,...
Is a Printed Gun Free Speech? This Isn’t Your 1791 Right to Arms August 27, 2019 By Erik Larson It’s a question of who’s violating the U.S. Constitution when it comes to print-at-home guns — the federal agency accused...