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Several allegations that CVS and Walgreens contributed to the opioid epidemic by failing to oversee opioid painkiller prescriptions adequately have been settled for a combined $10.7 billion. A portion of these funds will be distributed to states, local governments, and federally recognized tribes for abating and resolving the opioid crisis. …

Tuesday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation that would ban TikTok in the U.S. The legislation was introduced following a warning from the FBI director and cybersecurity experts who have said China could use the social media platform to spy on Americans and censure content. The new bill by …

Twitter has been undergoing a few changes since the purchase of the platform by Elon Musk earlier this year. Recently it was rumored that Musk would increase the character limit for tweets from 280 to 4,000. This past weekend Musk confirmed that his plans to change the character limit are …

Georgia health officials are pleading with the public to incorporate safer sex practices as the state sees an influx of gonorrhea and syphilis cases. According to the Georgia Department of Health, new cases of gonorrhea and syphilis jumped 17% in 2021, an unsettling leap from the previous year. Over the …

Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who attempted to protect her when Louisville police stormed their home and killed her, has finally reached a settlement with the city. Louisville has agreed to pay Walker $2 million to settle lawsuits in federal and state court. Walker and Taylor were in bed when …

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been taken into custody for charges stemming from his massive crypto collapse. On Monday, Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas, where the FTX headquarters had been located. The 30-year-old was detained by Royal Bahamas Police Force after the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of …

Al Roker is out of the hospital and feeling good. However, he won’t be joining the “Today” show just yet. The weatherman virtually stopped by the Today show on Monday to give a quick health update referring to his recovery as a “tough slough.” “It’s been the hardest one yet, …

Yung Miami fired back at Akademiks after he seemingly referred to her as a “side chick” following the news that Diddy welcomed a baby girl, Love Sean Combs, with a 28-year-old cyber security specialist. I’m so blessed to welcome my baby girl Love Sean Combs to the world. Mama Combs, …

Hawaii’s Proud Boys founder and another individual have been sentenced to four years in prison for their involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot. On Friday, it was announced that Honolulu resident Nicholas Ochs, 36, and Fort Worth resident Nicholas DeCarlo, 32, were sentenced to 48 months in prison and …

On Friday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released police body camera footage from April, when an officer shot and killed an ax-wielding man. Police were dispatched to Morse Avenue just before 4 a.m. on April 21 in response to a report “regarding a mentally ill individual.” Sheriff T.K. Waters said officers …

In what prosecutors described as an “unprovoked attack,” a California man has been charged with felony assault after shooting a Black man who was walking to the grocery store while staying in a neighboring Airbnb. Two months after the Oct. 2 shooting, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced …

We gotta applaud a DoorDash driver for looking out for customers. A Detroit Popeyes temporarily closed its doors after the driver filmed cockroaches crawling over to-go orders. The delivery driver was waiting to pick up orders at the fast-food chain when she saw roaches crawling on the counter and even …

Atlanta police say a woman was found dead inside her home located in a gated neighborhood in Buckhead on Saturday. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as 77-year-old Eleanor Bowles, who was found around 5:30 pm. Authorities believe she was killed around 11:30 am. Bowles’ home is …

Comedian Mark Curry went on Instagram to blast a Wyndham hotel that he says racially profiled him. The actor, who was in Colorado Springs for a comedy show, posted a video clip of the incident ,which shows him in the lobby of the hotel Mining Exchange. While sitting down having …

Prosecutors are asking to have video cameras removed from the courtroom during the upcoming YSL RICO trial for safety concerns. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis recently filed a motion requesting Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville to ban cameras from the trial. Willis claims that doing this will help protect …

More details continue to unfold surrounding the death of journalist Grant Wahl, who collapsed at Lusail Iconic Stadium in Doha while covering a World Cup Match. Times correspondent Josh Glancy witnessed Wahl’s collapse during the match between Argentina and Netherlands and recalled the events that led to his death. “Why …

Missy Elliot receives another honorary doctorate degree and donates $20,000 to Norfolk State University. On Saturday, Missy gave the keynote commencement speech for NSU’s 2022 graduating class. During the ceremony, Missy was given NSU’s Presidential Commencement Medallion and a honorary doctorate in human letters. “I am proud of y’all, and …

Amazon announced that a new program to thank the company’s delivery drivers with a tip has ended just one day after it began. The online retailer implemented a program to send the drivers of the first 1 million “thank-yous” a $5 tip. Shoppers could send the thank-yous through an Alexa, Alexa-enabled …

A veteran employee of the United States Postal Service was shot to death in northwest Milwaukee on Friday night, according to police.  The victim was identified as 44-year-old Aundre Cross, who had been a postal worker for 18 years. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not identified a suspect and …

Floyd Mayweather spoke about Gervonta “Tank” Davis asking to leave Mayweather Promotions during a sit-down with Earn Your Leisure’s viral Podcast Market Mondays at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 27. And Mayweather had nothing negative to say about his protege. “It’s nothing like taking a kid that come from the same background as …