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Drug agents last fall worked with a Minneapolis police SWAT team to seize just under 171 pounds of methamphetamine. Many U.S. states say they face an escalating problem with meth and drugs other than opioids.

Federal Grants Restricted To Fighting Opioids Miss The Mark, States Say

The U.S. government has doled out at least $2.4 billion in state grants since 2017, specifically targeting the opioid epidemic. Yet drug abuse problems seldom involve only one substance.

Mike Hollinger of IBM joined a group of business leaders at a news conference on the steps of the capitol in Austin, Texas. The business leaders oppose the so-called religious refusal laws currently under consideration in the Texas legislature.

Business Leaders Oppose 'License To Discriminate' Against LGBT Texans

Texas legislators are considering a bill that would allow professionals to deny service to people based on religious beliefs. Critics say the law would sanction discrimination against LGBT Texans.

For March, 3 Romances That Fight For Love

True love finds a way amid food trucks, ice skates and ... knife throwing? In other words, March is just another month in Romancelandia, and we've got three stories of people fighting hard for love.

Atul Gawande's Aim For Health Care: 'Make It Simpler To Do The Right Thing'

The doctor and health care critic hopes to design a better system for more than 1 million workers at Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase. Data-driven solutions can improve outcomes, he says.

Demonstrators raise pictures of slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia during a demonstration outside Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's office late last month. During a televised address Sunday night, the premier announced he would be resigning amid pressure over the reporter's death.

Maltese Premier Promises Resignation Amid Firestorm Over Journalist's Killing

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's announcement comes after the departure of several major allies. His government has run aground on questions about the 2017 death of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia.

President Trump listens as Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the census, speaks at the White House. Ross approved including in the 2020 census the question, "Is this person a citizen of the United States?"

Trump Administration's Census Citizenship Question Plans Halted By 3rd Judge

Plans to use the 2020 census to ask about U.S. citizenship status suffered another major blow. A ruling in Maryland joins earlier ones in New York and California blocking the citizenship question.

Jessie Ross and Robert Pattinson are astronauts traveling toward an uncertain destination in High Life.

'High Life' Is A Stunning Space Odyssey — With A Baby On Board

Claire Denis' sci-fi thriller is like no outer space movie you've seen; it opens with an astronaut caring for a baby in space — then flashes back to reveal the strange story behind their journey.

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, center in orange shirt, participates in a Youth Climate Strike outside the United Nations, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 in New York.

UN Chief Warns Of 'Point Of No Return' On Climate Change

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been "utterly inadequate" so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the "point of no return."

Ashok Kumar distributes government food rations to customer Leela Devi at his shop near Ramgarh, in India's Jharkhand state.

India's Biometric ID System Has Led To Starvation For Some Poor, Advocates Say

The world's biggest biometric system, with iris scans of 1.2 billion people, was designed to help the poor. But it has sparked concerns about privacy and in some cases has exacerbated starvation.

Outside the Art Institute of California-San Diego in Mission Valley, March 8, 2019.

Art Institute Shutters; Students And Teachers Shocked

A spokesman said last Friday no buyer for the school was found and the school has officially closed.

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