Following Opioid Suits, Family Behind Deadly OxyContin Squabbles May 10, 2019 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 May 10, 2019 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 May 10, 2019 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
J&J’s Talc Defense Gets Harder After Cases Kept in State Courts May 10, 2019 Johnson & Johnson failed to get 2,400 state-court cancer lawsuits tied to its baby powder immediately transferred to a federal... Read More
Boeing Sends 737 Max to Brand Rehab to Avoid Fate of Ford Pinto May 10, 2019 Boeing Co.’s 737 Max is about to join the list of brands trying to come back from ignominy. Analysts are... Read More
Insurers Dabbling with Smart Home Tech, but No Winning Model has Emerged May 10, 2019 An instinct for self-preservation has carriers dipping their toes into the smart home technology space, but no U.S. insurer has... Read More
Midwest News Michigan Senate Approves Plan to Cut Car Insurance Rates May 9, 2019 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 May 9, 2019 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 May 9, 2019 NIOBRARA, Neb. — People who suffered losses when the Spencer Dam failed in northern Nebraska have gotten more bad news:... Read More
Pilgrim’s Pride Lands in Front of SEC Over Its Chicken Claims May 9, 2019 The Humane Society of the United States has tried for months to stop poultry giant Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. from calling... Read More