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The overprescription of opioid pain medications such as these oxycodone pills has been blamed for an addiction epidemic in the U.S. — and has spurred a flurry of activity in American courts.

Your Guide To The Massive (And Massively Complex) Opioid Litigation

The largest-ever federal action related to the U.S. opioid crisis is on the cusp of its first trial next week — and it's complicated. So here's a brief(ish) explainer breaking it all down.

Since COVID-19 has much of the Navajo Nation stuck at home, farmer Tyrone Thompson says it's the perfect time for them to return to their agricultural roots.

Navajo Nation Sees Farming Renaissance During Coronavirus Pandemic

The Navajo Nation is having a farming renaissance in the era of COVID-19. More residents are turning to traditional agriculture as they're under strict travel limits due to the coronavirus.

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that blocked work requirements in Arkansas and in Kentucky, which has since rescinded them. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar is seen testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday.

U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Blocking States' Medicaid Work Requirements

A three-judge panel found the Trump administration failed to analyze whether such requirements "would promote the primary objective of Medicaid — to furnish medical assistance," as required by law.

Chelsea Manning leaves the Albert V. Bryan U.S. District Courthouse in March. A top official with the United Nations claims that her punishment for refusing to testify amounts to torture.

Jailing And Fining Chelsea Manning Constitutes Torture, Top U.N. Official Says

Nils Melzer, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, says detaining and fining Manning with the aim of coercing her to testify runs afoul of U.S. international human rights obligations.

Allen Heath surveys the damage to a private marina in Corpus Christi after it was hit by Hanna, the hurricane that was later downgraded to a tropical storm, on Sunday. Heath's boat and about 30 others were lost or damaged.

Deaths And Missing People Reported From Tropical Depression Hanna In Mexico

Mexican media reported several deaths from the storm, including children who were swept away by currents during flooding.

The Geisel Library, one of UCSD's most prominent buildings, in an undated photo.

San Diego Universities 'Surprised' By New Trump Policy On Student Visas

The Trump administration announced Monday that international college students who won’t be attending in-person classes this fall will have to leave the country. University administrators said the surprise move sows confusion amid pandemic.

President Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday, just days before he was set to report to prison. Scholars say Trump's clemencies have rewarded friends and allies.

Roger Stone Clemency Latest Example Of Trump Rewarding His Friends, Scholars Say

The Founding Fathers intended the presidential pardon power to protect the national interest. Leading clemency experts question Trump's use of his authority.

Security with face masks stand in front of the Signal Iduna Park, where a temporary coronavirus treatment center opened in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday. Germany has the fourth-most COVID-19 cases in the world and demand for medical supplies has skyrocketed.

German, French Officials Accuse U.S. Of Diverting Supplies

Officials in France and Germany have accused the U.S. of intercepting medical supplies as President Trump ordered an American company to stop exports. Governors complain of a "wild west" in bidding.

The driveway entrance to the emergency room at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, May 14, 2020.

Look At San Diego County COVID Deaths By ZIP Code Reveals Huge Disparity

More than half of the people who died lived in either the South Bay, City Heights, or Southeast San Diego — the most ethnically diverse areas in the county.

A voter places a ballot in a secure box in Providence, R.I., in June for the state's presidential primary. The Supreme Court says the state can suspend its witness requirement to vote by mail in the fall elections.

Supreme Court Allows Rhode Island To Make Voting By Mail Easier Amid Pandemic

The state has agreed to suspend a requirement that mail-in ballots must be signed before two witnesses or a notary. The high court rejects a Republican effort to reinstate the rule this fall.

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