Crime

Florida Dunkin' worker sentenced for fatal punch of customer

Vonelle Cook was irate when he entered the Dunkin' store last May and began yelling about customer service, police and prosecutors said. When Pujols, who is Black, asked him to leave, Cook called him a racial slur, and Pujols punched him.

PG&E releases new plan on 2022 wildfire safety

Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. (PG&E) filed its 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan with state regulators on Friday and announced plans to "significantly accelerate the undergrounding of powerlines in high fire-risk areas."

J&J, distributors finalize $26B opioid settlement

Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the U.S.