(NEW YORK) — The company and once-prominent family behind the drug OxyContin agreed Thursday to increase their financial contribution to resolve mass opioid litigation. The Sacklers and Purdue Pharma boosted their settlement contribution to $7.4 billion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a prior settlement in June 2024. If approved, the new plan would end the […]
Photo by MEGA/GC Images Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ lawyers have filed a defamation lawsuit against Courtney Burgess, who claims he has videos of the music mogul sexually assaulting eight celebrities, The Associated Press reports. In the suit, filed in New York on Wednesday, they accuse Courtney and his lawyer Ariel Mitchell of creating “outrageous lies” to profit off of the media […]
Universal Pictures Cynthia Erivo is one step closer to the coveted EGOT status with her 2025 Oscars nomination. Erivo was nominated for best actress for her role as Elphaba in Wicked on Thursday, giving her a chance to EGOT — meaning she would have won all four of the biggest awards in entertainment: an Emmy, […]
Few on the Arsenal squad are as well-placed as Jorginho to judge what it takes to win Europe’s biggest prize. When he looks around the Emirates Stadium dressing room, does he seem the same quality and attitude that carried Chelsea to Champions League glory in 2021? “Definitely,” he said. There are some caveats that the […]
(NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying our communities. Rising seas and flooding are swallowing our homes. And record-breaking heat waves are reshaping our way of life. The good […]
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Massachusetts man was found to be carrying a gun after attending a tour of the U.S. Capitol as he left the nearby Library of Congress on Tuesday, police officials told ABC News on Thursday. Authorities in Washington were alerted by police in Carlisle, Massachusetts, on Monday that […]
(NASHVILLE) — A social media account connected to the Nashville high school shooting suspect may have been in contact with the suspected Madison, Wisconsin, school shooter’s social media account, according to law enforcement sources. Solomon Henderson, a 17-year-old student, allegedly opened fire in the cafeteria at Antioch High School on Wednesday, killing 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante and injuring a […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will call for a lowering of U.S. interest rates, exerting pressure on the Federal Reserve despite a longstanding norm of political independence at the central bank. During a virtual address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump demanded a drop in interest rates after calling for a […]
Ariana Grande and Demi Moore are among the many stars reacting to their 2025 Oscar nominations. Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced Thursday, with Emilia Pérez scoring 13 nods, the most nominations of any film. The Brutalist and Wicked followed closely behind with 10 nods apiece, while A Complete Unknown and Conclave earned […]
An American is back in a Grand Slam final. Veteran Madison Keys took down No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in a thrilling three-set match (5-7, 6-1, 7-6(8)) in the Australian Open semifinals Thursday to advance to just the second Grand Slam final of her career. Keys, 29, used her power to control many of the […]
