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West Virginia has settled for $83 million with Walgreens for the pharmacy store chain's role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the U.S. state with the most per capita overdose deaths, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday. … [Read more...] about W.Va. announces $83 million opioid settlement with Walgreens

Vice President Kamala Harris will headline the White House's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Sunday, a bitter historical milestone for the Biden administration after the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back the national right to abortion. … [Read more...] about Harris to push abortion fight in Florida on Roe anniversary

When Joe Biden stepped to the lectern in the shadow of the Brent Spence Bridge in northern Kentucky this month, he couldn't stop showering praise on the state's senior Republican senator, who had fought to repair the ramshackle span for decades. … [Read more...] about Biden-McConnell: Personally mismatched, professionally bound

A Russian national who founded a cryptocurrency exchange that evaded U.S. regulations and became a haven for the proceeds of criminal activity has been arrested, federal officials said Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Justice Dept. charges Russian founder of cryptocurrency firm

A man charged with threatening to kill a Kansas congressman said in federal court Wednesday that he has a "very religious" defense and is now acting as his own attorney, despite a judge's warnings that he is making a big mistake. … [Read more...] about Man is own lawyer in trial over threat to Kansas lawmaker