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Jayde Newton helps to set up cardboard gravestones with the names of victims of opioid abuse outside the courthouse where the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy is taking place. (Seth Wenig/AP)

Supreme Court blocks $6 billion Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal

Purdue Pharma is the maker of Oxycontin. Payments to opioid victims will be put on hold.

'The Gun Machine' Ep. 6: How the NRA came into power

How did the NRA become influential enough to pressure Congress for laws that benefit gun companies?

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson throws a pass during practice at the team's training facility in May in Ohio. The NFL suspended Watson for six games on Monday for violating its personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct.

Deshaun Watson is suspended for 6 games over sexual misconduct

The NFL confirmed the Browns quarterback is being suspended for violating the league's personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas.

How A Used Bottle Becomes A New Bottle, In 6 GIFS

Recycling old bottles into new bottles is surprisingly complex. We visited a recycling plant and a bottle factory to see the whole process.

From Grief Comes A Mission To Make Estate Planning Less Daunting

A Seattle widow's one-stop estate planning advice blog was inspired by her own paperwork frustrations after her husband's death. Chanel Reynolds offers a checklist of documents to prepare, a will template and a list of details to write down, like passwords to online accounts.

Richard Cordray, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, is stepping down as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Richard Cordray Stepping Down As Head Of U.S. Consumer Protection Agency

The embattled director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says he will resign by the end of November. Cordray was a frequent target of Republican lawmakers for his tough stance on banks

Members of the 320th Missile Squadron missile combat crew work through a scenario in the 90th Operations Support Squadron's Missile Procedure Trainer on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., in June 2014. The MPT is a simulator that allows missile crews to practice contingencies they might face while on alert.

Report: U.S. Nuclear System Relies On Outdated Technology Such As Floppy Disks

The Government Accountability Office report also finds that the nuclear system is coordinated on a 1970s-era computer. The parts are so obsolete that it's difficult to find replacements.

'The Post': Pentagon Papers Put The Press Under Pressure

Steven Spielberg's account of the publication of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 is melodrama, but Bob Mondello says it's urgent — and effective.

Immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, known as "Dreamers," listen to the kick off of the Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in 2012.

6 Things To Know About Trump's Reversal On 'Dreamers'

The Trump administration said Thursday night it would not immediately remove protections from so-called "Dreamers" who were brought to the country illegally as children.

Jan. 6 editorials suggest Murdoch has tired of Trump

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post published separate, searing editorials about former President Trump's failure to act during the siege of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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