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States split by party on accepting Purdue Pharma settlement

MINNEAPOLIS - The opioid crisis has hit virtually every pocket of the U.S., from rural towns in deeply conservative states to big cities in liberal-leaning ones. But a curious divide has opened up. Th...

Sep 13, 2019

Filings: Purdue owners used Swiss banks to hide transfers

NEW YORK - The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss bank accounts to conceal the transfer of millions of dollars from the company to themselves, New York state's attorney general ...

Sep 13, 2019

Yes, stocks are up again. No, recession worries aren't gone

NEW YORK - The U.S. economy is sending some worrying signals about a possible recession, yet the stock market has gone on a what-me-worry ride toward record heights. What gives? Put simply, while the ...

Sep 13, 2019

Sam Smith announces new pronouns of 'they' and 'them'

NEW YORK - Sam Smith has expressed the preference for the "they/them" pronouns after coming out as non-binary in what the pop star called a "lifetime of being at war with my gender." The English "Too ...

Sep 13, 2019

Huffman gets 14 days behind bars in college admissions scam

BOSTON - "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT scores in the college admissions scandal that ensnared doze...

Sep 13, 2019

Tentative opioids settlement falls short of nationwide deal

HARTFORD, Conn. - A tentative settlement announced Wednesday over the role Purdue Pharma played in the nation's opioid addiction crisis falls short of the far-reaching national settlement the OxyConti...

Sep 13, 2019

T. Boone Pickens, oilman and renewables advocate, dies at 91

OKLAHOMA CITY - T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday. He was 91. Pickens was surrounded by friends and family w...

Sep 13, 2019

Uber vows to keep fighting sweeping California labour bill

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lawmakers confronting the changing definition of work approved sweeping legislation Wednesday designed to give many contract workers new pay and benefit protections, bu...

Sep 13, 2019

Missouri investigation: 12 ex-clergy could face prosecution

ST. LOUIS - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday referred 12 former priests for potential criminal prosecution but stopped short of recommending charges against any top church leaders, des...

Sep 13, 2019

Government plans to ban flavours used in e-cigarettes

WASHINGTON - The federal government will act to ban thousands of flavours used in e-cigarettes, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, responding to a recent surge in underage vaping that has alarmed ...

Sep 13, 2019