Drug firm, four people indicted in U.S. painkiller distribution probe
Federal authorities say an Ohio-based wholesale drug distributor that's been linked before to the opioid drug crisis has been charged in a painkiller pill distribution conspiracy case. U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman in Cincinnati also said Thursday that two former executives of Miami-Luken and two pharmacists ...
37 km bourbon 'alcohol plume' from Jim Beam warehouse blaze making way to Ohio River
Bourbon that leaked from a fire that destroyed a Jim Beam barrel warehouse in Kentucky is making its way to the Ohio River. State environmental officials say they're assessing wildlife impacts and doing fish kill counts along the waterways near the Woodford County facility. The Kentucky ...
Biggest series of tornadoes in years carve through U.S. Midwest and beyond
A vicious storm tore through the Kansas City area, spawning tornadoes that downed trees and power lines, damaged homes and injured at least a dozen people in the latest barrage of severe weather that saw tornado warnings as far east as New York City. Parts ...
More 'heartbeat' abortion bans advancing in U.S. Deep South and Midwest
If a new Mississippi law survives a court challenge, it will be nearly impossible for most pregnant women to get an abortion there. Or, potentially, in neighboring Louisiana. Or Alabama. Or Georgia. The Louisiana legislature is halfway toward passing a law — like the ones enacted ...
General Motors Co. moved to solve two major political headaches on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump announced the Detroit automaker will sell its Lordstown, Ohio, plant to a company to build electric trucks, while GM said it would maintain some operations at a ...
'White-coated drug dealers': 60 people charged in illegal prescription opioid crackdown
Federal authorities said Wednesday they have charged 60 people, including 31 doctors, for their roles in illegally prescribing and distributing millions of pills containing opioids and other dangerous drugs. U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman of Cincinnati described the action as the biggest known takedown yet of ...
A young man's claim to be an Illinois boy who disappeared under tragic circumstances eight years ago was disproved by DNA tests, the FBI said Thursday, dashing hopes that the baffling case had finally been solved. For a day and a half, a breakthrough seemed ...
Autoworker upheaval: Families split, children left behind after GM moves to shutter four plants
Hundreds of workers at four General Motors plants slated to close by January are facing a painful choice: Take the company's offer to work at another factory — possibly hundreds of kilometers away — even if that means leaving behind their families, their homes ...
Drugmakers seek sanctions over '60 Minutes' comments seen as tainting potential jury pools
Several drug manufacturers targeted in lawsuits over the opioid epidemic have asked a federal judge in Cleveland to sanction the man who is Ohio's attorney general and governor-elect, along with two other lawyers, for statements they made in recent television interviews. Friday's motion said statements ...
A U.S. radio station is giving the cold shoulder to the classic "Baby It's Cold Outside," removing the song from its lineup of holiday music because its lyrics are inappropriate toward women, staff members say. The decades-old catchy song, recorded by such big names as ...
Trump 'very cross' with GM boss over layoffs, Larry Kudlow says
Donald Trump's top economic adviser said he had conveyed to General Motors Co. Chief Executive Mary Barra the president's anger over her plans to close U.S. factories and lay off thousands of workers. "The president is very cross with her and of course I transmitted ...
GM to slash up to 14,000 jobs in North America, may shutter five factories
General Motors will lay off up to 14,000 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs and focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles. The reduction includes 8,100 white-collar workers, some of ...
