Teva Pharmaceuticals to pay $4.2 billion opioid settlement; New York to get $523 million
Attorney General Letitia James says the agreement is the largest settlement she's reached with an individual opioid defendant.
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Attorney General Letitia James says the agreement is the largest settlement she's reached with an individual opioid defendant.
Nearly a thousand people came together for the annual A Walk to Remember: Addiction Awareness and Recovery.
The funds are the first round of payments from the approximately $1.5 billion that James has secured for the state.
Every four hours someone dies of a drug overdose in New York City.
As CBS2's Carolyn Gusoff reports, the funds are promised to communities that have been most impacted.
Lawmakers in the city are taking action to prevent opioid overdoses.
New Jersey's share is a part of a $26 billion settlement with several states.
President Biden offered a "Unity Agenda" during his State of the Union address, highlighting issues that cross partisan lines such as supporting mental health, helping veterans, beating the opioid epidemic and developing cures for cancer. Watch that portion of his remarks here.
A verdict was reached Thursday in a precedent-setting trial in New York state, pitting victims, their families, towns and communities in a class action lawsuit against a dozen pharmaceutical companies.
The first opioid trial in America is underway. Pharmaceutical companies are accused of fueling the epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives and affected millions more.
Prosecutors, including New York's Attorney General, say McKinsey & Company raked in millions of dollars by helping opioid companies market and sell their drugs.
Family members, friends, even insurance companies and employers can cover the incentive payments for users.
After losing her aunt to a fatal heroin overdose, Layla and her family try to stop her uncle from going down the same path.
A recent uptick in violent crime in one New Jersey community could be connected to the ongoing opioid epidemic in the city.
A new report on the opioid crisis finds that it could be costing Long Island's economy billions.
Every 24 minutes, the machine carves a new face because every 24 minutes, another American dies from a prescription overdose.
New Jersey has a new tactic to prevent kids from getting hooked on opioids, especially student-athletes.
An expert says when paired with counseling, it is the most effective way to treat the problem.
Long Island lawmakers and parents are hoping to pass a new law making drug dealers more accountable when a user dies from an overdose.
Laurence Doud III obliterated red flags to turn his small New York firm into a supplier of last resort for independent pharmacies whose dubious practices got them cut off by other distributors, an indictment alleges.
The state's attorney general filed the nation's most extensive lawsuit against drug makers for allegedly creating the opioid epidemic.
"Part of what is driving this opioid epidemic is a prescription epidemic," said Geoffrey Berman, US Attorney for Southern District of New York.
We Day provided a stage to speak out for one mother who lost two sons to fatal overdoses.
More than 22,000 people in New Jersey died of drug overdoses in 2016.
If passed, students would be taught how to administer an opioid antidote, like naloxone, to an overdose victim in an emergency.
Leaders in Nassau and Suffolk counties rolled out a strategy Monday to try and stop congestion pricing.
Prosecutors rested their case Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on board a subway train last year.
New York City and 10 other counties are now under a drought warning. The Big Apple had previously been under a drought watch.
Three random stabbings in New York City on Monday left two people dead. Police believe the attacks were all carried out by the same suspect, who is in custody.
The New York Giants are benching quarterback Daniel Jones and fan-favorite Tommy DeVito will start against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week, the team announced Monday.
Leaders in Nassau and Suffolk counties rolled out a strategy Monday to try and stop congestion pricing.
Prosecutors rested their case Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on board a subway train last year.
New York City and 10 other counties are now under a drought warning. The Big Apple had previously been under a drought watch.
Three random stabbings in New York City on Monday left two people dead. Police believe the attacks were all carried out by the same suspect, who is in custody.
The funeral for Dariel Vasquez, the 18-year-old New York State Parks aide who died fighting the Jennings Creek wildfire, was held Monday.
It looks like the Tri-State Area will get a substantial soaking of rain later this week, something it definitely needs due to the risk of wildfires.
The risk of wildfire development will remain elevated across the Tri-State Area through the next several days.
A Red Flag Warning is in effect today across the entire Tri-State Area until 6 p.m.
