Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that Ohio’s product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public-nuisance claims against national pharmaceutical chains as they did as part of national opioid litigation. Tuesday’s decision could overturn a $650 million judgment against the pharmacies in a lawsuit brought by Lake and Trumbull
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Ludman Click here for updates on this story 12/10/24 (LAPost.com) — The Franklin Fire in Malibu Canyon grew to more than 2,700 acres as of Tuesday near Pepperdine University. The fire – driven by Santa Ana winds – started Monday and was first reported at 11 p.m. It threatens about 2,000 structures, forcing
Continue ReadingBy Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — An “odd couple” at an Animal Rescue League shelter in Boston is looking for a new home together where they can continue their unlikely friendship. Karma is a 5-year-old female American bulldog and Gigi is a 1-year-old female chihuahua. They were surrendered
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Brian Stelter, CNN Washington (CNN) — Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law – a move that comes in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump opposing the measure. Trump called on Republicans to “kill this
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was carrying a “ghost gun” — a type of untraceable, homemade firearm — when he was apprehended Monday, police said. Luigi Mangione had the gun when he was searched by local police at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, New
Continue ReadingANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home was broken into during Monday Night Football in the latest home invasion of a pro athlete in the U.S., authorities said Tuesday. No one was injured in the break-in, but the home was ransacked, according to a report provided by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
Continue ReadingBy Christian Olaniran, Kaicey Baylor Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An education advocacy group is putting a spotlight on bullying and school violence after a 7-year-old student was injured in an alleged hanging at a Charles County elementary school. On November 15, Carrie Burke, Principal at C. Paul Barnhart Elementary
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The majority of American workers feel satisfied and secure in their jobs, according to a new survey, and few
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The majority of American workers feel satisfied and secure in their jobs, according to a new survey, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Police became convinced they were investigating a crime rather than a voluntarily missing person two weeks after a University of Mississippi student disappeared. Oxford Police Chief Jeff McCutchen testified Tuesday in the capital murder trial of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. McCutchen says officers believe Herrington lied to them about his interactions with 20-year-old
Continue ReadingBoeing is resuming production of its bestselling plane, the 737 Max, for the first time since 33,000 workers began a seven-week strike that ended in early November. The company said Tuesday that plane-building resumed at its plant in Renton, Washington, after going through a process of training workers and identifying and fixing potential problems. Boeing
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter, with Juan Soto agreeing with the New York Mets on a $765 million, 15-year deal that’s the richest in baseball history. It comes almost exactly one year after the Los Angeles Dodgers forked out
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A mysterious illness outbreak that has sickened at least 416 people and killed 31 in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo may be at least partly caused by malaria, health officials said Tuesday. Information on the situation is still limited. World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros
Continue ReadingPor Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español El salario mínimo en Estados Unidos —que es el pago mínimo que por ley debe recibir un trabajador en el país— aumentará en más de dos decenas de estados a partir del 1 de enero de 2025. De acuerdo con GovDocs, un proveedor de software de cumplimiento para grandes
Continue ReadingWOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities have arrested and charged a southeast Georgia man with the 1985 killing of a couple at a Black church. Harold and Thelma Swain were shot to death inside Rising Daughter Baptist Church in Waverly, Georgia. A judge in 2021 exonerated Dennis Perry, who was originally charged in the shooting and
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Remember what you searched for in 2024? Google does. Google released its annual “Year in Search” on Tuesday, rounding up the top trending queries entered into its namesake search engine in 2024. The results show terms that saw the highest spike in traffic compared to last year — ranging from key
Continue ReadingPor Mick Krever, CNN El colapso del régimen de Assad ha ocasionado una dura respuesta militar por parte de Israel, que ha lanzado ataques aéreos contra objetivos militares en toda Siria y ha desplegado tropas terrestres dentro y fuera de una zona de amortiguación desmilitarizada por primera vez en 50 años. El primer ministro de
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Weeks after Mt. Bachelor’s earliest opening in over a quarter-century came the resort’s Tuesday announcement of the Summit chairlift opening – the earliest in over a decade.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The East Coast is due for a whiplash-inducing rainy, windy and potentially dangerous stretch of weather. That’s due in part to an atmospheric river and developing bomb cyclone. The storm is expected to bring heavy rain and fierce winds to many areas from Tuesday night to Wednesday night. Flooding
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Anton van Helden, an expert on some of the world’s rarest whales, was sitting on the couch in July recovering from surgery, when a photo flashed on his phone that would change the course of his career. But this was no ordinary whale. “I immediately went, ‘Oh my goodness,
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