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The $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma was approved by a federal judge. Now local governments will vote on whether to sign onto the deal. The maker of OxyContin is accused of fueling the country's opioid overdose epidemic. Dr. Celine Gounder joins to discuss.
Opioid deaths in the U.S. are down, but opioid use is up -- both for the same reason. Adam Yamaguchi reports.
More states, territories and Washington, D.C., have signed on to a settlement with drugmaker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over the opioid crisis, officials said.
Michael Kestner, CEO of Pain MD, was convicted of 13 fraud felonies after his company gave patients hundreds of thousands of questionable injections.
Walgreens has agreed to pay the government $300 million to settle claims that it unlawfully filled millions of invalid prescriptions.
Here's why people alleging Purdue Pharma's opioids harmed them may not see much of the proposed $7.4 billion settlement in a bankruptcy case.
Opioid victims are not getting a "fair shake" in potential $7.4 billion settlement, a claimant in the Purdue Pharmacy bankruptcy case says.
The majority of fentanyl exposure cases among teens was characterized as intentional misuse or abuse, according to the study published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
Uncertainty over funding for federal safety net programs may lead some state officials to turn to opioid settlement dollars to make up the difference.
Data shows overdose deaths decreased by 4% between 2022 and 2023. The trend continued into 2024.
The Federal Drug Administration last month approved Journavx, a new kind of non-addictive pain medication. Doctors say Journavx is an important alternative because the power of opioids helped fuel an overdose epidemic and a surge in fentanyl use. Stephanie Stahl reports.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio made several claims at Tuesday night's vice presidential debate. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins with a fact-check on the opioid crisis, immigration and more.
Federal law enforcement officials called the case one of the largest counterfeit pill busts ever in New England.
Harm reduction focuses on preventing drug overdoses and the spread of infectious diseases rather than urging abstinence.
Almost one in five survey responders had lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose, researchers found.
The Drug Enforcement Administration says it seized over 79 million fake pills containing fentanyl in 2023, a more than 33% increase from the year before. To combat the crisis, officials are cracking down on drug traffickers by targeting online retailers selling pill presses. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga explains.
Sierra Ferrell is touring alongside the Avett Brothers and Zach Bryan this summer, but her road to success has been unconventional.
Oregon paved the way as the first state to decriminalize drug use, but overdose deaths have only risen since 2020.
New Mexico is one of the first U.S. states to drug test its public schools' wastewater for a range of opioids and stimulants. Wall Street Journal reporter Sara Randazzo joins CBS News to examine some of the data released earlier in December.
Some states haven't begun using opioid settlement funds intended to help curb the opioid epidemic. Meanwhile, more than 100,000 Americans died of an overdose last year.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case over a settlement for victims of the opioid crisis. Approving the settlement would mean shielding the Sackler family, the former owners of Purdue Pharma, from future lawsuits. Jan Crawford reports.
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 2019 after it faced scores of lawsuits related to the opioid crisis.
But the major pharmacy chain says the filing is part of a plan to bring it back to financial health.
Billy Ortega intentionally mixed fentanyl with cocaine and sold it to five people. Three died.
The Biden administration on Tuesday sanctioned 25 Chinese individuals and entities for their alleged involvement in manufacturing and selling fentanyl. The Justice Department also indicted eight Chinese companies and 12 executives. Demetri Sevastopulo, U.S.-China correspondent for the Financial Times, joins CBS News to unpack the crackdown.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that any military action by the U.S. in the escalating war with Israel would be "very, very dangerous for everybody."
Mahmoud Khalil arrived at Newark Airport after a federal judge ordered his release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Louisiana.
Vice President JD Vance criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom in Los Angeles on Friday, and referred to Sen. Alex Padilla as "José Padilla."
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's announcement comes days after confusion about whether the U.S. government would be assisting American citizens evacuating from Israel.
The arrests were conducted as part of a joint operation between American and Mexican authorities.
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from making drastic cuts to research funding that is provided by the National Science Foundation.
