Missouri ban on abortion after eight weeks temporarily blocked by U.S. judge
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday blocked Missouri from enforcing a law banning abortion in the state after eight weeks of pregnancy except in cases of medical emergency, acting just a day before the law was set to take effect.
Purdue Pharma in discussion on $10 billion-$12 billion offer to settle opioid claims: sources
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, are in discussion to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against the company for $10 billion to $12 billion, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Actress Lori Loughlin in Boston court for hearing on U.S. college cheating scandal
Actress Lori Loughlin appeared in Boston federal court on Tuesday for a hearing on whether the lawyers defending her against charges she participated in a large college admissions scam have a conflict and must be disqualified.
Brand USA recruits Chinese pop star to bring back tourists
Chinese pop star Jane Zhang will front Brand USA’s biggest ever campaign on the Weibo social network next month as the part-public body strives to turn around a drop in Chinese tourists during an increasingly acrimonious trade war.
Federal judge blocks restrictive Missouri abortion law
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Missouri from enforcing a law banning abortion in the state after eight weeks except in cases of medical emergency.
‘I will not let him win’: Epstein victims testify weeks after his suicide
A succession of women who say Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused them voiced anger and defiance in a packed New York courtroom on Tuesday, expressing raw emotions during a dramatic hearing less than three weeks after the financier killed himself while awa…
Florida police blame staff’s neglect for post-hurricane nursing home deaths
The deaths of a dozen fragile patients in the stifling heat of a post-hurricane power outage two years ago would have been avoided if not for the neglect of four Miami-area nursing home employees who face criminal charges, police said on Tuesday.
‘I will not let him win’: Epstein victims testify weeks after his death
Women who say Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused them voiced anger and defiance in a packed New York courtroom on Tuesday during a dramatic hearing less than three weeks after the financier killed himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Rapper Meek Mill pleads guilty to gun charge, ending decade-long court fight: media
Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill’s decade-long court fight that turned him into an advocate for criminal justice reform ended on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to a gun charge and prosecutors dropped all other charges against him, local media reported.
U.S. to states: School lunch changes none of your business
As schools begin reopening their doors to children nationwide, the U.S. government has told a federal judge that states have no power to sue over new rules they say make school meals less healthy.
