San Francisco city leaders are considering a reparations plan, presented during a public hearing Tuesday, that would repay each eligible Black resident $5 million to make amends for slavery and discrimination. The United States on Monday sued Rite Aid and several of its subsidiaries on allegations they knew their pharmacists had for years filled hundreds of thousands of illegal prescriptions for controlled substances. An Alabama man was in police custody Tuesday on accusations of fatally shooting two people at a residence in Birmingham before traveling to St. Clair County where he killed again for a total of four victims. A new atmospheric river is washing over storm-ravaged California, bringing more rain, flooding and strong winds, along with heavy snow to the mountains, according to the National Weather Service. SpaceX mission CRS-27 launched to the International Space Station Tuesday, carrying food, equipment and materials for experiments in orbit. A Los Angeles County prosecutor has announced charges against three executives of an assisted care facility for a COVID-19 outbreak that led to the deaths of 14 people, including 13 residents. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced an executive order aimed at curbing gun violence as the country has seen a series of high-profile shootings during the first few months of the year. The first nor'easter of the season is pummeling the northeast United States with heavy snow, rain, and wind, as blizzard conditions are forecast to peak Tuesday night before easing early Wednesday. A website design and management company has agreed to pay nearly $300,000 for failing to secure personal information on a federally-funded Florida children's health insurance website, the Justice Department announced. U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman testified before Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, one day after the Space Force released its $30 billion budget. A former New Orleans police officer was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage rape victim. Studies that looked at more than 700,000 women in the United States and Europe found those who dedicated themselves to eating a Mediterranean diet cut their risk of cardiovascular disease and death by nearly 25%. Former "True Detective" co-stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are set to star in a new, as-yet-untitled Apple TV+ comedy series. NASA's James Webb Telescope captured a rare Wolf-Rayet star, one of the first times an image of that type of supernova has been seen. Analytics firm Moody's Investors Service downgraded its rating of the American banking system as a whole on Tuesday. King Charles III knighted Queen co-founder Brian May in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace Tuesday, making him the first member of the legendary rock group to receive the honor. Credit Suisse released its 2022 annual report on Tuesday in which it described a "material weakness" in its financial reporting that could result in "misstatements of account balances or disclosures." Animal rescuers in Texas said a suspected coyote named Toast will be made available for adoption after a DNA test confirmed she is 100% dog. Ohio's attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Norfolk Southern over the February 3 train derailment that released toxic chemicals in East Palestine. A Texas woman whose career in radio spans more than 71 years was awarded a Guinness World Record for her tenure in broadcasting. A North Carolina farmer has four lambs to care for after one of his ewes gave birth to a rare set of quintuplets. A former North Carolina woman was visiting a friend in her home state when she scored a $2 million lottery prize. Tyson Foods has announced that it will be closing two chicken plants in Virginia and Arkansas because of a drastic drop in sales over the past year. |
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