Purdue Pharma Authorized to Appeal Judge’s Rejection of Sackler Settlement Plan
A federal judge authorized Purdue Pharma LP and its Sackler family owners to appeal a ruling that threw out their...
Month: January 2022
After Two Weeks of Flight Cancellations, Airlines Assess What Went Wrong
At JetBlue Airways Corp., executives felt confident coming into the Christmas season. The airline had flown through Thanksgiving week with...
Biden officials weighing Russia sanctions options after warnings about economic fallout, heightened cyber risk for US and allies
One concern is that those negative effects could boomerang back onto the US during an election year, sources told CNN....
US and Moroccan Navy rescue 103 migrants off African coast
The Las Palmas Rescue Coordination Center, based in the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco, received reports of the...
Papa Johns plans to open over 1,350 stores in China
The pizza chain plans to open over 1,350 stores in South China by 2040 in partnership with the Asian private...
U.S. Jobs Report Shows Record Annual Gain
Hiring slowed in December to 199,000 new jobs, the Labor Department said Friday, while the U.S. added a record number...
Indian police hunt Covid-positive air passengers who escaped on way to quarantine
(CNN) — At least 10 passengers have escaped from an airport in the northern Indian city of Amritsar after testing...
Kazakhstan is huge for crypto mining. Political upheaval could jeopardize that
The Central Asian nation plunged into chaos as violent protests sparked by rising fuel prices left dozens killed and hundreds...
Two journalists burned alive by gang in Haiti
The source said the Ti Makak gang carried out the killings in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. The motive and...
India toxic gas leak kills 6 after illegal chemical dump
The disaster took place in the industrial city of Surat in Gujarat state at about 4 a.m. The workers were...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Received Nearly $100 Million in Compensation in 2021
Apple Inc. AAPL -1.67% Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook received almost $100 million in compensation in 2021, a year in...
Jury in Elizabeth Holmes Trial Seized on Two ‘Smoking Guns’ to Convict Theranos Founder, Juror Says
SAN JOSE, Calif.—In their second week of deliberations, jurors in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes seized on what one juror...
6,000 miles through 7 countries. Why companies are turning to long-haul trains
The train was carrying more than three dozen 40-foot containers, each stuffed with goods such as party balloons and car...
New Lawsuit Seeks to Hold Facebook Liable in Shooting Death of Federal Security Guard
A lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to hold Facebook’s FB 2.89% parent company liable in the 2020 killing of a federal...
Consumer Demand for Goods Drove U.S. Import Surge During Holidays
U.S. consumer demand for goods and an easing of supply-chain constraints drove a surge in imports in November, pushing the...
More European countries order mandatory vaccination to battle Omicron wave
The mandatory measure was introduced amid rising cases in the country, which was one of the first in the world...
Pets’ welfare will be considered in divorce battles in Spain
The decision follows similar moves in France and Portugal and obliges judges to consider pets as sentient beings rather than...
Google Maps helps Italian police capture mafia fugitive
After a two-year investigation, Gioacchino Gammino, 61, was tracked down in Galapagar, Spain, where he lived under a fake name....
CDC Recommends First Covid-19 Boosters for 12- to 15-Year-Olds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Covid-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds, making the doses available to the...
5G Truce Expected to Avert Many—but Not All—Flight Disruptions
A truce reached this week in the standoff over new 5G service and aviation safety will forestall serious air travel...
