Drug companies avert landmark opioids trial as talks on $48 billion settlement set to resume
Four large drug companies could resume talks on Tuesday to try to reach a $48 billion settlement of all opioid litigation against them, after agreeing with two Ohio counties to a $260 million deal to avert the first federal trial over their role in the…
Wildfire threatens homes, prompts evacuations in Pacific Palisades, California
A wildfire raced up a steep hillside to threaten scores of homes in the Los Angeles coastal enclave of Pacific Palisades on Monday, prompting evacuations as water-dropping helicopters and firefighters swarmed the area to battle the flames.
Democratic 2020 hopeful Warren still weighing Medicare for All financing options
White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren is taking heat from her Democratic rivals for her demurrals when asked whether her Medicare for All healthcare plan would require raising taxes on middle-class households.
‘Enough is enough’: striking Chicago teachers, city demand deal
School for over 300,000 students in Chicago was canceled for a third day on Monday as the city’s mayor and striking teachers complained of slow-moving talks on issues like staffing and class sizes in the third-largest U.S. school system.
San Jose to propose turning PG&E into giant customer-owned utility – WSJ
San Jose, California’s third-biggest city, is proposing to convert PG&E Corp into the country’s largest customer-owned utility, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing the city’s mayor.
Massachusetts vaping sales ban can stand but needs fixes: judge
A Massachusetts judge on Monday declined to immediately halt a ban on the sale of vaping products adopted after an outbreak of e-cigarette-related lung injuries, but he said the state must redo the ban and get public comment this time.
Opioid talks with Teva, distributors could resume Tuesday: attorney
Talks to reach a settlement of thousands of lawsuits stemming from the U.S. opioid addiction crisis could resume as soon as Tuesday, an attorney for local governments said on Monday.
Facebook announces new steps to clamp down on misinformation ahead of 2020 election
Facebook announced new steps to combat misinformation and voter suppression on Monday ahead of the November 2020 U.S. presidential election, on the same day it disclosed the removal of a network of Russian accounts targeting U.S. voters on Instagram.
Trump says being president has cost him $2 billion to $5 billion
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that being president has cost him between $2 billion and $5 billion that he would have made if he had continued running his business instead of getting into politics, a claim unsupported by evidence.
Judge orders Massachusetts to redo parts of vaping ban
A Massachusetts judge on Monday ruled that a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products the state adopted in response to an outbreak of lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use was likely unlawful, but he gave the state time to fix its defects.
