Brian Mann
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According to a new NPR/Ipsos opioid poll, 71% of Americans surveyed also say the government should do more to curb the epidemic.
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Federal prosecutors charge British drug maker Indivior with felony fraud and conspiracy for its marketing of opioid addiction products including Suboxone.
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Big drug makers face a wave of lawsuits stemming from the opioid epidemic. One option the companies have to reduce potential liability is to file for bankruptcy.
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Lawsuits over the way drugmakers have marketed opioids are already putting a dent in companies' reputations. Litigation has forced the release of internal documents that are shifting the narrative.
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A federal judge is allowing a massive civil case against some of the biggest drugmakers to move forward. Hundreds of local governments are suing, hoping to recover damages caused by the epidemic.
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This year Democrats took seven Republican gubernatorial seats and claimed six new state trifectas. The party is chipping away at gains made by Republicans in the last 10 years.
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Thousands of people displaced by the deadly wildfire in Butte County are scrambling for places to live. FEMA is helping, but the sheer number makes the process a slow one.
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The National Transportation Safety Board and other agencies are looking at the qualifications of the driver, the vehicle's condition and the layout of the intersection. Twenty people were killed.
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People in and around the Carolinas are hurting in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. The storm left more than 30 people dead and hundreds of thousands of people without electricity and shelter.
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A small group of white supremacists gathered near the White House Sunday in Lafayette Park. They were protected by a huge police presence keeping them separated from hundreds of counterdemonstrators.