Nation Feb 15 WATCH: Sandy Hook families reach $73 million settlement with gun maker Remington The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012, their attorney said…
Nation Feb 15 Families of Sandy Hook victims agree to settlement in Remington lawsuit The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012.
Nation Aug 23 Henri’s remnants hinder cleanup, threaten inland floods The storm system named Henri drenched much of the inland Northeast with rain Monday, hampering cleanup efforts and threatening further flooding in areas with ground already saturated from a wet summer.
Health Apr 08 Prisons need better vaccine education for inmates, advocates say Advocates for prison inmates say more needs to be done to educate prisoners about coronavirus vaccines because large numbers of them are declining the shots.
Arts Apr 04 Rapper DMX on life support after heart attack, lawyer says DMX’s longtime New York-based lawyer, Murray Richman, said the rapper was on life support Saturday evening at White Plains Hospital. “He had a heart attack. He’s quite ill,” Richman said.
Economy Jan 14 Connecticut probing Amazon’s e-book deals with publishers Connecticut authorities are investigating whether Amazon's e-book deals with certain publishers are anticompetitive and violate antitrust laws.
Nation Feb 25 39 states investigate Juul’s marketing of vaping products Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced Tuesday.
Nation Sep 12 Some states say they’ll keep fighting Purdue Pharma in court Courtroom showdowns still face OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the family that owns it, the Sacklers. But after a tentative settlement reached Wednesday with thousands of local governments and more than 20 states, the fight will be less about the…
Nation Sep 11 OxyContin maker agrees to tentative settlement, attorneys say Attorneys representing some 2,000 local governments say they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation's opioid crisis.
Nation Apr 26 Police release footage after shooting on unarmed black couple in Connecticut Facing protests and concerned about losing the community's trust, Connecticut officials were unusually quick to release police body camera and surveillance videos of a shooting by two police officers, who opened fire on a young, unarmed couple in their car…