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Suboxone, a medicine to treat opioid addiction, helps people struggling with substance abuse by blocking their cravings and physical withdrawal symptoms.

Addiction Treatment Gap Is Driving A Black Market For Suboxone

This medicine to treat opioid addiction is hard to come by — only a fraction of doctors can prescribe it. So some people trying to quit a heroin habit are turning to the black market for help.

The entrance to the Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, Md., which Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh attended. The allegations of drinking and sexual misconduct swirling around Kavanaugh have prompted a new round of soul-searching at elite prep schools.

Kavanaugh Allegations Prompt Some Prep Schools To Examine Their Culture

One 1980s graduate of an elite prep school remembers witnessing what kids used to call a "lineup." It was such a toxic culture of power and privilege, she says, many guys didn't even try to hide it.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, talks on a phone while walking to a room on Capitol Hill to read the report on the supplemental FBI investigation into Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

What's Next In The Kavanaugh Confirmation Fight?

Maine Republican Susan Collins said Friday she would vote for Brett Kavanaugh to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. So what happened, and what now?

Shayna Texter (52) leads top-level AFT Singles riders Ben Low (20), Kevin Stollings and 2018 series champ Dan Bromley (62) out of a Canterbury Park corner during last week's Minnesota Mile AFT event.

'Hold Your Breath,' American Flat Track Racing Mounts A Comeback

More than 3 million people this year watched flat track motorcycle racing, thanks in large part to two unlikely characters.

Throughout the Senate confirmation period, protesters have rallied against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Christine Blasey Ford and others have alleged that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted them decades ago.

After One Year Of Headlines, #MeToo Is Everywhere

Twelve months after the reporting that brought down Harvey Weinstein, the movement to address sexual harassment has permeated the national political and cultural conversation.

DeVos Misses Rulemaking Deadline; Teachers Sue Loan Servicer; Detroit Students Strike

Also in our weekly round of education news: For-profit college regulations stay in place, for now; a new study says to judge low-income schools on growth, not just achievement

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