An administration proposal would link what Medicare pays for certain drugs administered in hospitals and doctor’s offices to the prices paid in Europe and other advanced economies.

For the second time in just over two months, famed opera star David Daniels has been accused of drugging and then sexually assaulting a young singer.

J.B. Pritzker, Democratic nominee for governor in Illinois, has broken the record for campaign self-finance. A lot of money is going to advertising, which isn’t making everyone in Illinois happy.

Sahle-Work Zewde, an experienced diplomat, is the first female head of state in Ethiopia’s modern history. Women also now constitute half of the country’s Cabinet ministers.

Meth is back “with a vengeance,” police say. Now made mostly by superlabs in Mexico, it is stronger, cheaper and more prevalent, cutting across demographic barriers and sparking serious crime.

The Saudis have changed course again on what they say happened to Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi, who was last seen alive walking into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.

The Department of Homeland Security requested the troops. President Trump says he is intent on stopping any people in a migrant caravan from crossing the U.S. border.

Researchers look at countries that have prohibited corporal punishment for kids and their rate of youth violence.

Tinian Mayor Joey San Nicolas said the island in the Marianas “has been devastated.” He added, “Many homes have been destroyed.”

The plants that nourish us won’t disappear entirely. But they may have to move to higher, cooler latitudes. Some places may find it harder to grow anything at all, because there’s not enough water.

A brain structure that helps us walk in a straight line also appears to play a central role in emotional control and decision-making. The findings about the cerebellum challenge years of dogma.

On his best behavior at a subdued rally Wednesday, the president left out insults of three Democratic targets. But a Thursday tweet pointed a finger at “purposely false and inaccurate reporting.”

Election equipment is in fine condition, but voters face many hurdles in getting to the ballot box.

The U.S. market wiped out its 2018 gains on Wednesday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index sank sharply on the open but leveled off, regaining some lost ground.

The former vice president and the Raging Bull actor joined others who’ve traded political jabs with President Trump and who have been sent potentially explosive packages.

Najib Razak was charged in connection with the 1MDB scandal, involving the alleged misuse of more than $1.5 billion. He pleaded not guilty to the 21 charges he faces.

In their closing arguments to voters, Democrats are attacking Republicans for trying to roll back popular Obamacare provisions. Republicans are shooting back with a focus on pre-existing conditions.

Despite a reputation for being suspicious of government and outsiders, some rural residents now say state funds are needed to help fix the big economic and drug problems faced by small towns.

Members of a far-right group were charged for violently attacking counterprotesters, journalists and one police officer at political rallies across the state.

The president addressed the recent wave of suspicious packages targeting prominent Democrats and CNN at the beginning of a campaign rally in Wisconsin Wednesday night.

As thousands of migrants move toward the U.S., these are the programs President Trump is threatening to cut in retaliation.

Again, going to the bullpen in the fifth inning turns a close game for the Dodgers into a two-run Red Sox lead, and Boston’s pitchers retire the final 16 Los Angeles batters for a 4-2 win in Game 2.

Many voters in Tennessee see illegal immigration as one of their biggest concerns. It has become a key issue as Tennesseans prepare to vote in a hotly disputed Senate race.

Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens in the Northern Mariana Islands got lashed with winds of Category 5 intensity. The storm’s vast scale and rapid escalation stunned meteorologists.

President Trump signed a bipartisan legislative package that will take steps to combat and prevent drug use and overdoses in America.

Discussing a killing that has caused some to view him with suspicion, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said at the “Davos in the Desert” investment forum that it “cannot be justified.”

Women across India have recently been going public about sexual assault and harassment. Many say they draw strength from the struggle of one woman: Bhanwari Devi.

Karl Racine ordered the probe after the archdiocese released a list of priests “credibly” accused of child sex abuse over a decades-long period.

Jumpei Yasuda was taken hostage by al-Nusra Front, the al-Qaida affiliate in Syria, in 2015. Japanese officials say he was freed on Tuesday and is now in Turkey.

“America First” has been a Trump mantra for years. The suggestion that the U.S. has been fleeced by foreigners has been his appeal to all those who find talk of “globalism” unsettling or threatening.

Democrats plan to launch oversight investigations of the Trump administration — a congressional duty that House Republicans resisted.

Heller is considered the most vulnerable Republican in the 2018 midterms. He’s defending his vote on the GOP health care bill and touting a close relationship with the president.

Overdose deaths started to level off near the end of 2017 and are “finally bending in the right direction,” says Alex Azar, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, citing early data.

The storm has been rapidly downgraded after making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane. It is forecast to dissipate by Wednesday afternoon.