Waves of Russian airstrikes rocked Ukraine, Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement over prescription opioids and a University of Virginia student fatally shot three members of the school’s football team. Sebastian Yang has today’s News in :90.
Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies, becoming the latest major drug industry player to promise major support to state, local and tribal governments still grappling with a crisis in overdose deaths.
Two of the largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co., announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids, and a lawyer said Walmart is in discussions for a deal.
A tornado struck the Dallas area last night, the nation’s three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker reached a $260 million settlement with two Ohio counties over the opioid crisis, and the Minnesota Department of Corrections almost doubled the overtime it paid prison staff in the past year because of a chronic staff shortage and concern for employee safety. Chief Story Editor Althea Larson has today’s News in :90.