Three people are dead in North Dakota, and tens of thousands are without power in northern Minnesota after powerful winds swept across the upper Midwest Friday and overnight Saturday.
Salvage crews are working on a complex operation to bring a superyacht that sank off Sicily last year ashore for further investigation.
Salt Lake District Attorney Sim Gill's office said Friday that it was unable to decide on charges against Arturo Gamboa, who had been jailed on suspicion of murder following the June 14 shooting.
Multiple batches of chocolate nonpareils produced by Weaver Nut Company, Inc. and sold across the U.S. have been recalled due to potential undeclared milk allergens, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Mahmoud Khalil arrived at Newark Airport after a federal judge ordered his release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Louisiana.
The arrests were conducted as part of a joint operation between American and Mexican authorities.
Salt Lake District Attorney Sim Gill's office said Friday that it was unable to decide on charges against Arturo Gamboa, who had been jailed on suspicion of murder following the June 14 shooting.
Tesla is giving a select group of people the chance to try out its robotaxis this weekend in Austin, Texas.
President Trump entertained the idea of firing Jerome Powell on Friday, a legally untested and contentious move.
Tesla is giving a select group of people the chance to try out its robotaxis this weekend in Austin, Texas.
Kroger said all employees at the affected stores will be offered jobs at other locations.
Meta and sportswear brand Oakley introduced new AI glasses Friday called Oakley Meta HSTN.
Home sale prices are at a record high, but buyers are nevertheless paying below sellers' asking prices, research shows.
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from making drastic cuts to research funding that is provided by the National Science Foundation.
President Trump entertained the idea of firing Jerome Powell on Friday, a legally untested and contentious move.
A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state's public school classrooms is unconstitutional.
President Trump said his intelligence director was "wrong" when she testified Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon.
Harvard can continue hosting foreign students, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Multiple batches of chocolate nonpareils produced by Weaver Nut Company, Inc. and sold across the U.S. have been recalled due to potential undeclared milk allergens, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Sue Baker was told that she had two options after her heart started to fail after years of intervention: Enter palliative care, or try an experimental surgery.
A new report from the CDC shows a jump in high blood pressure deaths linked to excessive drinking.
Little Remedies® Honey Cough Syrup was voluntarily recalled due to the presence of Bacillus cereus, which can cause two types of food-borne illnesses, and loss of shelf-stability.
The facility will breed millions of sterile New World screwworm flies at Moore Air Base, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Wednesday.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's announcement comes days after confusion about whether the U.S. government would be assisting American citizens evacuating from Israel.
The arrests were conducted as part of a joint operation between American and Mexican authorities.
Thanks to DNA sequencing, the discovery of new blood groups has accelerated in recent years.
Footage shared by local media showed billows of smoke coming from the balloon in flames as it hurtled towards the ground in Brazil on Saturday.
Salvage crews are working on a complex operation to bring a superyacht that sank off Sicily last year ashore for further investigation.
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Grace Potter formed her first band in college before her successful solo career. In 2008, before her Grammy nods and sold-out tours, she recorded a solo album in Los Angeles with a legendary producer and elite studio musicians. That album was never released — until Potter finally convinced the label to release the long-awaited treasure last month. From "Medicine," here is Grace Potter with "Paris."
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Grace Potter formed her first band in college before her successful solo career. In 2008, before her Grammy nods and sold-out tours, she recorded a solo album in Los Angeles with a legendary producer and elite studio musicians. That album was never released — until Potter finally convinced the label to release the long-awaited treasure last month. From "Medicine," here is Grace Potter with "Medicine."
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Grace Potter has had a successful solo career. In 2008, before her Grammy nods and sold-out tours, she recorded a solo album in Los Angeles with a legendary producer and elite studio musicians. That album was never released -— until Potter finally convinced the label to release the long-awaited treasure last month. From "Medicine," here is Grace Potter with "Before the Sky Falls."
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lukas Nelson releases his solo album "American Romance" and opens up to Anthony Mason about the personal journey that inspired him to step away from his father Willie Nelson's tour and his band Promise of the Real.
