Mar 03 Purdue Pharma, U.S. states agree to new settlement for opioid crisis By Geoff Mulvihill, John Seewer, Associated Press The deal reached Thursday would require members of the Sackler family who own the drugmaker to pay as much as $6 billion in cash. That's at least $1 billion more than previously agreed on. Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: Bipartisan group of senators give remarks on legislation restricting use of Russian oil By Associated Press The U.S. State Department also announced it was imposing visa bans on 19 Russian oligarchs and dozens of their family members and close associates. Continue reading
Mar 03 Biden seeks $10 billion for aid to Ukraine, $22.5 billion for COVID expenses By Josh Boak, Associated Press The requests would be additions to a planned budget agreement that Congress is trying to finish before a March 11 deadline. The $10 billion for Ukraine would be a rapid escalation of the $1.4 billion provided by the United States… Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing amid Russian attack on Ukraine By Associated Press Natural gas prices hit a record Thursday for a second day in a row as restrictions on oil and gas were increasingly treated as a possibility on the eighth day of the war. Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi supports halting Russian oil imports to U.S. By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press It's a hefty nod of support that could strengthen President Joe Biden’s hand in seeking to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime. Biden has been reluctant to curb Russian oil shipments that would reduce U.S. and global supplies. Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: House hearing on missing girls from Black, indigenous and other communities of color By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press About 40 percent of the 250,000 women and girls listed as missing as of 2020 were people of color, despite them making up just 16 percent of the overall population, according to the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: Federal Reserve chair Powell says Ukraine invasion will worsen inflation By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Thursday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has already driven up oil prices, will likely further magnify the high inflation that has engulfed the U.S. economy. Continue reading
Mar 02 House Jan. 6 panel alleges Trump engaged in 'criminal conspiracy' By Eric Tucker, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The 221-page filing marks the committee’s most formal effort to link the former president to a federal crime, though the actual import of the filing is not clear since lawmakers do not have the power to bring charges on their… Continue reading
Mar 02 U.N. says 1 million refugees have left Ukraine in last 7 days By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press It is an exodus so swift it almost matches the number of people who sought refuge in a whole year during Europe's 2015 migration crisis. Continue reading
Mar 02 Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigation of transgender teen's parents By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press A Texas judge has blocked the state from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender confirming treatments she's received. Continue reading