A U.S. Supreme Court decision stripping protections from the billionaire owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma means it may be years before North Carolina sees payouts from the company over its role in the nationwide opioid crisis. Thursday’s ruling, though, will not affect the vast majority of the approximately $1.5 billion North Carolina will collect […]
A U.S. Supreme Court decision stripping protections from the billionaire owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma means it may be years before North Carolina sees payouts from the company over its role in the nationwide opioid crisis. Thursday’s ruling, though, will not affect the vast majority of the approximately $1.5 billion North Carolina will collect […]
WASHINGTON — As the first major heat wave of the year swept through the western U.S. last week, placing the region on high fire alert, dozens of federal fire engines sat unstaffed in the midst of a firefighter exodus. Across the federal government, wildland firefighters are walking away, frustrated by low pay, lack of support […]
Baltimore City’s Board of School Commissioners unanimously approved the district’s $1.78 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2025 on Wednesday night. Nine board members voted to add the budget to a consent agenda, meaning they approved it without discussion while voting on minor procurement contracts. And though Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, […]
Donald Trump’s New York state prosecution could be the only one of his four criminal cases that goes to trial, at least before the 2024 presidential election. And possibly ever. That was already true heading into this week. But we received the latest indication of that possibility on Wednesday, when Georgia’s appeals court signaled that […]
The Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee meets on May 7 to deal with unresolved legislation, from right to left, Sen. Jill Duson (D-Cumberland) and co-chairs Sen. Peggy Rotundo (D-Androscoggin) and Rep. Melanie Sachs (D-Freeport). (Emma Davis/ Maine Morning Star) Of the more than 200 bills stuck in limbo between passage and funding when the […]
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla said it will use its existing factories to build new and more affordable vehicles as early as late this year, leaving investments in new factories in Mexico and India unlikely in the near term. The world’s top EV maker said on Tuesday it plans to raise production by 50% from 2023 […]
As open fighting between two of the Middle East’s best-armed players worsens, more than a million Palestinian lives hang in the balance. Israel on Thursday attacked Iran, in retaliation for an April 13 attack from Iranian drones and missiles, which was itself a retaliation for the Israeli bombing of an Iranian consulate on April 1. […]
Three of six pups that spent a year with Macomb County Animal Control because they were caught in a legal limbo are putting their best paws forward in new homes, while their three siblings await their turns to connect with forever families. Danica, Dash, Dodge, Daytona, Diesel and Dale celebrated their first birthdays in January […]
Four private colleges described as being “dysfunctional” have been ordered to close in South Africa, leaving thousands of students in limbo. They had fabricated exam results, as well as other issues, said Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande. The institutions have failed to submit audited financial statements since 2020, the education department said. The colleges are […]
(Bloomberg) — Lee Kyung-ja’s sister is caught in the middle of a labor dispute between South Korean doctors and the government, and her life is at risk. Most Read from Bloomberg “This walkout is driving me mad,” said Lee, a 70-year-old visitor to a local hospital in Cheongju, thinking of her sister who has been […]
High school senior Jailyn James of New Jersey is a three-sport athlete with good grades and six college acceptance letters. James will be the first in her family to attend college. But where she ends up depends on the amount of financial aid she receives from each school — offers she should already have. “My […]