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LISTEN: Supreme Court justices seem to favor doctors in case over pain pill prescription convictions

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

In a case stemming from the opioid addiction crisis, the Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to side with two imprisoned doctors who wrote thousands of prescriptions for pain medication in short periods.

WATCH: President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address – A PBS NewsHour Special

By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus.

CDC changes recommendations on when to wear masks in public

By William Brangham, Claire Mufson

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday loosened its COVID-19 guidance on wearing masks in indoor public settings. The new standard says people don't have to mask-up if case counts and hospitalizations aren’t especially high where they live.

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Healthy Americans can stop wearing masks in areas with low COVID-19 impact, CDC says

By Carla K. Johnson, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

U.S. officials say most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely take a break from wearing masks.

Panel urges changes to make U.S. organ transplants more fair

By Associated Press

Friday's report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine says there are ways to save many more lives.

Texas AG Ken Paxton once joined this family of a trans kid for dinner. They now feel under attack

By Kate Sosin, The 19th

On Feb. 18, Paxton, who this year faces a tough reelection, issued a legal interpretation that labels certain types of gender-affirming care for trans kids child abuse.

United Nations considering global treaty to fight plastic pollution

By News Desk

United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution.

Johnson & Johnson, distributors finalize $26B opioid settlement

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors have finalized a nationwide settlement over their role in the opioid addiction crisis.

Hong Kong’s new COVID cases top 10,000

By News Desk

Hong Kong has reported another sharp jump in new COVID-19 cases to more than 10,000 in the latest 24-hour period.

Texas clinics battle strict abortion law despite dimming legal hopes

By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

The nation's strictest abortion law went before the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday but an attorney representing abortion clinics said he no longer sees a way in this case to halt the law.