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Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement.
Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave
President Donald Trump’s administration has moved to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off.
Dangerous winds return to Southern California as new wildfires break out
Dangerous winds returned to Southern California on Tuesday as new wildfires broke out and a pair of major Los Angeles-area blazes burned for a third week.
Trump is sworn in as the 47th president. Here are highlights from his inauguration.
President-elect Trump will act swiftly after the ceremony, with executive orders already prepared for his signature.
Former Planned Parenthood president, women’s rights activist Cecile Richards has died at 67
Richards died Monday at home “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” her family said in a statement.
TikTok says it’s restoring service to US users based on Trump’s promised executive order
TikTok says it’s “in the process” of restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a new law.
Documented but scared: Why some adopted from overseas worry about Trump
The Trump presidency creates uncertainty, angst among international adoptees.
TikTok goes dark in the U.S.
TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores on Saturday just before a federal law that would have banned the popular social media platform was scheduled to go into effect.
Chiefs to host AFC title game after Mahomes and Kelce lead 23-14 win over Texans
If the Ravens beat the Bills on Sunday night, they will go to Kansas City for a rematch in the AFC championship game.
Trump says he ‘most likely’ will give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid US ban: ‘Appropriate’
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he “most likely” would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U.S. ban.
Trump’s indoor inauguration: What to know about the changed plans and who’s attending in person
Sub-freezing temperatures forecast for Monday in Washington mean President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda.
What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google’s app store on Sunday?
With President-elect Donald Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple that are expected to take the popular video sharing app off their platforms in just two days.
Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says he intends to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers
Sasaki will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a move many baseball executives have long expected.
New ships named for Megan McClung, first female Naval Academy grad killed in combat
The Navy named a new class of amphibious landing ships for Maj. Megan McClung, the first female Naval Academy graduate killed in combat.
Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.
Almost no Black Marylanders wanted Trump’s return. Here’s how they’ll spend his Inauguration Day.
In interviews, several Black Marylanders said they are now steering clear of Washington, D.C., and instead practicing service and self-care.
Netanyahu says deal has been reached to release hostages held in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office had said earlier there were last-minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war.
