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Insys, the maker of fentanyl-based Subsys, agreed to a $225 million settlement with the federal government to resolve criminal and civil investigations of the company's role in the opioid crisis.

Opioid Maker Insys Admits To Bribing Doctors, Agrees To Pay $225 Million Settlement

10:23pm June 05, 2019

by Gabrielle Emanuel

The company agreed to make the payments to resolve federal criminal and civil investigations of its marketing practices. Five of its executives were convicted separately for the same practices.

Cargo trucks pass the secondary fence that divides the United States and Mexico in Otay Mesa, Calif., on May 31. Vice President Pence held a meeting with Mexican officials on Wednesday over threats to raise tariffs on that country.

U.S.-Mexican Tariff Talks Continue As White House Meeting Ends Without A Deal

9:27pm June 05, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

The administration is under pressure from Mexico and top Republicans to back off of a threat to impose tariffs on that country if it does not make an effort to curb illegal immigration.

A newly sworn-in U.S. citizen holds a U.S. flag and documents during a naturalization ceremony in 2018 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.

Judge Delays Review Of 'Serious' Allegations Of Citizenship Question Cover-Up

8:42pm June 05, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

A federal judge in New York says he's not planning to rule on the allegations until after the Supreme Court's likely decision this month on the fate of the census question.

The Southwest Key-Casa Padre Facility in Brownsville, Texas, formerly a Walmart, is one of more than 150 federally contracted shelters for unaccompanied minors that will lose educational and legal programs as a result of the mandate by Health and Human Se

Administration Cuts Education And Legal Services For Unaccompanied Minors

7:25pm June 05, 2019

The Office of Refugee Resettlement is telling migrant shelters to scale back on activities that are "not directly necessary for the protection of life and safety."

U.S. World War II D-Day veteran Tom Rice, from Coronado, Calif., parachutes in a tandem jump into a field in Carentan, Normandy, France, on Wednesday. Approximately 200 parachutists participated in the event, replicating a jump made by U.S. soldiers on Ju

D-Day Vets In Their 90s Parachute Into Normandy 75 Years Later, This Time To Cheers

7:11pm June 05, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Three nonagenarians were among 200 parachutists marking the anniversary of the allied invasion of Europe, June 6, 1944. They leaped into the same fields once occupied by Nazi forces.

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D-Day Veteran Remembers Deadly Battle

6:19pm June 05, 2019

Ray Lambert, one of the few living veterans who fought in the 1944 battle, was in the first wave of U.S. troops to hit Omaha Beach. The army medic returns to Normandy to mark 75 years since D-Day.

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A team of specially trained hunting dogs has been helping conservationists and researchers find rare turtles in Iowa.

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Good Girl! These Dogs Are Helping Save Habitats By Finding Rare Turtles

6:19pm June 05, 2019

by Kate Payne

Iowa researchers have implemented an innovative method to help conserve a species that once thrived on the state's prairies — the ornate box turtle.

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How Gov. Northam's Proposed Gun Control Measures Might Play Out In Virginia

5:56pm June 05, 2019

by Mallory Noe-Payne

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wants his state to pass gun control measures. But after his blackface scandal, does Northam have the political clout he needs?

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A Look At The Impact Of Active Shooter Drills

5:56pm June 05, 2019

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Psychologists and behavioral analysts say that active shooter drills can help prepare people for an emergency, but more elaborate ones can be harmful, especially when they are surprise drills.

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Trump Administration Ends Some Services For Migrant Children In Shelters

5:56pm June 05, 2019

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration is canceling English classes, recreational activities — including soccer and legal aid — for unaccompanied migrant children who are staying in federally-contracted shelters.

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