Purdue Pharma submits opioid lawsuit settlement plan, including up to $7 billion cash from Sacklers

Members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would hand over the company and up to $7 billion in cash in the latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of ...

ABC News - Mar. 19

Elon Musk’s xAI Acquires X, Because of Course

Social platform X struggled after Elon Musk took over, but its fortunes improved dramatically after US President Donald Trump won reelection. Now it will be become part of Musk's AI startup xAI.

Wired - 2d

Schumer should ‘of course’ remain as top Senate Democrat, Pelosi says

Politico - 5d

Emboldened by Trump, A.I. Companies Lobby for Fewer Rules

After the president made A.I. dominance a top priority, tech companies changed course from a meeker approach under the Biden administration.

The New York Times - 6d

After Crash, F.A.A. Change Requires All Aircraft at Reagan to Broadcast Positions

The agency’s acting director told senators of the new policy after it was revealed that tracking technology had been disabled before a deadly midair collision in January.

The New York Times - 3d

Suns star Kevin Durant helped off court after injuring left leg

Phoenix Suns All-Star Kevin Durant was helped to the locker room with 6:57 left in the third quarter against Houston on Sunday night after falling to the floor in a collision with Houston’s Jabari ...

Yahoo Sports - 21m

U.S. Judge Orders Halt to Trump’s Effort to Dismantle Voice of America

Voice of America journalists argued in a lawsuit that the administration’s actions violated their First Amendment rights.

The New York Times - 2d

WVU takes series against BYU in score-a-thon 19-16 victory

Mar. 30—MORGANTOWN — It ended up as a three-game baseball series that would have put some college football teams to shame. Over the course of three games inside Miller Park in Provo, Utah, WVU put ...

Yahoo Sports - 51m

Democrats Fired from F.T.C. Sue President Trump Over Dismissals

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, who were fired from the agency this month, accused President Trump in a lawsuit of executive overreach.

The New York Times - 3d

Dispute between parents, Ohio school district over gender pronouns goes before judges

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati is hearing arguments in a lawsuit pitting a suburban Ohio school district’s policy on preferred pronouns against the free speech rights of ...

ABC News - Mar. 19

Supreme Court Will Not Hear Appeal in ‘Juliana’ Climate Case

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in the long-running case, known as Juliana, which helped spawn legal strategies widely adapted to other lawsuits over climate.