McKinsey Opioid Work Included Advising Distributors, Tribe Says June 4, 2021 By Jef Feeley McKinsey & Co.’s role in assisting companies profiting from opioid-based painkillers was “far more extensive” than just advising makers of...
Crews Clean Up Oil Leaking From Remains of Georgia Shipwreck June 4, 2021 ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Crews on the water and nearby beaches are cleaning up oil leaking from the...
Widow of Kansas Man Killed in Evergy Accident Wins Lawsuit June 4, 2021 WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Texas jury has awarded $222 million to the widow of a Kansas man who died...
U.S. Traffic Deaths Soar to 38,680 in 2020; Highest Yearly Total Since 2007 June 4, 2021 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — U.S. traffic deaths soared after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, hitting the highest yearly total since 2007 as...
Fla. Supreme: Insurer Can Pursue Malpractice Suit Against Law Firm That Botched Defense June 4, 2021 By Jim Sams Attorneys who are hired by insurance carriers to defend policyholders from lawsuits have a duty to represent the insured, but...
California’s Epic Drought Is Parching Reservoirs and Worrying Farmers June 3, 2021 By Leslie Kaufman and Eugene Reznik There is dry, and then there is desiccated. As any movie fan knows from the classic film Chinatown, California is...
Storm Leaves 3 Dead, Displaces Thousands in Philippines June 3, 2021 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm left at least three people dead and displaced thousands of villagers in the...
Environmental Disaster Feared as Ship Sinks Off Sri Lanka June 3, 2021 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Salvage experts failed to tow a fire-stricken container ship carrying chemicals out to sea and...
Report: Nashville Police Could Have Done More With Bomb Tip June 3, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville police could have done a better job of following up on a 2019 tip about...
Kentucky AG Sues CVS Health Over State’s Opioid Problems June 3, 2021 By Bruce Schreiner FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general on Wednesday sued CVS Health, accusing its pharmacy chain of flooding the state...