Oklahoma, Johnson & Johnson face off in first opioid crisis trial
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson is set to face trial in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma aimed at pinning the blame for the...
For battles with Congress, Trump reshapes legal defense team
President Donald Trump is restructuring his legal team with lawyers more at home in a courtroom than a television studio as he shifts from dealing...
Factbox: Oklahoma becomes first U.S. state to take drugmakers to trial over opioids
Johnson & Johnson is set to face trial on Tuesday in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing the drugmaker of helping...
Factbox: Courts poke holes in Trump’s stonewall of Congress
A bitter legal battle over the power of the U.S. Congress to investigate President Donald Trump is expected to widen in coming days following decisions...
Quebec provincial leader aims to boost use of hydroelectric power
François Legault, premier of Canada’s hydroelectricity-reliant Quebec province, on Sunday said he would present a sweeping plan to electrify public transport, and heating and air...
Britain’s Hunt says ‘political suicide’ to pursue no-deal Brexit
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said it would be “political suicide” for Britain to pursue a no-deal Brexit, becoming the most senior figure vying to succeed...
Knife-wielding man slashes schoolgirls at bus stop in Japan, killing two
A knife-wielding man screamed “I’ll kill you!” as he slashed at a group of schoolgirls at a bus stop in Japan on Monday, killing one...
Stocks rally cut off by EU threats over Italy’s budget
European stocks, bond yields and the euro fell on Tuesday as concern about Italy’s budget overshadowed talks of a Fiat-Chrysler and Renault merger and the...
Tornadoes hit Dayton area; more storms expected farther south
A tornado slammed into the U.S. city of Dayton, Ohio, on Monday and severe storms were forecast to pound the area overnight, officials and media...
U.S. walks out of U.N. arms forum as Venezuela takes chair
The United States walked out of the Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday to protest Venezuela assuming the rotating presidency of the U.N.-sponsored forum – as...
