Aug 26 Administration ends protection for migrant medical care By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Critics denounced the decision as a cruel change that could force desperate migrants to accept lesser treatment in their poverty-stricken homelands. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 8:01 What Okla. judgment against Johnson & Johnson means for opioid accountability An Oklahoma judge delivered a $572 million judgment against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson in the first major legal decision to go against a drugmaker for its role in the opioid crisis. The judge found the company’s marketing practices helped… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 5:16 How Andrew Luck's retirement highlights football's 'brutal' nature NFL quarterback Andrew Luck has announced his resignation at age 29. Plagued by injuries, the Indianapolis Colts player called it quits just two weeks before the new season begins. Sportswriter John Feinstein, author of the book “Quarterback,” which profiled Luck… Continue watching
Aug 26 A look inside the facilities where migrant families are detained By Gretchen Frazee Trump administration officials have described the centers, where migrants could be detained indefinitely under new rules, as “campus-like settings,” but immigration advocates say they are more like prisons. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Oklahoma judge rules against drugmaker, orders $572M payment By Sean Murphy, Associated Press An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid drug crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million to help abate the problem in the coming years. Continue reading
Aug 26 19 states sue over Trump's rule change on migrant detention By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Nineteen states sued on Monday over the Trump administration's effort to alter a federal agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention. Continue reading
Aug 26 U.S. government to expand list of marijuana growers for research By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department said Monday it would move forward to add to the number of marijuana growers for federally-authorized cannabis research. Continue reading
Aug 26 Weinstein pleads not guilty to new indictment By Tom Hays, Associated Press The development caused the judge to delay the start of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's trial until early next year. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 6:33 G-7 leaders push back against Trump at this year's summit After a contentious meeting with some of the world's wealthiest democracies last year, President Trump on Sunday made a volley of comments at the 2019 G-7 summit in France, on everything from the trade war with China to Brexit to… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 5:54 Tracking the flow of opioids across America The manufacturers and distributors of opioid prescription painkillers have supplied billions of pills throughout the U.S. An investigative series by The Washington Post looks at the opioid epidemic through the DEA's newly public database that tracks every pain pill sold… Continue watching