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The return of methamphetamine is overwhelming police, ERs and treatment centers — especially west of the Mississippi. But, unlike opioid dependency, meth addiction has no reliable treatment.

A majority of Americans say special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation was fair, but about half of registered voters say it will not be an important factor in how they vote for president in 2020.

Laura Hardin says after years of knowing each other, she and her husband were excited to have sex. But there was some trial and error.

The special counsel’s letter to the attorney general may show a split over characterizations of the investigation’s conclusions. It comes before Barr meets the Senate and House Judiciary Committees.

Three of the injured are in critical condition. Authorities say they have one suspect in custody and there is no reason to believe anyone else was involved.

After three weeks of testimony, jurors deliberated for 11 hours. The case involved a woman who called 911 to report a possible crime and was shot when, unarmed, she approached the police car.

The U.S. is in the midst of a record-breaking measles epidemic. What brought us here, who is most at risk and what do you need to know now?

President Trump heralded Foxconn’s plan to build a big plant near Milwaukee, eventually creating 13,000 jobs. But the project has stalled and been downsized and is again in the political crosshairs.

The president called for measures to close what he calls the asylum “loophole” amid a spike in border crossings. Critics say the proposal is an attack on vulnerable migrants.

Will AI in health care create a two-tiered system in which poorer people will be seen by a computer instead of a doctor? That’s one concern about the burgeoning technology.

Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. nearly 20 years ago. But with this year’s record-setting outbreak, are we close to measles making a sustained comeback?

Democratic congressional leaders called the White House meeting “very constructive,” but the big question remains unanswered. The parties will reconvene in a few weeks to discuss funding options.

Tootsie, Beetlejuice and The Prom round up the Tony category for best musical, while The Ferryman, Gary, Ink, Choir Boy and What the Constitution Means to Me are all up for best play.

The World Health Organization tallied over 112,000 measles cases in the first quarter of 2019 — up more than 300% compared with the same period in 2018.

The lawsuit seeks to prevent Deutsche Bank and Capital One from responding to subpoenas from two House panels seeking personal financial documents related to the president, his family and his company.

Saying, “We are making history,” Venezuela’s opposition leader makes his boldest attempt yet to oust President Nicolás Maduro. On Tuesday, Juan Guaidó declared that “Operation Freedom” has begun.

The parents of the man accused in the attack on the Poway synagogue in San Diego have condemned the attack as shocking and evil. A family attorney says they will not pay for his legal defense.

Japan’s defeat in World War II “produced in him strong feelings against war and its chaos,” says a childhood friend. Akihito has expressed deep remorse at home and abroad for Japan’s wartime actions.

China reportedly needs 4 million donkey hides a year for the traditional medicine ejiao. They’re importing hides from poor countries — and dealing a blow to people whose livelihood depends on donkeys.

The 85-year-old emperor is the first to retire in more than 200 years. His son, the Crown Prince Naruhito, will become emperor on Wednesday.

The Nobel laureate who co-created the way our nation measures home prices says that over the long run, they don’t increase much. And when they do, it can mean a bubble. Are we in one now?

Concerned about the makeup of the Supreme Court, abortion-rights advocates are pushing for state legislation to protect abortion rights throughout pregnancy, in some cases into the third trimester.

The former vice president said Monday, “We need a president who works for all Americans.” A key labor union hosted the event, which focused on economic issues of concern to middle-class voters.

A U.S. Army veteran discussed online his desire to avenge the New Zealand mosque attacks and professed to be inspired by martyrdom. He allegedly intended to strike a planned white supremacist rally.

The gun rights group faces pressure to address allegations of financial mismanagement. The New York attorney general is investigating and the president said it needs to “get its act together quickly.”

The 20th annual report identifies 16 countries that engaged in or tolerated egregious violations. It also names five entities as violators of religious freedom, including ISIS and the Taliban.

8chan is a site where like-minded people gather to talk about cartoons, Game of Thrones and neo-Nazi ideology. Suspects in shootings at a U.S. synagogue and New Zealand mosques had used the site.

The departure of the Justice Department’s number two leader has been expected for months. Rosenstein has described himself as someone dealt a bad hand, one he played the best he could.

A photojournalist pictures of the toll of Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique reveal moments of despair — and yet a quiet determination to rebuild.

The man who is purportedly Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi acknowledges the recent major defeat of ISIS in Baghouz, Syria.

Speaking to shareholders and the press, Dennis Muilenburg defended Boeing’s planes and processes. But he admitted a software system and its activation were a “common link” in two recent crashes.

The snake struck a 9-year-old hiker at dusk on a nature trail in Illinois. Expensive antivenin and a helicopter ride to the hospital led to big bills that struck her parents a few weeks later.