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A federal court ruling has cleared the way for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to settle thousands of legal claims over the toll of opioidsByGEOFF MULVIHILL Associated PressA federal court ruling cleared the way Tuesday for OxyContin maker…

A federal court ruling has cleared the way for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to settle thousands of legal claims over the toll of opioidsByGEOFF MULVIHILL Associated PressFILE - Jayde Newton helps to set up cardboard gravestones with the…

LONDON -- As Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson established an independent inquiry into the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.Now the inquiry wants to see, in full, what Johnson wrote to other U.K. officials as the…

A humanitarian charity says that hundreds of refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps have been affected by a cholera outbreak as the population in the facilities grows rapidlyNAIROBI, Kenya -- Hundreds of refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps have been…

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Lawmakers are considering a proposal to finance and incentivize construction of a Major League Baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip, with an initial public hearing scheduled Monday at the Nevada Legislature.The plan…

LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pro soccer player Jess McDonald was traded across six teams in her first five years as a single parent, making it difficult to find, let alone afford, child care in new cities. She and her then-8-month-old…