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OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. The global business consulting firm McKinsey & Company has agreed to a $573 million settlement over its role in the opioid crisis.

Consulting Giant McKinsey To Settle States' Opioid Claims For $573 Million

McKinsey is the latest major American corporation to face legal, financial and public relations peril stemming from its role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.

The Internal Revenue Service is pictured in April 2020 in Washington, D.C. The IRS has faced huge challenges in recent years, and new coronavirus relief bills introduce new complexity to the agency's work.

Coronavirus Relief Bill Is A 'Heavy Lift' For Already-Strained IRS

The Internal Revenue Service, which has seen budget and staff cuts in recent years, is responsible for carrying out several key provisions of the legislation signed by President Biden this week.

Xiao Zhen Xie, 75, is recovering after she was punched by a man in San Francisco. Her family says that despite being hurt, she fought back to defend herself.

Asian Grandmother Who Smacked Her Attacker With A Board Donates Nearly $1 Million

The money will be donated to help defuse racism against the Asian American community. Xiao Zhen Xie's grandson wrote, "She insists on making this decision saying this issue is bigger than Her."

Researchers say they may have found a reason for a rare blood clotting condition that has occurred in some people who received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

European Scientists Zero In On AstraZeneca Blood Clot Link

A rare blood clotting condition has occurred in some people after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. If the new research is correct, it could mean that blood clots could be easily treated.

40,000 Evacuated, At Least 2 Dead In Massive Australian Floods

Torrential rain has inundated parts of Australia, forcing evacuations and sending waterfalls down the side of the country's majestic — and normally arid — Uluru rocks.

The Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus on March 26, 2020.

Ohio House Adds Tax Cut, More Money For Schools To DeWine's Budget Proposal

Republicans in the Ohio House have added a tax cut and changes to school funding to Gov. Mike DeWine’s two year budget. And they’ve made some other...

Gov. Mike DeWine at his daily coronavirus press conference on Sunday, March 23, 2020.

Ohio Ending Mass Gathering Ban As Part Of Simplified Health Order

Ohio is issuing a new, streamlined health order that encompasses its guidance on mass gatherings and other COVID-19 restrictions. Gov. Mike DeWine announced the new order at a press conference Monday, calling it a return to "basics."

Columbus Considers Partnership With COTA Amid Nationwide Bus Driver Shortage

Schools nationwide are experiencing a shortage in bus drivers, and Columbus City Schools is no exception to the trend. That’s why transportation officials in the district proposed busing high schoolers on COTA buses and K-8th grade students on school buses in the fall.

A gas station attendant stands next to a newspaper headline in Pretoria, South Africa, on Saturday. The new omicron variant has spread from South Africa to parts of Europe, and as far as Hong Kong.

How vaccine-makers plan to address the new COVID-19 omicron variant

A new coronavirus variant, first discovered in South Africa, has begun to spread around the globe. Vaccine producers say they're working to get ahead of the new strain.

Bush Crisscrosses Former Soviet Union

President Bush and other world leaders joined Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's Red Square Monday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. Bush wraps up his five-day trip with a stop in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, where the "Rose Revolution" diminished Russian influence.

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