Politics Apr 18 Fox, Dominion Voting Systems reach $787 million settlement over false election claims Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a $787 million settlement Tuesday in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, averting a trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by promoting lies about the 2020 presidential election.
Nation Apr 18 Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox News heads to trial The trial began with the judge conferring with attorneys on both sides after he granted a one-day delay that offered time to see if they could work out a settlement.
Nation Apr 12 Mix of vet tranquilizer, fentanyl 'emerging threat,' White House drug office says The U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy is designating the tranquilizer xylazine when mixed with fentanyl as an emerging threat.
Politics Apr 10 Next abortion battlefront opens between states with clashing laws States with strict abortion bans are trying to reach outside their borders to keep their residents from getting abortions in other states. But legal observers say there's no precedent offering guidance about what would hold up in court.
Health Mar 29 Narcan just got over-the-counter approval. Here's what you need to know The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter.
Nation Mar 20 State lawmakers consider harsher penalties for fentanyl possession Proponents say prosecutors and police need more tools to help with the fight because fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are so deadly. But other advocates worry harsher penalties will result in even more dangerous drug supplies and punish people who…
Politics Mar 10 DeSantis backing stricter abortion ban in Florida TALLAHASSE, Fla. (AP) — A stricter abortion ban under consideration for Florida could have practical implications for women throughout the South and political implications for Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Politics Dec 31 Rising wages, falling taxes: New state laws taking effect in 2023 Taxes will fall and minimum wages rise for residents in numerous states as a variety of new laws take effect Sunday that could impact people's finances and, in some cases, their personal liberties.
Economy Nov 15 Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid epidemic lawsuits Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers.
Politics Nov 08 Election scrutiny high amid fears of fraud, but U.S. votes without widespread issues Americans voted without major hitches Tuesday in midterm elections receiving intense scrutiny after two years of false claims and conspiracy theories about how ballots are cast and counted.