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By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the…

AP WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the risk of infections that could lead to…

By ANITA SNOW - Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Entrances to national parks will be blocked and thousands of park rangers will be furloughed if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement this…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No shorts on the Senate floor.The Senate voted Wednesday evening to reverse an informal guidance issued by Senate Majority Leader…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and TARA COPP - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits…

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off mail-order access to a drug used in the most common…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared again Wednesday that he plans to finish his term as leader despite freezing up at…

AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma and is undergoing…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an…