Jun 26 J&J agrees to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim By Associated Press The deal announced on Saturday requires Johnson & Johnson to make a series of payments over nine years that will cover the total. The drugmaker also agreed to end the manufacturing and distribution of opioids across New York and the… Continue reading
Jun 26 Flames hamper rescue effort amid rubble of Florida condo By Russ Bynum, Freida Frisaro, Bernard Condon, Associated Press The flames are deep and firefighters have not been able to find their source, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said during a news conference. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 6:48 What we know about the Surfside condo collapse By Stephanie Sy Emergency crews continued searching the rubble for those still missing Friday as the Surfside, Florida community grieves the lives lost. Stephanie Sy has our report with Patricia Mazzei, the Miami bureau chief for The New York Times. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 4:47 News Wrap: DOJ sues Georgia over voting restrictions it says target Black voters In our news wrap Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a federal lawsuit against Georgia's new election law, which he says denies equal access to Black voters. Republicans charged that President Joe Biden reneged on the $953 billion infrastructure compromise… Continue watching
Jun 25 Historic heat wave blasts Northwest America as wildfire risks soar By Gillian Flaccus, Manuel Valdes, Associated Press Seattle has only hit 100 F three times in recorded history, the National Weather Service said, and there was a chance it could eclipse the record of 103 F (39 C) on Monday. Continue reading
Jun 25 5 Stories: An explosive test at sea, new data on COVID’s early U.S. arrival and other stories you missed By Deema Zein Our new series explores the stories you may have overlooked, from an explosive naval test to new data on COVID-19 to a trash net made of bubbles. Join us every Friday for five new stories!… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 7:32 What Chauvin’s 22.5 year sentence could mean for changing police behavior By Fred de Sam Lazaro, William Brangham More than a year after George Floyd's murder set off national protests and a racial reckoning, former police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison by a Minnesota judge Friday. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro begins… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 5:17 We may not know if aliens exist, but UFOs still pose a national security risk By John Yang A highly anticipated report from U.S. intelligence released Friday focuses on unidentified aerial phenomenon or UAPS, commonly known as UFOs. The report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence concludes that unidentified objects clearly pose a risk to… Continue watching
Jun 25 Congress votes to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The House gave final legislative approval Friday to a resolution that would undo a Trump-era rule that relaxed requirements of a 2016 Obama administration rule targeting methane emissions from oil and gas drilling. Continue reading
Jun 25 Read the full Pentagon report on unidentified aerial phenomena By PBS NewsHour and Associated Press The research marked a milestone in an area of intelligence research that has attracted increased attention from lawmakers and extraterrestrial enthusiasts across the country. Continue reading