NEW YORK (AP) — A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to attorneys representing the plaintiff. The verdict marks the latest in a long-running series of court battles Monsanto has faced over [...]
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Officials say it will take decades to replace and revitalize trees at the national memorial in western Pennsylvania to the crew and passengers who died there when a hijacked airplane crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. About 700 dead or unhealthy trees were removed nearly a year ago and work has begun [...]
The Ohio State University Police Division is launching a pilot program that would include the use of cruise lights while on nighttime patrol in and around the OSU campus, school officials announced. The newly installed cruise lights are located near the rear driver-side and passenger-side windows of police vehicles. Rather than flashing, they are steady, [...]
Hannah Jones credits paid medical leave with helping her survive an aggressive form of breast cancer. Her employer provided time off for chemotherapy treatments and to recover from surgery. Jones also didn’t have to delay care for work, something doctors warned against. “I am cancer-free because I followed the treatment plan,” the 35-year-old said. “I [...]
CHICAGO (AP) — As President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to roll back funding for transit, walking and biking projects, some states are trying to advance them on their own. California, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania joined forces for a national organizing effort dubbed the Clean Rides Network. The group has advocated in [...]
Ohio’s attorney general is seeking lead-plaintiff status in a securities class-action lawsuit accusing a financial tech company of misleading investors and causing $12.6 million in losses for Ohio’s largest public pension fund, plus billions more for other investors. Attorney General Dave Yost filed a motion last week asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern [...]
LONDON (AP) — The European Union last week outlined the steps that Apple must take to open up its iPhone and iPad operating systems to work better with competing technologies. It’s the first time the EU has moved to compel a technology company to comply with the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, a wide-ranging set of [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has pushed back a deadline for New York officials to end the city’s new $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering Manhattan. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said last week he was giving the state an additional 30 days as “discussions continue” on the Republican administration’s demand. Yet [...]
Johnson & Johnson says it will invest more than $55 billion within the United States over the next four years, including four new manufacturing plants. A number of companies have highlighted investments in the United States in recent months, a focus of the Trump administration. J&J rival Eli Lilly and Co. announced in late February [...]