News Following Opioid Suits, Family Behind Deadly OxyContin Squabbles NEW YORK (Reuters) – A united front among members of the billionaire Sackler family behind painkiller OxyContin is showing signs... Read More
Texas / South Central News Heavy Rain and Widespread Power Outages Hit Southeast Texas, Louisiana Hailstones the size of golf balls accompanied by as much as four inches of rain pelted the U.S. Gulf coast... Read More
East News NYC Leaves Billions in Sandy Aid Unspent, Adding to Risks New York City has only spent 54% of the $14.7 billion in already-approved U.S. funds for recovery and storm-protection following... Read More
News J&J’s Talc Defense Gets Harder After Cases Kept in State Courts Johnson & Johnson failed to get 2,400 state-court cancer lawsuits tied to its baby powder immediately transferred to a federal... Read More
News Boeing Sends 737 Max to Brand Rehab to Avoid Fate of Ford Pinto Boeing Co.’s 737 Max is about to join the list of brands trying to come back from ignominy. Analysts are... Read More
Midwest News Michigan Senate Approves Plan to Cut Car Insurance Rates LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Senate passed legislation Tuesday aimed at cutting the country’s highest average auto insurance premiums by eliminating... Read More
Midwest News Crews Assess Environmental Threats Flooding Leaves Behind HAMBURG, Iowa — Driving along a deeply rutted levee, Heath Smith points to a basketball, picnic basket and pink Big... Read More
Midwest News Affected Nebraska Residents Get Bad News About Dam Failure NIOBRARA, Neb. — People who suffered losses when the Spencer Dam failed in northern Nebraska have gotten more bad news:... Read More
News Pilgrim’s Pride Lands in Front of SEC Over Its Chicken Claims The Humane Society of the United States has tried for months to stop poultry giant Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. from calling... Read More
News Expedia Under Investigation by Utah Over Hotel Collusion Claims Expedia Group Inc. is under investigation by the Utah attorney general for allegedly conspiring with the biggest U.S. hotel chains... Read More