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4 U.S. companies will pay $26 billion to settle claims they fueled the opioid crisis

The companies, including Johnson & Johnson and McKesson, will admit no wrongdoing. Billions of dollars in payouts will fund drug treatment and harm reduction programs.

Amtrak reached a settlement after the Justice Department said the company failed to make stations in its intercity rail transportation system accessible, including to wheelchair users.

Amtrak paid $2 million to travelers with disabilities in a discrimination settlement

The money is part of a settlement agreed to in 2020 after the Justice Department found that Amtrak violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to meet accessibility standards.

A road collapsed onto train tracks in Baltimore, Md. in 2014 after heavy rain. The city is facing millions of dollars in infrastructure upgrades to cope with the effects of climate change.

Lawsuit alleging oil companies misled public about climate change moves forward

The case brought by Baltimore is one of more than 20 similar lawsuits nationwide that seek to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for their role in climate change.

In this image provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks via a video link, as he stands next to his lawyers during a court session in Pokrov, Vladimir region, about 62 miles east of Moscow, Russia, in January.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces a new trial, this time in prison

A new trial against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has opened at the penal colony where he faces another lengthy prison term.

Power lines strung above a neighborhood in San Carlos, Aug. 18, 2020.

San Diego County energy storage project aims to help fight climate crisis

A new energy storage project rolling out across the county aims to add more emissions-free energy to California’s electric grid.

Peninsular Bighorn Sheep in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park photographed during the 2020 bighorn sheep count, July 2020.

Anza Borrego bighorn sheep count is back on for 50th year

This will be the 50th year that volunteers will drive to the desert and spend all day counting peninsular bighorn sheep.

Nauman Hussain, who is charged with 20 counts of second degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in a 2018 limousine crash, walks into a makeshift courtroom to accommodate more people at the Schoharie High School gymnasium Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Schoharie, N.Y.

The Limo Operator From A 2018 Crash That Killed 20 People Will Avoid Prison Time

Nauman Hussain, 31, had been charged with 20 counts each of criminally negligent homicide and second-degree manslaughter in what was the deadliest U.S. transportation disaster in a decade.

A south Florida school district says its launching an investigation after a photo showing students spelling out a racial slur was shared online.

A photo of Florida students spelling out a racial slur is under investigation

In the photo, each of the six students is shown holding up a large letter that spells out the N-word.

An iPhone screengrab of Snapchat's speed filter, which allows users to record and share how fast they are moving. Snap told NPR that it is eliminating the tool.

Snapchat Ends 'Speed Filter' That Critics Say Encouraged Reckless Driving

The messaging app popular with teens is dropping a feature first launched in 2013. After several deadly car crashes involving the filter, Snap was the target of numerous lawsuits.

Snapchat Ends 'Speed Filter' That Critics Say Encouraged Reckless Driving

The messaging app popular with teens is dropping a feature first launched in 2013. After several deadly car crashes involving the filter, Snap was the target of numerous lawsuits.

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