Experts: Spend opioid settlement funds on fighting opioids
As a possible $26 billion settlement with opioid producers looms, some public health experts are citing the 1998 agreement with tobacco companies as a...
UK government ups pay rise for health staff in England to 3%
LONDON — The British government has tripled its pay increase offer for more than a million National Health Service employees in England, but unions...
Paralympian withdraws after request for mom’s help denied
TOKYO — American swimmer Becca Meyers has pulled out of the Paralympics because she says the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee won't let her...
Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games
NEW YORK — Let the fashion policing begin.
The Olympics in...
COVID-19 cases in US triple over 2 weeks amid misformation
MISSION, Kan. — COVID-19 cases triple tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation that is straining hospitals, exhausting...
Belgrade residents tell rights court of bar noise ‘torture’
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia's capital is vibrating with nightlife again after over a year of pandemic restrictions. Cafes, bars and fun-hungry customers are celebrating...
Jill Biden to stop in Alaska on her way to Tokyo Olympics
WASHINGTON — Jill Biden embarks Wednesday on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading an American delegation to the Olympic Games in...
Time limits set for Hall of Famers’ acceptance speeches
In 2016, Brett Favre spoke for 36 minutes in one of the most memorable Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speeches ever, a mark...
US airlines say COVID-19 variants aren’t hurting bookings
Rising concern about the fast-spreading delta variant of COVID-19 is creating turbulence for the stocks of big travel companies, but airline executives say they...
Daimler: $4.3 billion quarterly profit despite chip shortage
FRANKFURT, Germany — German auto maker Daimler reaped strong profits in the second quarter as demand for its Mercedes luxury cars continued to rebound...