Opioid death rates soared in areas where pain pills flowed
An analysis of previously undisclosed DEA data reveals corresponding spikes in deaths and pill shipments at the height of the epidemic.
As lawyers zero in on drug firms, a reckoning may be coming
Nearly 2,000 communities hurt by the opioid crisis are suing drug companies for staggering sums to cover the costs of treatment, education and law enforcement.
House votes to kill resolution on impeachment
Democrats joined with Republicans to stop the measure — an unusual optic one day after a divided House voted to condemn racist remarks by the president.
Along party lines, House votes to hold Barr, Ross in contempt for failing to comply with subpoena
The vote to hold the attorney general and commerce secretary in criminal contempt for failing to provide census documents came amid soaring tensions between the White House and Congress.
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Border agent in Texas accused of harassing mother of 12-year-old migrant who was in custody
The accusations made in a complaint filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection have come to light as the agency battles an onslaught of criticism and allegations of abuse at its facilities.
Footage of the 1992 party shows Trump grabbing dancing cheerleaders and socializing with Epstein, the financier who was arrested last week and charged with sex trafficking.
The administration said in May that it would invoke emergency authority to push through the sales. Bipartisan majorities in both the Senate and the House objected.
Members of a Trump booster group have appeared on the network twice before, also without disclosure.
The actor was accused of groping a young man at a Nantucket, Mass., bar in 2016.
The heat poses a public health threat as temperatures reach or exceed 95 degrees across much of the Lower 48 states.
Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) used a procedural move to stall the bill, saying he wants to figure out how to pay for it. Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) also has placed a hold on the bill, advocates say.
One passenger said she paid $1,308 for a $13.08 fare. Others reported more extreme overcharges.
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Airline helpfully tweets advice on where on a plane you are least likely to die in a crash
Fatality rates are usually not what customers want to hear about, but one carrier's regional Twitter account went there anyway.
