Several states wary of $48 billion opioid settlement proposal
Several U.S. states that have been ravaged by the opioid epidemic are pushing back on a proposed $48 billion settlement framework that would resolve thousands of lawsuits against five drug companies accused of fueling the addiction crisis.
Number of social workers a key sticking point in Chicago teachers strike
As the Chicago teachers strike enters a sixth school day on Thursday, negotiations are hung up in part on the question of how many social workers the third-largest U.S. school system can afford for its 300,000 students.
More than half a million Californian customers may face power outages
More than half a million homes and businesses in California could lose power this week as utilities including Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison cut off electricity as a preventive measure against wildfires.
Officer shoots person at Walmart store in El Paso, Texas: media reports
A police officer shot and injured one person at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, late on Wednesday night, a local ABC network affiliate reported.
Obama, Clintons, Pelosi to speak at late congressman Cummings’ funeral
Former U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, along with former presidential candidate and Senator Hillary Clinton, are among a who’s-who list of the Democratic Party slated to speak on Friday at the late Congressman Elijah Cummings’ funeral.
Thousands hit by PG&E’s latest power cutoffs, more planned
Thousands of homes and businesses in California were in the dark on Wednesday as Pacific Gas & Electric turned off power in parts of 15 counties as a preventive measure against wildfires.
U.S. FDA says carcinogen not found in alternatives of Zantac and its generics
U.S. retailers Walmart Inc, CVS Health Corp Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Rite Aid Corp have all removed Zantac off their shelves after some drugs containing its key ingredient ranitidine were found to have traces of the impurity, N-nitrosodimethyla…
Report documents decades of abuse by Colorado’s Catholic priests
At least 166 children have been sexually abused at the hands of 43 Roman Catholic priests in Colorado since 1950, an investigative report disclosed on Wednesday, far exceeding the scope of the scandal previously documented in the state.
Striking Chicago teachers clog traffic, classes canceled again Thursday
Thousands of striking Chicago teachers marched through the city’s downtown streets on Wednesday to demand smaller class sizes and more support staff in the second-longest walkout by U.S. public school teachers in recent history.
Forecast points to deepening Illinois budget deficit
Illinois’ budget deficit will top $3 billion and its pile of overdue bills will hit a new record high by fiscal 2025 if the state’s “unsustainable” tax structure remains in place, according to a five-year forecast released on Wednesday by the governor’…
