Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced “the state has reached settlements with two pharmaceutical manufacturers and one pharmaceutical distributor totaling approximately $276 million to resolve the state’s claims against them for their role in exacerbating the opioid crisis.” The settlements are with Johnson & Johnson, McKesson and Endo Pharmaceutical. According to a news release from…

The mayor of the town of Bucha confirmed that Russian forces killed more than 400 civilians in an attack on April 1. In the wake of the tragedy, gruesome images of bodies strewn on city streets surfaced, and the president of Ukraine called it “genocide.“ “They are lying there,” said Valadyslav Minchenko, a Ukrainian volunteer…

Ahead of a third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded to the West for assistance. The request came after video surfaced appearing to show families of Ukrainians killed in the street around Kyiv while attempting to evacuate. Breaking! pic.twitter.com/VCL5mpOVMi — Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 6, 2022 “We are people and it…

Residents of England and Australia have gotten some welcome relief from COVID-19 restrictions. On Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced “we will remove all remaining domestic restrictions in law” regarding COVID-19. The announcement applies only to England proper, but that still covers over 80% of the United Kingdom population. “When the pandemic began, we…

If more Starbucks employees form a union at their local shop, is that good for America? You can bet your coffee money on it. Late last year, employees at a Starbucks in Buffalo, NY, voted 19 to 8 in favor of a union. Since then, employees at other locations are trying to do the same…

The long-awaited “Partygate” report was released Monday, and for the second time in three weeks, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in Parliament apologizing for a series of Downing Street parties that took place when the country was in lockdown. The video shows clips of Johnson’s comments. The report found “some of the behavior surrounding…

Update (Jan. 25, 2022): London police announced Tuesday it is investigating the 2020 Downing Street lockdown parties, including the party British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to attending earlier this month. According to the Metropolitan Police Service, the parties met the force’s criteria for investigating the “most serious and flagrant” breaches of COVID-19 rules. “I should…

The Census Bureau released population estimates for the year ending July 1, 2021 Tuesday, which showed the United States set a record for slowest year-to-year population growth ever. From July 2020 to July 2021, the U.S. population grew by 392,665, an increase of just 0.1%. That makes this past year the first time since 1937…

The defense team for former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter rested their case Friday, just after Potter took the stand at her own trial to deliver emotional testimony.  The video above shows clips from her testimony. The manslaughter trial surrounds the death of Daunte Wright back in April. Potter said Wright was trying to leave…

Biden administration officials announced Thursday the United States has reached a deal with Mexico to bring back the Trump-Era “Remain in Mexico” policy next week. The policy forces asylum-seekers to stay in Mexico as they wait for their hearing in U.S. immigration court. Starting next Monday, migrants are expected to start returning to Mexico through…