Aug 10 Judge says Walgreens contributed to San Francisco's opioid crisis By Juliet Williams, Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco's opioid crisis for over-dispensing opioids for years without proper oversight. Continue reading
Aug 10 Elon Musk sells $7 billion in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter court battle By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of shares in Tesla as the billionaire gets his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter. Continue reading
Aug 10 European Union to stop Greek budget watch in formal end to financial crisis By Associated Press The move, on Aug. 20, will mark a formal end to a major crisis that threatened to see Greece ejected from the euro single currency group. Continue reading
Aug 10 U.S. inflation at 8.5 percent, slips from from 40-year high By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Falling gas prices gave Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though the surge in overall prices slowed only modestly from the four-decade high it reached in June. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: Pompeo meets with the Jan. 6 committee In our news wrap Tuesday, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the Jan. 6 panel, former President Trump and his former Vice President Pence wage another proxy battle in Wisconsin, Kenya held national elections, President Biden signed the… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: U.S. to send another $1 billion in aid to Ukraine In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. is sending $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine as Ukrainians warn the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is in jeopardy, a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza is holding after Israel killed 44 Palestinians, China… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 9:39 Residents in the Southwest struggle with the health effects of nuclear ore extraction By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Frank Carlson Residents of the Southwest including many Indigenous people have for years been exposed to high levels of radiation from uranium extraction and refining, a toxic legacy from the Cold War's weapons program and nuclear power generation. Stephanie Sy reports in… Continue watching
Aug 08 Pfizer continues pandemic-revenue buying spree with $5.4 billion hematology deal By Tom Murphy, Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Pfizer is buying sickle cell drug maker Global Blood Therapeutics in an approximately $5.4 billion deal as it looks to accelerate growth after its revenue soared during the pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 2:31 News Wrap: Cease-fire takes effect in Gaza after days of violent conflict In our news wrap Sunday, a cease-fire in Gaza has gone into effect after days of Israeli strikes and militant counterattacks, the U.S. Senate passed a sprawling bill to fight climate change and lower healthcare costs, Biden cleared from isolation… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 5:11 News Wrap: Israeli airstrikes pound Gaza killing at least 10, wounding dozens In our news wrap Friday, Israeli strikes pounded Gaza killing at least 10 including a militant commander, Russia's foreign minister says Moscow is open to discussing a prisoner exchange involving American WNBA star Brittany Griner, deadly house fire in Pennsylvania… Continue watching