opiod addiction

A trial on whether pharmacy chain Walgreens bears responsibility for the opioid crisis started Monday in Florida on the heels of opening statements last week in another opioid trial in West Virginia. The cases are pressing ahead even as companies have been settling many of the claims filed by state and local governments across the U.S.

When someone dies unexpectedly or unnaturally, a medical examiner is often called in to review what happened. A new report from King County shows how the…

Correction: A previous version of this story stated an incorrect number of deaths of homeless people investigated by the medical examiner. The correct…