New York jury finds Teva Pharmaceuticals liable in the opioid crisis
A jury in New York has found Teva Pharmaceutical liable for fueling the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.
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Michigan paid up to $8.5 billion in fraudulent jobless claims during the pandemic
Other states have reported similar losses. Ohio reported it paid out more than $3.8 billion in fraudulent jobless aid. California has paid out at least $20 billion.
Jury finds Maxwell guilty of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls
Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty Wednesday on charges that she facilitated the abuse of underage girls at the hands of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
News brief: Record COVID cases, Ghislaine Maxwell verdict, Biden-Putin call
The U.S. hits a record number of COVID-19 cases. A British socialite is found guilty of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls. President Biden and Russia's Putin are to speak on the phone.
An analysis of the Ghislaine Maxwell guilty verdict
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to CNN legal analyst Areva Martin about Ghislaine Maxwell, who was found guilty of helping to lure girls to be sexually abused by the late Jeffrey Epstein.
Limits on virtual addiction treatment may soon return, making care harder to access
A ban on using telemedicine to prescribe controlled medications was suspended in the pandemic. That's allowed many to seek opioid addiction treatment, but some worry about potential for abuse.
Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls
The British socialite was accused of procuring underage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. After six days of deliberation, a federal jury found her guilty on five of six counts.
Judge refuses to dismiss indictment against alleged Proud Boys leaders
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on Tuesday rejected defense attorneys' arguments that the four men are charged with conduct that is protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.
The nation's capital has the highest COVID risk level in the country
Washington, D.C., is considered the highest-risk place for COVID infection in the nation. Data shows D.C. had 1,192 new cases per day and 169 cases per 100,000 in the seven-day period ending Monday.
What's on the social media horizon in the year ahead
Congress held lots of hearings in 2021 about how it's time to finally regulate powerful tech companies. There has also been rare bipartisan unity on the concern over child safety on the web.