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Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by the company NEW YORK -- Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M said Tuesday it has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by the company. The settle ment, consisting of $5 billion in cash and $1 billion in 3M stock, will be made in payments that will run through 2029. Hundreds of thousands of veterans and current service members have sued 3M and Aearo Technologies, a company that 3M acquired in 2008, over their Combat Arms Earplugs. The service members alleged that a defective design allowed the products — which were intended to protect ears from close-range firearms and other loud noises — to loosen slightly and allow hearing damage, ...

Five adults and a 15-year-old self-described as “Soldiers of Christ” religious group members were in custody on murder charges after a woman’s body was found in the trunk of a car parked outside a popular spa in Atlanta's suburbs DULUTH, Ga. -- Five adults and a 15-year-old self-described as “Soldiers of Christ” religious group member s were in custody Thursday on murder charges after a woman ’s body was found in the trunk of a car parked outside a popular spa in Atlanta's suburbs. Investigators said that someone reported the discovery Tuesday night outside of a Korean spa and sauna in Duluth. Authorities said the killing does not appear to be connected to the spa. The victim, according to arrest warrants, was starved and beaten for weeks before she eventually died. Her identity has not been released. Facing charges of felony murder, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence and concealing the death of another are Eric Hyun, 26, of Suwanee; Gawom Lee, 26; Joonho Lee, 26; ...

Authorities are continuing the search for the suspect connected to an "execution-style" shooting that killed five members of the same family in Texas. Authorities are continuing the search for the suspect connected to an "execution-style" shooting that killed five family members in Texas, including an 8-year-old boy. The carnage began Friday night after neighbors asked the suspect, Francisco Oropeza, 38, to stop shooting his gun in the yard of his home in Cleveland, Texas, about 50 miles north of Houston, investigators said. The San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office received a call around 11:31 p.m. Friday detailing harassment, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers told reporters on Sunday. When deputies arrived at the home, they found five victims at the property, Capes said. In this aerial view, an exterior of a crime scene where five people were killed after a shooting inside a home, April 29, 2023 in Cleveland, Texas. Go Nakamura/Getty Images Three minors who...