Service is finally restored after a transformer explosion and fire along Amtrak tracks in the Bronx caused service suspensions throughout the region Tuesday and Wednesday.
A Red Flag Warning is back in effect for much of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, as the fire threat remains high.
New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, says she is running for governor in 2025.
Orange County, New York is dealing with an extended state of emergency due to the ongoing Jennings Creek wildfire.
It looks like the Tri-State Area will get a substantial soaking of rain later this week, something it definitely needs due to the risk of wildfires.
Hundreds of delays at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday resulted from air traffic control staffing problems.
The risk of wildfire development will remain elevated across the Tri-State Area through the next several days.
Leaders in Nassau and Suffolk counties rolled out a strategy Monday to try and stop congestion pricing.
A cellphone company worker says he was attacked by a Long Island law enforcement officer while doing his job.
It looks like the Tri-State Area will get a substantial soaking of rain later this week, something it definitely needs due to the risk of wildfires.
Stony Brook residents are calling for the restoration of the centuries-old Mill Pond, which was drained and destroyed during a torrential storm in August.
A Rockville Centre police detective faces hate crime charges following an incident in Manorville, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Leaders in Nassau and Suffolk counties rolled out a strategy Monday to try and stop congestion pricing.
New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, says she is running for governor in 2025.
The MTA board voted to approve Gov. Kathy Hochul's revamped New York City congestion pricing plan today.
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet and senior staff picks are facing an uncertain future as his selections received mixed reviews in recent days — and a handful sent shockwaves through Washington.
A return to Madison Square Garden meant revisiting the place where a comedian caused an uproar at a Trump rally last month by likening Puerto Rico to a "floating island of garbage."
The packaging label omitted a key ingredient, prompting a Food and Drug Administration recall.
The manufacturer of tumblers sold at Wawa stores says it has received four reports of cuts from the product's metal drinking straws.
Decision to cut topping comes as officials work to confirm source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced a $150 million investment in a new state-of-the-art cell and gene therapy hub to be built on Long Island.
Dozens of New York and New Jersey schools are impacted by a recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria.
With the release of part one of her new memoir, Cher talks about her relationship - on stage and off - with Sonny Bono, and why their TV partnership survived beyond their marriage.
Sean "Diddy" Combs has tried to reach out to prospective witnesses and sway public opinion from jail in NYC to influence potential jurors in his sex trafficking trial, prosecutors say.
Betty White will be honored with a stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.
Six Flags announced it shut down the Kingda Ka and Green Lantern roller coasters to make way for two new rides including The Flash coaster.
John Krasinski is People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced the actor-writer-director as its pick during "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
The New York Giants are benching quarterback Daniel Jones and fan-favorite Tommy DeVito will start against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week, the team announced Monday.
Jonathan Quick stopped 24 shots for his second straight shutout as the New York Rangers beat the Seattle Kraken on Sunday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the Knicks completed a weekend sweep of the Nets with a 114-104 victory on Sunday.
Anthony Richardson ran for a 4-yard touchdown with 46 seconds left, lifting the Colts to a 28-27 win over the Jets on Sunday.
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.
Families in Central Harlem will soon settle into their new homes at Marcus Garvey Village, which also brings free gathering spaces to the community and an LGBTQ center.
The Hispanic Society's new exhibit traces how different cultures influenced the women of Spain as they found their own voices throughout history.
Brooklyn transit riders are worried about an ongoing proposal to cut bus stops as part of a redesign project.
A Long Island man's life savings were stolen from his bank account, and he says he's been waiting a year to get it back.
As work is being completed on a six-block stretch of the Ocean Parkway Greenway, cyclists say the rest of the bike path is overdue for upgrades.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
As CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports, they will get VIP treatment at next month's first responders' game.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock explains what it all means.
CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook breaks down how the money raised from the $9 toll will be used.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn says the precipitation the Tri-State Area will get into Friday will help the region as it deals with drought and wildfires.
Prosecutors rested their case Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on board a subway train last year. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
