State Wires

Opioid makers, distributors go on trial in New York

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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A landmark trial targeting multiple opioid manufacturers and distributors opened Tuesday with lawyers for the government accusing the companies of...

Tragedy becomes personal for Miami-Dade rescue crews

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — Search and rescue teams from Miami-Dade are considered among the best and most experienced in the world, dispatched to epic disaster...

How Southern Power Fund upends traditional grantmaking

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Clara Benson, founder of a nascent South Carolina nonprofit that connects Black residents with health and wellness resources, got an intriguing call last September. ...

GM recalls old SUVs; suspension problem can affect steering

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DETROIT — General Motors is recalling more than 380,000 older SUVs in the U.S., many for a second time, to fix a suspension problem...

Maine’s minor league hockey team to affiliate with Bruins

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PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine-based minor league hockey team is close to announcing a new affiliation with the Boston Bruins. ...

Horse owners say New Mexico regulators violated civil rights

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An organization that represents thousands of racehorse owners and trainers is accusing New Mexico regulators of violating their civil rights. ...

Condo board boss warned of worsening damage before collapse

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Weeks before a Florida condo building collapsed, the president of its board wrote that structural problems identified in a 2018 inspection had “gotten significantly...

NASA looks at Louisiana delta system, eyes global forecasts

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MIKE ISLAND, La. — Erosion, sinking land and sea rise from climate change have killed the Louisiana woods where a 41-year-old Native American chief...

Graham’s earmark: $12M for highway to South Carolina beaches

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Sen. Lindsey Graham is pushing for federal funding to help construct a new interstate in South Carolina, connecting I-95 to Myrtle Beach. He told...

EXPLAINER: Why and when are companies criminally charged?

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NEW YORK — Lawyers representing former president Donald Trump's company say they believe the Manhattan district attorney plans to ask a state grand jury...