News Drugmakers, Pharmacies Next Targets for US Opioid Settlements NEW YORK — With a $26 billion nationwide settlement in sight over claims that the three largest U.S. drug distributors... Read More
International News Heavy Flooding Hits Central China; Subways Inundated BEIJING (AP)– Heavy flooding has hit central China following unusually heavy rains, with the subway system in the city of... Read More
West News Extreme Weather Fuels Oregon Wildfires; Outside Help Sought PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in fire-ravaged Oregon to ask for help... Read More
News US Probes Overheating Brakes That Cause Fires in 500K Semis DETROIT (AP) — US highway safety regulators have opened an investigation into about a half-million semis with brakes that can... Read More
Midwest News After Horrific Fair Ride Accident, Ohio Beefs Up Inspections Four years after a carnival ride’s corroded steel arm snapped and flung a high school student to his death at... Read More
News US Announces New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Pipeline Owners WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday required owners and operators of critical pipelines that transport hazardous liquids... Read More
West News Searchers Rescued After Helicopter Crash; Hiker Also Found RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Navy helicopter crew looking for a hiker missing in some California mountains east of Yosemite... Read More
News Insurers Are Rethinking How They Cover Hacks With Cyberattacks on the Rise The hacks came one right after another, sowing chaos at hospitals, idling America’s biggest gasoline pipeline, crippling a huge meat... Read More
International News Final Settlement for Brazil’s Samarco Dam Disaster Could Reach $19 B, Governor Says RIO DE JANEIRO — A definitive settlement with miner Samarco and owners, BHP Group and Vale SA, for the damage... Read More
News Drug Distributors Settle New York Opioid Claims for Up to $1.18 Billion NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) – The three largest U.S. drug distributors agreed mid-trial to pay up to $1.18 billion... Read More