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Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The agreement accepted Wednesday caps a long-running legal drama involving a company that had come to symbolize the corporate culpability behind an epidemic that has claimed more than 500,000 lives over the past two decades.

Biden to survey Ida’s storm damage in Louisiana on Friday

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Friday’s visit will cap a difficult stretch for the president, following the chaotic exit of the U.S. military from Afghanistan and the deaths of 13 U.S. service members helping evacuate Americans and U.S. allies.

U.S. asks Tesla how Autopilot responds to emergency vehicles

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The U.S. government's highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Tesla's Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles parked on highways.

USPS has shorted some workers’ pay for years, CPI finds

By Alexia Fernandez Campbell, The Center for Public Integrity

Arbitrators and federal investigators have found managers at hundreds of post offices around the country have illegally underpaid hourly workers for years.

Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death

By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press

The 23-year-old's death gained widespread attention during last year's protests against racial injustice and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

WATCH: New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell discusses Hurricane Ida aftermath

By Associated Press

Louisiana residents still reeling from flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Ida scrambled for food, gas, water and relief from the sweltering heat as thousands of line workers toiled to restore electricity.

Official reports progress in defending Lake Tahoe from fire

By Sam Metz, Janie Har, John Antczak, Associated Press

Firefighters reported progress Wednesday in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from an approaching forest fire after the stiff winds and searing temperatures they had feared failed to materialize in the California-Nevada alpine region.

WATCH: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves gives update on Hurricane Ida impact

By News Desk

Two people were killed and at least 10 others were injured late Monday when seven vehicles plunged, one after another, into a deep hole where a dark, rural highway collapsed as Hurricane Ida blew through Mississippi.

WATCH: White House tells Afghan interpreter ‘we will get you out’

By Associated Press

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the Biden administration will get out American citizens and "Afghan partners who have fought by our side."…