/tags/walmart Walmart en-US Copyright Wed, 07 Aug 2024 23:39:21 GMT /2024-08-07/each-august-john-crawford-iiis-father-travels-to-dayton-area-for-anniversary-of-sons-death John Crawford III was killed by police in the Beavercreek Walmart on Aug. 5, 2014. His death came days before Ferguson police killed another young Black man, Michael Brown. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 23:39:21 GMT /2024-08-07/each-august-john-crawford-iiis-father-travels-to-dayton-area-for-anniversary-of-sons-death Lewis Raven Wallace /2024-08-05/today-marks-10-years-since-police-shot-killed-john-crawford-iii-at-walmart People will mark the 10-year anniversary of John Crawford III’s death with a memorial outside of Walmart in Beavercreek, Ohio, and an event at 7 p.m. in Yellow Springs. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-08-05/today-marks-10-years-since-police-shot-killed-john-crawford-iii-at-walmart Lewis Raven Wallace /news/2022-05-11/judge-to-decide-how-much-pharmacies-owe-two-ohio-counties-over-opioid-crisis A hearing began Tuesday in federal court in Cleveland that will help a judge determine how much CVS, Walgreens and Walmart should pay two northeast Ohio counties to help them ease the continuing opioid crisis. Wed, 11 May 2022 19:52:20 GMT /news/2022-05-11/judge-to-decide-how-much-pharmacies-owe-two-ohio-counties-over-opioid-crisis The Associated Press, NPR /news/npr-news/2021-11-23/3-of-americas-biggest-pharmacy-chains-have-been-found-liable-for-the-opioid-crisis Tuesday's verdict comes as CVS, Walgreens and Walmart face thousands of lawsuits filed by communities across the U.S. The companies say they did nothing wrong dispensing huge quantities of opioids. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:28:37 GMT /news/npr-news/2021-11-23/3-of-americas-biggest-pharmacy-chains-have-been-found-liable-for-the-opioid-crisis Brian Mann /ideastream/2020-08-07/lake-trumbull-counties-press-ahead-with-opioid-lawsuit A federal judge this week denied a request by pharmacy chains to throw out a lawsuit over the opioid crisis brought by Lake and Trumbull counties. U.S. District Judge Dan Polster’s Thursday ruling allows the two counties to move ahead with preparations for a May 2021 trial in federal court, to be held in Cleveland. Fri, 07 Aug 2020 21:55:07 GMT /ideastream/2020-08-07/lake-trumbull-counties-press-ahead-with-opioid-lawsuit Nick Castele /news-partners/2020-07-15/walmart-will-require-shoppers-to-wear-masks-other-retailers-urged-to-follow Walmart and Sam's Club, as well as Kroger, join a growing list of retailers making masks mandatory in stores. The National Retail Federation is urging all stores to adopt the same policy. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 16:29:03 GMT /news-partners/2020-07-15/walmart-will-require-shoppers-to-wear-masks-other-retailers-urged-to-follow Alina Selyukh /news-partners/2020-06-01/trumps-plan-for-drive-up-covid-19-tests-at-stores-yields-few-results The White House promised widespread COVID-19 testing at CVS, Target, Walgreens and Walmart locations nationwide. But months later, testing is being offered at only a tiny fraction of their stores. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:03:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-06-01/trumps-plan-for-drive-up-covid-19-tests-at-stores-yields-few-results Sacha Pfeiffer, Tim Mak /2020-05-21/macys-sees-a-1-1-billion-loss-while-pandemic-lifts-essential-stores-like-walmart Temporary store closures during the pandemic hammered nonessential retailers, including Kohl's, T.J. Maxx and Victoria's Secret. Shoppers also dramatically cut back on buying clothes. Thu, 21 May 2020 15:22:56 GMT /2020-05-21/macys-sees-a-1-1-billion-loss-while-pandemic-lifts-essential-stores-like-walmart Alina Selyukh /news/2020-05-15/family-of-man-shot-in-beavercreek-walmart-settles-suit-with-city The family of a black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer in an Ohio Walmart store has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the… Fri, 15 May 2020 10:44:30 GMT /news/2020-05-15/family-of-man-shot-in-beavercreek-walmart-settles-suit-with-city Associated Press /news-partners/2020-04-28/more-essential-than-ever-low-wage-workers-demand-more In this lockdown, low-wage workers have been publicly declared "essential" — up there with doctors and nurses. But the workers say their pay, benefits and protections don't reflect it. Tue, 28 Apr 2020 19:27:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-04-28/more-essential-than-ever-low-wage-workers-demand-more Alina Selyukh, Shannon Bond