Jury orders J&J to pay $550 million in Missouri asbestos cancer case
A Missouri jury on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $550 million to 22 women who alleged the company’s talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer.
Majority of Puerto Rico power utility board resigns
Five of the seven board members of the bankrupt Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority resigned on Thursday, effectively leaving the utility with no leadership amid a massive restructuring effort following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria.
U.S. says all eligible young migrant children reunited with parents
The Trump administration said on Thursday it had reunited all eligible young migrant children with their parents after they had been separated when crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, two days after a court-imposed deadline.
Build-A-Bear cancels pay-your-age day as crowds swamp stores
Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc, the global stuffed animal retailer, had to cancel its popular pay-your-age event as long lines stretched outside its U.S. stores and crowds clogged mall corridors.
U.S. service member killed in combat in Afghanistan
A U.S. service member died on Thursday after being wounded during a combat operation in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said in a statement.
Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio strip club, but charges dismissed
Stormy Daniels, the porn star who has said she had a sexual encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump, was arrested while performing at an Ohio strip club on Thursday, but the charges were dismissed and her lawyer called the arrest a politically motiv…
U.S. reopens 1955 case on murdered black teen Emmett Till
The U.S. government has reopened an investigation into the 1955 killing of black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi, saying it had discovered new information in the case, which helped spark the nation’s civil rights movement.
Chris weakens to post-tropical cyclone: NHC
Chris weakened to a post-tropical cyclone on Thursday from a hurricane as it raced towards Cape Race and the Avalon peninsula of Newfoundland, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
U.S. says it reunifies 57 of 103 young migrants as deadline looms
The Trump administration said on Thursday it has reunified dozens of young migrant children with their parents after they had been separated when crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, hours before a deadline to explain whether it complied with a court order…
U.S. reopens 1955 case on black teen Emmett Till’s murder
The U.S. government has reopened an investigation into the 1955 killing of black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi, saying it had discovered new information in the case, which helped spark the nation’s civil rights movement.
