More than 600 cities, counties and Native American tribes from 28 states have filed a federal lawsuit against eight members of the Sackler family — owners of the pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma LP — accusing them of creating the opioid addiction crisis through ownership of the company that manufactures the painkiller OxyContin. Source: News
With no winner for Saturday’s Powerball drawing, the prize is getting even bigger. Source: News
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft publicly broke his silence for the first time since charges of soliciting prostitution were brought against him in Florida. Source: News
Former astronaut Mark Kelly this week returned $55,000 he was paid for a speech in the United Arab Emirates last year at an event sponsored by the country’s crown prince and attended by leaders of the country. Source: News
It began with a poem. Source: News
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed with a suggestion posed in an interview that it’s possible God raised Donald Trump to be President in order to protect Israel from Iran. CNN’s Michelle Kosinki reports. Source: News
Kyle Simpson and Gayland Stouffer were cleaning up after the devastating floods in Nebraska when they spotted a small black box in the distance. It just sat there, a dark contrast on a wet and muddy field. Source: News
Broward County Public Schools will expand its investigation into the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, to include the principal Ty Thompson, the county school district spokeswoman told CNN. Source: News
Jimmy Carter was the first US president to be born in a hospital. Today, he marks a new milestone as the oldest living former president. Source: News
Deaths from the synthetic opioid fentanyl skyrocketed more than 1,000% from 2011 to 2016, according to a report released Thursday. Source: News
