CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacy chains recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills in two Ohio counties amid overdose deaths, a federal jury said Tuesday in a verdict that could set the tone for other city and county governments that want to hold pharmacies accountable for their roles in the opioid crisis.
An attorney for the family of Brian Laundrie, who had been the subject of a manhunt for more than a month as investigators searched for clues in the slaying of his girlfriend, Gabby Petito, said Tuesday that he fatally shot himself in the head.
The World Health Organization's Europe office said projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic by next spring, topping two million in total.
Lush Cosmetics will deactivate its social media accounts later this week in a bid to get tech companies to make online platforms safer.
Two former Netflix employees who criticized anti-transgender comments on Dave Chappelle's Netflix special The Closer are dropping labour complaints and one has resigned from the company, it was announced Monday.
TC Energy Inc. has filed a formal request for arbitration under NAFTA rules, seeking compensation from the U.S. government for the money it spent on trying to develop the cancelled Keystone XL pipeline.
In an annual phenomenon unmatched anywhere in the world, millions of red crabs emerged from the forest on Christmas Island Tuesday, swarming across roads and beaches on their way to the sea to breed.
The U.S. government will release 50 million barrels of oil from its strategic petroleum reserve on to the market in an attempt to bring down the price of crude and gasoline.
When Jeffrey Epstein's longtime companion Ghislaine Maxwell goes on trial next week, the accuser who captivated the public most, with claims she was trafficked to Prince Andrew and other prominent men, won't be part of the case.
A SpaceX rocket was set to blast off from California late Tuesday as NASA seeks to demonstrate a first-of-its-kind planetary defence system, designed to deflect an asteroid from a potential doomsday collision with Earth.
Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind House of Cards more than $30 million US because of losses brought on by his firing for sexual misconduct, according to an arbitration decision made final Monday.
A Sri Lankan court on Tuesday began the trial of 25 men accused of plotting the Easter Sunday bombings that killed nearly 270 people in 2019, as lawyers warned of a protracted and complicated legal battle ahead.
