SCOTUS pauses Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan over whether it can shield founders from opioid liability

Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked Purdue Pharma’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy that shielded the founding Sackler families from liability in the nation’s opioid epidemic. The
The perfect storm of weather conditions that led to the devastating wildfires in Maui

NOAA (NEW YORK) — A perfect storm of weather conditions led to the massive inferno that has killed dozens of people in Maui and caused widespread destruction on an island best known as paradise. The fires, which
Teen indicted on murder as hate crime in O'Shae Sibley's death

Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 17-year-old suspect charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of 28-year-old professional dancer O’Shae Sibley has been indicted by a grand jury Thursday on the second-degree murder as a hate
Statement announcing Lil Tay's death deleted from social media star's verified Instagram account

ABC/Ashley Riegle A statement alleging that Lil Tay, who rose to stardom as a rapper and influencer on social media, had died was removed from her verified Instagram account Thursday, fueling questions about the validity of the
'Above normal' activity predicted for remainder of 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA says

Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images, STOCK (NEW YORK) — The remainder of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be busier than originally anticipated, partly due to warming ocean waters, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
GloRilla wants every female rapper to win: “Keep going, keep doing it, we got this”

Prince Williams/WireImage Memphis up-and-comer GloRilla wants every woman in the rap game to win. She said so in a recent interview with Good Morning America‘s Kelley Carter, who sat down with the star in honor of this year’s celebration of 50 years of hip-hop.
Maui's cultural, historic landmarks damaged in the devastating wildfires

MAXAR/Getty Images (MAUI, Hawaii) — Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s executive director Theo Morrison talks about the cultural significance of the hist… Destructive wildfires are consuming the Hawaiian island of Maui, with dozens of deaths reported and hundreds of
Special counsel seeks Jan. 2 start date for Trump's trial on charges trying to overturn election

Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith said in a filing Thursday he is prepared to take former President Donald Trump to trial by Jan. 2 of next year over Trump’s federal indictment for
DJ Khaled announces new album 'Til Next Time'; first single out this Friday

Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images for LivexLive DJ Khaled revealed his 14th studio album, Till Next Time, will be out “soon.” Lil Baby, Future and Lil Uzi Vert join forces for the project’s first single, “Supposed to be Loved,” which is expected out tomorrow, August 11. In announcing Till Next Time,
White supremacist arrested for threatening Pittsburgh synagogue jury, witnesses: Feds

Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH, Penn.) — A West Virginia man was arrested Thursday on charges he threatened the jury and witnesses involved in the trial of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, called