Tag: opioids

McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650 million to settle federal probe over opioids work

WASHINGTON -- McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work for opioids...

Fewer U.S. grandparents are taking care of grandchildren, according to new data

Fewer grandparents were living with and taking care of grandchildren, there was a decline in young children going to preschool and more people...

How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don’t have a say

People with substance use disorder across the country are not getting a formal say in how most of the approximately $50 billion in...

Canadian minister says Trump was joking when he said Canada could become the 51st state

TORONTO -- TORONTO (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become the 51st U.S. state during a dinner with...

Walmart reaches settlement deal for shareholder lawsuits over its handling of opioids

NEW YORK -- Walmart said Friday it has reached a proposed settlement pact related to three lawsuits filed by shareholders on behalf of...

Dealers' paradise? How social media became a storefront for deadly fake pills as families struggle

Coco loved being the life of the party — cracking jokes, doing pranks and making people laugh, her mom, Julianna Arnold, recalled recently.“Her...