A judge is expected to sentence OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225 million to the Justice Department on Tuesday, clearing the way for the company to finalize a settlement of thousands of lawsuits it faces over its role in the opioid crisis. The penalty was agreed to in a 2020 pact to resolve federal … Read more
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider an appeal from Catholic preschools in Colorado that said they were excluded from the state-funded universal preschool program because they sought to admit only children whose families adhere to the church’s teachings on gender and sexual orientation. The legal fight, known as St. Mary … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Supreme Court majority on Monday of overstepping its role to “wordsmith” a lower court in Washington, D.C., in a pointed break from her colleagues in a Fourth Amendment case about whether a police officer had reasonable suspicion to stop a man. … Read more
The lead career federal prosecutor in Miami who was overseeing a criminal investigation into whether former CIA Director John Brennan lied to Congress is no longer assigned to the case, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News on Friday. Maria Medetis Long, who is the head of the national security section for the U.S. attorney’s office … Read more
Dakota Mortensen, the ex-boyfriend of Taylor Frankie Paul, the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star, will not be charged in relation to an allegation of domestic violence this year, the Utah city of Draper said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a statement, the city … Read more
Trump administration officials make case for more 2027 funds – CBS News Watch CBS News Several Trump administration officials testified on Capitol Hill on funding for the 2027 fiscal year. CBS News’ Nikole Killion reports. Source link
A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered a Chinese man to pay a fine of 1 million shillings ($7,746) and gave him a 12-month jail term for trying to smuggle live ants out of the country. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The magistrate in the case … Read more
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Brian Hooker remains in the Bahamas after police released him from custody, and his wife, Lynette Hooker, remains missing. CBS News’ Cristian Benavides has the latest confirmed information. Source link
Another Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump will plead guilty in a separate case involving child exploitation of multiple victims, according to federal court records. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. David Daniel has reached a plea agreement in connection with a pending charge … Read more