In his new memoir "Comedy Samurai," legendary writer and director Larry Charles opens up about working behind the scenes of some of TV and film's most daring comedies, from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" to "Entourage."
"Godfather of AI" Yoshua Bengio said concerns about the technology are not just about it taking jobs, but also the risks of training it to imitate humans. Tech journalist Yasmin Khorram has more on its "sociopathic tendencies."
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says artificial intelligence will lead to fewer corporate jobs at the company. Technology journalist Jacob Ward, host of "The Rip Current" podcast, joins CBS News to discuss how AI is already reshaping the workforce.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
In a medical first, surgeons at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston successfully performed a fully robotic heart transplant on a 45-year-old patient. He now says he's living a brand-new life. Janet Shamlian reports.
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, said he expects the company to reduce its workforce over the next few years as it rolls out more generative AI and agents.
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from making drastic cuts to research funding that is provided by the National Science Foundation.
Thanks to DNA sequencing, the discovery of new blood groups has accelerated in recent years.
Researchers conducted the first systematic review of policies around the U.S. to limit plastic bag use.
A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company's Starbase facility on the Texas Gulf Coast. It's an apparent major setback for the program.
Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Honda, has successfully tested an experimental reusable rocket, the company says, as it seeks to expand into the space sector.
The arrests were conducted as part of a joint operation between American and Mexican authorities.
José González Valencia, brother-in-law of the fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as "El Mencho," was sentenced Friday to 30 years in U.S. federal prison following his 2017 arrest.
More details are emerging about a man's apparent attempt to enter Memphis Mayor Paul Young's home. CBS News' Nicole Vadles reports.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' former assistant, Brendan Paul, testified Friday in the music mogul's sex trafficking and racketeering trial. He is expected to be one of the prosecutors' final witnesses. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has the latest details.
Recently unsealed court documents shed more light on the mindset and actions of the man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.
SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded in Texas on Wednesday night as it was preparing for a test launch. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has the details.
A SpaceX Starship exploded at a launch site in Texas Wednesday night, bursting into a massive fireball.
A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company's Starbase facility on the Texas Gulf Coast. It's an apparent major setback for the program.
The solar flare peaked at 5:49 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory said.
Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Honda, has successfully tested an experimental reusable rocket, the company says, as it seeks to expand into the space sector.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
Protests against the Trump administration took place across the U.S. Saturday. The demonstrations were held to mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
In August 2015, former FBI agent Tom Martens and his daughter Molly Corbett admitted killing her Irish-born husband Jason Corbett, insisting they beat him in self-defense
The Tennessee Trojans, the Atlanta Truth and the Mississippi Panthers are just three of the growing number of teams in the Women's National Football Conference, the first women's tackle football league. The league's championship will be broadcast to a national audience today for the first time. Here's how the players are redefining the sport.
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Grace Potter formed her first band in college before her successful solo career. In 2008, before her Grammy nods and sold-out tours, she recorded a solo album in Los Angeles with a legendary producer and elite studio musicians. That album was never released — until Potter finally convinced the label to release the long-awaited treasure last month. From "Medicine," here is Grace Potter with "Paris."
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Grace Potter formed her first band in college before her successful solo career. In 2008, before her Grammy nods and sold-out tours, she recorded a solo album in Los Angeles with a legendary producer and elite studio musicians. That album was never released — until Potter finally convinced the label to release the long-awaited treasure last month. From "Medicine," here is Grace Potter with "Medicine."
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Grace Potter has had a successful solo career. In 2008, before her Grammy nods and sold-out tours, she recorded a solo album in Los Angeles with a legendary producer and elite studio musicians. That album was never released -— until Potter finally convinced the label to release the long-awaited treasure last month. From "Medicine," here is Grace Potter with "Before the Sky Falls."
On the first day of summer, authorities are warning about a dangerous heat wave that will affect much of the country. Triple-digit temperatures are set to break records. The heat will rise this weekend and last through the week.