- MSNBC
Opinion | Why Judge Merchan needs to rein in Trump's lawyer before Michael Cohen takes the stand
Trump lawyer Todd Blanche has been unrepentant in defending Trump’s repeated attacks on jurors and witnesses in violation of the court’s gag order during the hush money trial.
- Charlotte Observer
Butler High hires familiar face, with state championship rings, as new football coach
Butler High School has hired a former rival coach to replace Brian Hales as its new head football coach.
- Reuters
Drugmaker Amneal agrees to $270 million U.S. opioid settlement
Amneal Pharmaceuticals said on Friday it had reached a deal valued at more than $270 million to resolve claims it helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic, becoming the latest drug company to settle lawsuits over the addiction crisis brought by states and local governments. Amneal reached an agreement in principle to pay $92.5 million in cash and provide $180 million worth of naloxone nasal spray, an overdose treatment medication, to resolve lawsuits by U.S. states, local governments and Native American tribes. The settlement, which is payable over 10 years, would if finalized resolve nearly all of the more than 900 opioid-related lawsuits against Amneal, the company said.
