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New Data: Americans Filling Far Fewer Opioid Prescriptions
Confronted with a federal judge's looming deadline, Florida Gov. Rick Scott called an extraordinary late-night meeting of top state officials Wednesday to decide what to do ab...
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EPA Chief Faces Capitol Hill Grilling Over Ethical Missteps
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt faces potentially make-or-break hearings Thursday on Capitol Hill, where he is expected to be peppered with questions about spending and ethics scandals.
Get Into My Car ... Amazon Begins Delivery to Vehicles
Amazon's latest perk ... free delivery to your car. The Seattle company on Tuesday began offering delivery in 37 cities to Amazon Prime members who own newer General Motors or Volvo vehicles.
Power-Sucking Bitcoin 'Mines' Spark Backlash
Mining operations with stacks of servers suck up so much electricity that they are in some cases causing power rates to spike for ordinary customers.
Scandal Plagued Wells Fargo Face Protesters
Wells Fargo executives and board members faced more than 100 protestors Tuesday at the company's annual meeting at the Marriott Hotel, in Des Moines, Iowa.
AP FACT CHECK: Romney Didn't Illegally Gather Voter Info
The Democrat favored to win her party's nomination in the Utah Senate race accused Romney of cheating and manipulating the state nominating system. But Utah election officials say Romney didn't violate any state election rules.
The State That Wants to Spend More, Not Less, on Prison Food
Extra fresh fruit and vegetables could soon be on the menu under a budget proposal from Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy that bucks a national trend toward spending less, not more, on inmate nutrition.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's Iran Cash Story Oft-Told, Still Bogus
President Donald Trump likes to tell a story about the U.S. paying out billions of dollars to Iran as part of the multinational deal freezing its nuclear program. What he doesn't say is that most of that money was Iran's to begin with.
Trump Travel Ban is Focus of Supreme Court's Last Arguments
The Supreme Court is saving one of its biggest cases for last. The justices are hearing arguments Wednesday over President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from several mostly Muslim countries.
Bid to Toughen Louisiana Anti-Bestiality Law Draws Pushback
In Louisiana, a proposal to strengthen the law against bestiality is facing unexpected opposition from conservative lawmakers who see it as an underhanded move to strike the state's unconstitutional ban on sodomy.
Why You Shouldn't Co-Sign Your Grandkid's Student Loan
Federal student loans don't require co-signers, but private student loans typically do. If the student's parents don't have good credit scores or aren't willing to co-sign, a loving grandparent may be asked to step in. They should say no.
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