Chaotic talks show challenge of reaching opioid settlement
By Thursday, half of the nation’s state attorneys general said they would reject a tentative deal crafted by the other half, and many criticized the terms as grossly insufficient.
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U.S., China exchange goodwill gestures ahead of trade talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said mid-level U.S. and Chinese negotiators will meet next week or the week after. Then a high-level Chinese delegation is likely to travel to Washington, D.C., to meet with Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
Trump agrees to 2-week delay in China tariff increase
President Donald Trump said the two-week delay in a planned increase in tariffs on some Chinese imports is “a gesture of good will.”
History Channel drops out of planned Dillinger documentary
The History Channel has dropped out of a planned documentary on 1930s gangster John Dillinger that would have featured the proposed exhumation of his grave in Indianapolis.
California college athlete ‘fair pay’ bill goes to governor
Athletes at California colleges could hire agents and sign endorsement deals under a bill the state Legislature sent to the governor Wednesday, setting up a potential confrontation with the Indianapolis-based NCAA that could jeopardize the athletic futures of powerhouse programs like USC, UCLA and Stanford.
Government to propose banning flavors used in e-cigarettes
President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration will propose banning thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes to combat a recent surge in underage vaping.
UPDATE: Tentative opioids settlement falls short of nationwide deal
A tentative settlement announced Wednesday over the role Purdue Pharma played in the nation’s opioid addiction crisis falls short of the far-reaching national settlement the OxyContin maker had been seeking for months, with litigation sure to continue.
NCAA urges California governor not to sign ‘fair pay’ bill
The outcome is being closely watched as one of the biggest challenges in years to the Indianapolis-based NCAA’s longstanding and far-reaching model of amateur sports.
Indiana governor concludes trip to Japan, South Korea
Gov. Eric Holcomb spent Tuesday in Tokyo where his meetings included time with executives from Subaru and Honda, both of which have major auto assembly plants in Indiana.
Indiana seeks to keep records sealed in child services cases
Lawyers for Indiana’s Department of Child Services are pushing to seal records in a federal class action lawsuit accusing the child welfare agency of inadequately protecting thousands of children in its care.
With little change, iPhones could get upstaged by Apple’s streaming service
Apple will show off its latest iPhones on Tuesday at a products showcase in Cupertino, California. But the buzz surrounding its best-selling products has waned, as have sales, in the absence of compelling new features.
U.S. household income hits 1999 peak; poverty rate lowest since 2001
Government figures show that after more than a decade of economic growth—the longest expansion on record—Americans are finally earning what they did two decades ago once inflation is taken into account.
Target increasing holiday hiring by 4%, to more than 130,000
Retailers will likely have a tough time attracting holiday help again this year. Unemployment is near a 50-year low, and people can be pickier about where they work.
Wendy’s relaunching breakfast, plans to hire 20,000 nationwide
Wendy’s plans to relaunch a breakfast menu across the United States next year, it announced Tuesday. It plans to spend $20 million this year and help franchisees hire 20,000 employees to support the effort.
California closer to letting college athletes make money
The Indianapolis-based NCAA has warned the bill, if passed, could mean California universities would be ineligible for national championships.
Indiana attorney general stalls BMV gender change rule
The new stalled rule would require applicants to have the state health department, not the BMV, sign off on an individual’s attempt to be recognized on their driver’s license or state ID as anything other than their gender at birth.
Almost all states, including Indiana, target Google in new antitrust probe
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has a market value of more than $820 billion and controls so many facets of the internet that it’s fairly impossible to surf the web for long without running into at least one of its services.
Looking to hire 30,000, Amazon plans nationwide job fairs
Amazon is looking for all kinds of workers, from software engineers to warehouse staff. The hiring spree is not related to the usual increase in hiring it does to prepare for the busy holiday shopping season.
Purdue Pharma says settlement talks in opioid cases not over
The company said it is prepared to defend itself in litigation, but that “Purdue Pharma believes a settlement that benefits the American public now is a far better path than years of wasteful litigation and appeals.”
Harvick wins second Brickyard 400 in crash-filled race
Kevin Harvick won his first Brickyard 400 since 2003, but Jimmie Johnson came up short in his quest to remain the only driver to make every NASCAR playoff since the format was adopted in 2004.