The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of opioids, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
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Antony Blinken says he’s worried Trump administration may abandon key Biden foreign policy initiatives
Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will press forward with key points in President Joe Biden’s foreign policy, including on the Middle East and Ukraine.
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.
Donald Trump wants to cut taxes. So do governors and lawmakers in some states
President-elect Donald Trump has proposed trillions of dollars of tax cuts for individuals and businesses. In some states, governors and lawmakers are seeking to cut millions more.
Former CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking info on planned Israeli attack on Iran
Prosecutors say Asif Rahman, a CIA employee since 2016, abused his access to top-secret information by accessing, removing and printing out two documents related to Israel and a planned attack on Iran.
LA’s Olympic venues spared by wildfires, but the city’s rebuild could affect the run-up to the 2028 Summer Games
The run-up to Los Angeles hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics will coincide with massive rebuilding of housing and infrastructure in the wake of the devastating wildfires in the region.
Mother of slain Plainfield boy Wadee Alfayoumi meets Biden for ‘human-to-human connection’
“We are connected by God. We both lost children,” Hanan Shaheen tells president after discussing the dehumanization of Palestinians.
For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms
The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban that puts millions of users and content creators in limbo — particularly influencers and small business owners who have come to rely on the mega-popular social media platform as a source of income.
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen app into a global trendsetter.
Federal Reserve says it will leave climate change organization
The Federal Reserve said Friday that it is leaving an international grouping of central banks that focused on how regulation of the financial system could help combat climate change.