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This drug saves Americans from opioid overdoses. Its price has been hiked 600 percent.

Amid the worst drug overdose crisis in US history, a life-saving drug’s price keeps going higher.

Mercy Hospital shooting in Chicago: what we know

Multiple people, including a police officer, were killed.

Senate Democrats are trying to stop Whitaker from serving as acting attorney general

Read the new lawsuit filed by three senators to try to block Whitaker’s appointment.

New York’s leaders are getting defensive about their Amazon deal

Plenty of people are unhappy about Amazon’s forthcoming campus — but state and city officials don’t seem to care.

Nancy Pelosi has critics, but still no challenger

Marcia Fudge, who might take her on, did not sign a letter by 16 Democrats opposing Pelosi.

How technological progress is making it likelier than ever that humans will destroy ourselves

The "vulnerable world hypothesis," explained.

After Florida’s election chaos, the Broward County election supervisor has resigned

Brenda Snipes announced she was stepping down after 15 years on the job.

The tragedy of Michael Bloomberg’s latest act of mega-philanthropy

For the love of God, if you have $1.8 billion to donate, don’t give it to your alma mater.