N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Announces $1.1 Billion Deal With Opioid Distributors
New York reached a settlement Tuesday with some of the nation's largest opioid distributors that will net the state more than $1 billion.
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New York reached a settlement Tuesday with some of the nation's largest opioid distributors that will net the state more than $1 billion.
New York is expected to receive at least $200 million, going specifically toward opioid treatment, prevention and education.
The 15-count indictment alleges Weisselberg and the Trump Organization cheated New York State and New York City out of taxes by conspiring to pay senior executives off the books.
The drugmaker also agreed to end the manufacturing and distribution of opioids across New York and the rest of the nation, Attorney General Letitia James said in statement.
Two days after police in Wallkill, NY shot and killed a man, very little is known about the circumstances leading up to it.
It was an environmental catastrophe. A public park was poisoned with asbestos, metals and other toxins.
Activists are proud of the transformative movement that has ignited some change, but they feel more work needs to be done.
The Attorney General says the standard is too high for prosecutors seeking justice against officers who have gone too far, but police say the law will put officers' lives at risk.
The state attorney general's office is working with the Manhattan District Attorney on the investigation.
The decision leaves the group open to a New York lawsuit, which accuses the NRA of financial abuses and seeks to shut it down.
An Asian woman in Queens is angry after she says she was attacked and spoken to in a racist way at a local boutique. She spoke exclusively to CBS2 on Sunday.
Recent media reports have raised concerns about staff members who helped Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo with his book, "American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic," released last fall.
The funds are from a settlement reached with Microsoft after an investigation found customers were overtaxed for Xbox purchases in some ZIP codes.
Charlotte Bennett, a former aide who accused Gov. Cuomo of sexual harassment, is refusing to accept his apology. She's urging other women to come forward. Not long after, one did.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday responded after facing a second allegation of sexual harassment.
The 41-year-old Black man's death last March sparked nightly protests in Rochester.
The suit claims Amazon showed a disregard for health and safety requirements and retaliated against employees who reported concerns.
Event organizers say Brownsville was chosen for the Saturday swap because it's been hit hard by the spike in gun violence.
The Cuomo administration says in the beginning of the pandemic, there were concerns about double counting deaths between hospitals and nursing homes.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has accused the state's health department of undercounting coronavirus-related deaths at nursing homes.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is commenting on Attorney General Letitia James' federal lawsuit against the NYPD over its response to Black Lives Matter protests last summer.
"The plan can be summed up quite simply: We are DUMPING New York, and we are pursuing plans to reincorporate the NRA in Texas," said the NRA's Wayne LaPierre.
The lawsuit comes after James' office found widespread civil rights abuses by police against Black Lives Matter protesters over the summer.
The health network is accused of wrongfully obtaining and distributing COVID vaccines.
A post-Christmas spike in COVID cases is raising concern. New York's statewide positivity rate is 8.3% - an increase from the 5.9% seven day average.
