Native American tribes have reached settlements of $590m (£436m) with a pharmaceutical company and three distribution firms over the toll of opioids. Under the terms of the deal, Johnson & Johnson will pay $150m (£110m) over two years, while AmerisourceBergen, McKesson, and Cardinal will contribute $440m (£325m) over seven years. All federally-recognised tribes in the
Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault. The allegations – which included video, photographs and a voice note alleging to be a conversation between Greenwood and the woman – were released on Instagram on Sunday morning. Sky News’ Tom Parmenter reports. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more
The McMinn County Board of Education in Tennessee voted 10-0 to remove “Maus,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the experiences of Holocaust survivors, from it’s eighth grade language arts curriculum. The book’s author, Art Spiegelman, responds to the school board’s action. #CNN #News
Tesla has launched a new ‘Charge Stats’ feature in its mobile app that gives owners more access to their charging information than ever and a clearer idea of savings compared to gas. Over the years, Tesla has run into some issues about how it advertised “gas savings” that its vehicles can achieve. The automaker has
The LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels plant in Soperton, Ga., is expected to begin producing 10 million gallons of SAF and renewable diesel per year from sustainable ethanol in 2023. Photo courtesy LanzaJet Jet fuel is a notorious bugaboo in the race to lower emissions. Chicago-based start-up LanzaJet is trying to address the problem by producing
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3:58 PM ET Associated Press Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ready to put The Money into NASCAR. The long-delayed debut of The Money Team Racing team is set for the Daytona 500 later this month, with Kaz Grala as the driver. The team secured sponsorship from sunglass company Pit Viper and Grala will drive the No.
In this article GOOGL Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 20, 2020. Geert Vanden Wijngaert | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google parent Alphabet reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and revenue. The shares popped in extended trading. The company also announced a 20-for-1 stock split that will go into effect in July. Here
Adele has announced she will perform at the Brit Awards next Tuesday. The 33-year-old popstar confirmed the news on Instagram following media reports which suggested she had been due to appear at the event but had pulled out. Hiya, so I’m really happy to say that I am performing at the Brits next week!! Anddddd
Twelve alleged lockdown-busting gatherings are being investigated by the Metropolitan Police as part of the Downing Street partygate row, it has been revealed. The Scotland Yard investigation is the second inquiry to take place into claims Number 10 officials – including Prime Minister Boris Johnson himself – were partying in 2020 and 2021 in breach
Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill. On Sunday he was detained on suspicion of rape and assault after a woman alleging incidents of violence posted pictures and videos on social media. The 20-year-old was suspended from playing or training with the club following
Emergency traffic measures to control congestion at the Port of Dover have already been used as many times this year as in the first six months of 2021 combined, following the introduction of new Brexit border checks. Figures provided to Sky News by National Highways reveal the Dover Traffic Access Protocol (TAP), designed to prevent
Boris Johnson has urged Russia to “step back” from any military action against Ukraine, pledging that the UK “stands shoulder to shoulder” with Kyiv. During a news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the prime minister said a Russian invasion would be a “political and humanitarian disaster” and a “military disaster as well”. A series
Legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady has confirmed his retirement. It follows rumours at the weekend that the seven-time Super Bowl winner, 44, was about to call time on his record-breaking career. Last night, he said on his podcast that he was “still going through the process”. But now he has written on social media: “There
A retail lobby group has warned it will be “impossible” for the sector to shield shoppers from rising costs in the months ahead as till prices hit their highest level for almost 10 years. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said there was no let-up in sight for the price pressures facing the industry which, it
The public would “hypothetically” be told if the prime minister was fined for breaking COVID rules, Downing Street has said – reversing an earlier assertion that refused to guarantee that would happen. When asked earlier whether any fixed penalty notices would be made public, the prime minister‘s spokesman said it was for the Metropolitan Police
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Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco tells CNN’s Evan Pérez that investigators are looking into the fake elector certifications pushed by Trump allies to steal the 2020 election from Joe Biden. #CNN #News
Don’t be surprised if you look at photos of the surface of Mars and see a giant cross-section of a tree stump. Recent photos of the Red Planet show large concentric rings on the surface. These rings look very similar to a tree stump’s rings. But that’s not the case. The European Space Agency (ESA)
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Oil pumpjacks operate in the Inglewood Oil Field on January 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Biden administration on Monday announced it will send $1.15 billion to states to plug thousands of orphan oil and gas wells that emit methane, a potent climate-changing greenhouse gas. Methane is a main component
After several delays, SpaceX has finally launched an Italian satellite aboard its Falcon 9 rocket from a station in Florida, US. The space company founded by billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk initially planned to launch the Earth-observation satellite last week but continuous bad weather forced it to reschedule the launch several times. A window of
Tesco said 1,600 jobs were at risk as it announced a further round of restructuring across its store network. Britain’s biggest supermarket said it was moving overnight re-stocking to the daytime in 36 large stores and 49 convenience stores. It is also converting 36 of its petrol stations to become pay-at-pump only sites during overnight
People who followed COVID rules “will feel like they’ve been taken for mugs” by the prime minster, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has told Sky News. Speaking to Kay Burley, Sir Keir said many members of the public will have felt “anger, grief and guilt” when looking back at how they obeyed COVID-19 restrictions over
British model Cara Delevingne has said she would have “hated herself less” and “not have been so ashamed” if she had an LGBTQ+ role model growing up. The 29-year-old previously described herself as pansexual and bisexual, but said last year that how she sexually identifies frequently changes. Delevingne also said her struggles with her sexuality
Whoopi Goldberg has apologised for comments about the Holocaust that were described by others as “devastating” and “dangerous”. The actor co-hosts ABC talk show The View and was part of a discussion about a US school board’s decision to ban Maus, a Pulitzer prize-winning graphic novel about the experiences of a Holocaust survivor. Goldberg, 66,
In this article NYT This photo illustration shows a person playing online word game “Wordle” on a mobile phone in Washington, DC on January 11, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The New York Times is acquiring Wordle, an online game that shot up to popularity seemingly overnight. The move highlights the importance
For weeks we’ve been told to “wait for Sue Gray” but as soon as her report landed it was clear that judgment day was delayed. The 12-page “update” noted failings in leadership and concluded “some events should not have happened”. But it has nowhere near settled this whole sorry saga. As Ms Gray put it
Danish fighter jets have joined Lithuania’s air force to patrol the Baltic Sea as a deterrent against Russia invading Ukraine. Russia has been intimidating their neighbour with over 100,000 troops performing manoeuvres on the border. President Vladimir Putin wants the US to rule out that Ukraine could join Nato in the future. Sky’s Michelle Clifford
CNN’s Michael Smerconish discusses the controversy surrounding Sarah Palin dining out in NYC after she tested positive for Covid-19. #CNN #News
Homeowners who buy rooftop solar can track both the installation process and PV panel performance once their system is online with a free app from three-year-old software technology startup, Bodhi. The app makes buying into rooftop solar much more user-friendly. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region
A woman shovels her car out of the snow during a major snowstorm on Jan. 29, 2022 in Stony Brook, New York. Andrew Theodorakis | Getty Images After a few months of winter and two major snowstorms pounding much of the eastern U.S. in January, many Americans may be realizing they’re in for elevated heating
A US judge has asked for Prince Andrew’s former assistant, Robert Olney, to give evidence as part of the civil sex assault case brought by the duke’s accuser Virginia Giuffre. Court documents reveal Judge Lewis A Kaplan has written to both the Senior Master of the Queen’s Bench Division and the Australian attorney general to