The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic.

The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

USA TODAY

The Court's opinion, released Thursday, stands to shake and divide families across America affected by the drug epidemic.

Opioid decision: Two mothers, two deaths, two views of failed $6 billion settlement

The Hill

The Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday blocking a bankruptcy deal to immunize the family that owns Purdue Pharma throws the case into uncertainty as it heads back to lower courts, with the only immediate outcome of the ruling being that the financial settlement will now take longer to reach victims of the opioid epidemic. The bankruptcy…

What the Supreme Court’s ruling on Purdue Pharma settlement means

Fox Business

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Purdue Pharma's nationwide settlement agreement, delaying compensation for opioid victims.

Supreme Court blocks bankruptcy deal for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

Florida State

Florida’s state Supreme Court sided with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and denied an effort by a Democratic state attorney to be reinstated after she was removed from office last year. The justices voted 6-1 on Thursday to deny State Attorney Monique Worrell’s request to be reinstated after she was suspended from her Orlando-based district last…

Florida Supreme Court sides with DeSantis, denies reinstating former state attorney

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Kentucky State

WEKU

A federal judge in Kentucky blocked a new Title IX rule that would have shielded LGBTQ+ students from discrimination.

Judge blocks Biden Title IX rule in 6 states, including Kentucky

Reading, PA

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Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

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Kansas State

Business Insider

Of the 11 GOP state attorneys general who sued to block the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, a judge ruled that only three had standing.

Student-loan borrowers enrolled in Biden's new repayment plan may have gotten a win after a federal judge ruled only 3 states 'just barely' have standing to challenge the plan

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

New York City, NY

The New York borough of Manhattan is the most expensive place to live in the U.S. — and the cost of living in the No. 2 place isn't even close. The cost of living in Manhattan is more than twice the national average. The second- and third-most expensive places are Honolulu and San Jose, California, but in comparison, they are much more affordable. Manhattan is 24% more expensive than Honolulu and 30% more expensive than San Jose.

The 10 U.S. places with the highest cost of living—No. 1 costs more than double the national average

ABC News

The Supreme Court's 8-1 decision to restrict firearms to people with domestic violence restraining orders is seen by many as a common sense method to curbing shootings.

Gun control groups hail Supreme Court decision upholding gun ban for domestic abusers

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Ohio State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Good Neighbor Plan,” granting a stay while the issue works its way through lower courts.
                Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia asked the court in October to block the plan because they believed the EPA overreached its power by overruling each state’s air quality plan.
                They argued the EPA’s plan “is likely to cause...

Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia get stay of EPA air quality plan

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Georgia State

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 29-year-old, Travis Eugene Brinson Jr., who was arrested in March, has been sent back to prison just almost ten months after his release. Court documents show that Brinson Jr. was taken into custody on March 4, 2024, on one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. A copy of the arrest warrant states that Brinson Jr. was in possession of a firearm that night between 8:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at a residence on MLK Drive.

Convicted Felon in Georgia Sent Back to Prison for Ilegall Firearm Possession

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Goodyear, AZ

When Americans think about where to retire, they're pretty likely to think about Florida and a June GOBankingRates study of the fastest-growing retirement hot spots around the U.S. shows just that. Four of the top 10 retirement hot spots ranked in the study are in Florida. The Sunshine State also...

Goodyear, Arizona to Fort Myers, Florida: 10 fastest-growing retirement hot spots in America, according to a new study

Landing a job has become more difficult, even while the labor market may look robust — and it's a situation that scammers are eager to exploit. It's a big enough issue that federal agencies like the FBI and Federal Trade Commission have issued warnings about job scams. One common...

How to avoid scams while job-hunting online, according to career experts

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

The Current GA

People held in Georgia immigrant detention centers will soon face new challenges in their search for lawyers to represent them in immigration court, a development that will likely doom many people’s chances of fighting deportation.

For migrants in Georgia, fighting deportation will become harder. Here’s why.

Trenton, NJ

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan approved Rite Aid's bankruptcy plan at a court hearing in Trenton, New Jersey, saying that the restructuring had saved the company from having to shut down and liquidate operations. Rite Aid used its bankruptcy to close hundreds of stores, sell its pharmacy benefit company Elixir,...

Rite Aid bankruptcy plan approved, cutting $2 billion in debt

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Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, threatening billions of dollars for victims

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blew up the massive bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma, finding that the settlement inappropriately included legal protections...

Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, threatening billions of dollars for victims

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