Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma have agreed to pay a $7.4 billion settlement to end federal court claims filed by attorneys general on behalf of 15 states.

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A Seattle federal judge Thursday signed a temporary restraining order that for now blocks President Donald Trump's executive order that attempts to end the constitutional right to birthright citizenship.

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The owner of the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, N.Y., has been forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks due to positive bird flu tests.

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- PETA supporters in New York City on Thursday protested at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals headquarters for promoting animal welfare certification labels that PETA claims are a sham.

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A Kentucky teenager with a talent for solving a type of puzzle known as a 15 puzzle broke a Guinness World Record by solving 10 of them in 1 minute, 16.13 seconds.

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A federal grand jury charged seven people with running a multi-state conspiracy attempting to defraud the United States for more than $600 million by filing more than 8,000 false tax returns claiming COVID-19 employ

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Customers and stylists at a barbershop in China were left scrambling for the exit when a cow pushed its way in through the door and ran through the small shop.

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The number of people filing unemployment benefits for the first time grew to a seasonally adjusted 223,000 last week, the highest one-week total in more than a month.

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Senate committees on Thursday approved a handful of Trump Cabinet nominees setting them up for approval by the full chamber.

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Former restaurant executive Andrew Puzder was picked by President Donald Trump as his ambassador to the European Union on Thursday after his name was pulled from consideration for another cabinet post back in 2017.