Jun 27 Supreme Court rejects nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma By Mark Sherman, Associated Press After deliberating more than six months, the justices in a 5-4 vote blocked an agreement hammered out with state and local governments and victims. The Sacklers would have contributed up to $6 billion and given up ownership of the company… Continue reading
Jun 27 New poll shows majority of Americans believe Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality By Thomas Beaumont, Linley Sanders, Associated Press As the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on a major case involving former President Donald Trump, 7 in 10 Americans think its justices are more likely to shape the law to fit their own ideology, rather than serving… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 6:24 New HIV drug taken twice a year shows promise in preventing infections in trials By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant The long fight against HIV/AIDS may get a potent new weapon. A new drug, taken by injection twice a year, shows great promise in preventing new HIV infections and would ease the treatment process since patients currently have to take… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 11:48 Christian communities face growing political divide as religious affiliation declines By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson More than a quarter of Americans now claim no religious affiliation, a finding from the Pew Research Center. That makes the so-called “nones” the largest bloc of Americans. Judy Woodruff reports that for white Christians, the once-dominant group by far,… Continue watching
Jun 26 Jury recommends death penalty for gunman who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank By Terry Spencer, Associated Press A jury recommended Wednesday that a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside a Florida bank in 2019. Continue reading
Jun 26 Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping drug traffickers get cocaine into U.S. By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been sentenced for enabling drug traffickers to use his military and national police force to help get tons of cocaine into the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 26 Opinion briefly posted to its website shows Supreme Court poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, Bloomberg reports By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk. Continue reading
Jun 26 5 people charged for attempting to bribe Minnesota juror with $120K By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America Five people were charged on Wednesday for trying to bribe a juror in one of the country’s largest pandemic aid fraud cases with a bag of $120,000 in cash, the U.S. Attorney's Office and the FBI announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 26 Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act aimed to boost renewable energy. Subsidies could help one company reap billions By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press First Solar, the largest domestic maker of solar panels, became perhaps the biggest beneficiary from $1 trillion in environmental spending enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act, which Biden signed into law in 2022. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 5:42 What comes next as U.S. surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis By Amna Nawaz An advisory from the U.S. surgeon general says gun violence is an urgent public health crisis. Citing rising deaths of young people and mental health impacts, the report argues for an approach to stem gun violence similar to tobacco-related and… Continue watching