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Purdue Pharma, with headquarters in downtown Stamford, Conn., was forced into bankruptcy last year by the opioid crisis. As drug firms race to position themselves as key players in the coronavirus fight, the industry faces a renewed wave of civil lawsuits stemming from its role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.

Opioid Scandal Haunts Drug Companies As They Respond To Pandemic

Thousands of lawsuits that ground to a halt because of COVID-19 are moving forward again as local, state and federal courts reopen around the U.S.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced last week that he will leave his position by the end of the year. Perry urged President Trump to make the July phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that's at the heart of the impeachment inquiry.

How Rick Perry Became A Key Figure In The Trump Impeachment Probe

Energy Secretary Rick Perry urged President Trump to make that now-infamous July phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. But what's Perry's connection to Ukraine?

Jennifer Brooks, who had repeatedly visited the emergency room at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, was sued by Southeastern Emergency Physicians for $8,500 in unpaid medical bills.

A Private Equity-Owned Doctors' Group Sued Poor Patients Until It Came Under Scrutiny

After the Blackstone Group acquired a large national physician staffing firm in 2017, low-income patients faced far more debt collection lawsuits. They stopped only after news media investigated.

By the time Victoria Cooper enrolled in an alcohol treatment program in 2018, she was "drinking for survival," not pleasure, she says — multiple vodka shots in the morning, at lunchtime and beyond. In the treatment program, she saw other women in their 20s struggling with alcohol and other drugs. "It was the first time in a very long time that I had not felt alone," she says.

Women Now Drink As Much As Men — Not So Much For Pleasure, But To Cope

Women aren't just upping their drinking, researchers say. Increasingly they are "drinking to cope," instead of for pleasure — which accelerates the risk of alcohol use disorder and its health damage.

This photo shows a sign advertising a restaurant opening, in Santa Monica, Calif, March 16, 2021.

Signs Of Recovery As California Adds Jobs For 2nd Month

California has hit its second straight month of growth following a year of enormous losses and inconsistent gains during the pandemic. California added 119,600 new jobs in March. The unemployment rate is now 8.3%, down from 8.5% in February.

Suboxone Film strips dissolve when placed under the tongue and are used to treat patients suffering from opioid dependency. The medication is made by Indivior, which was spun off from U.K.-based Reckitt Benckiser in 2014.

Reckitt Benckiser Agrees To Pay $1.4 Billion In Opioid Settlement

The deal to resolve all U.S. federal investigations and claims is the biggest drug industry settlement so far stemming from the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.

The Biden administration says the government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. In this 2017 photo, Equality March for Unity and Pride participants march past the White House in Washington.

U.S. Will Protect Gay And Transgender People Against Discrimination In Health Care

The announcement, which effectively reverses a Trump-era rule, springs from last summer's landmark Supreme Court decision banning employment discrimination against LGBTQ people.

A man cries over the body of a victim of deadly bombings on Saturday near a school, at a cemetery west of Kabul on Sunday. More than 50 were killed in the attack, many of them pupils between 11 and 15 years old. More than 100 were wounded.

Afghanistan School Attack: Death Toll Rises, As Do Fears Over Sending Girls To School

"Should we ask children to go to school when the schools are not safe for them? Can we do that?" asks an education activist. One wounded student says she wants to go back. "Continue school," she says.

A health care worker puts on his personal protective equipment at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Aug. 21, 2020.

Hospital Staffs Stretched Thin During California Virus Surge

Medical staffing is stretched increasingly thin as California hospitals scramble to find beds for patients amid an explosion of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm the state’s emergency care system.

One of the mythic "Guardians of Transportation" (often called the "Guardians of Traffic") stands at the end of Cleveland's Hope Memorial Bridge.

For The Climate And Fairness, Take Buses And Sidewalks Before Electric Cars

Cleveland is trying to create a less car-centered city, against tough odds. But public transit and walkable neighborhoods can help solve two problems at once: climate change and fairness.

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