Some states, towns skeptical over proposed opioid settlement

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to settle some 2,000 lawsuits over their contribution to theRead More

Mysterious Iran rocket blast draws Trump tweet, Tehran taunt

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The unexplained explosion of a rocket at an Iranian space center grew more mysterious Saturday as President Donald TrumpRead More

Massachusetts Democrats eye possible Kennedy/Markey face-off

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy is planning to attend two Labor Day breakfasts Monday — one in West Boylston and another in BostonRead More

Trump at golf club after going to Camp David to track storm

STERLING, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump is at his private Virginia golf club as Hurricane Dorian is on track to threaten the Southeast coastline.Read More

Trump says he had the right to tweet Iran satellite photo

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he had “the absolute right” to tweet a photo of an apparent explosion at an Iranian space center.Read More

Trump: Secretary out after talking about his children

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his secretary was dismissed after making indiscreet remarks about his children and saying things that “were just aRead More

Biden defends faulty telling of military heroism story

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday defended his faulty description of a tale of military heroism and his interactions withRead More

Trump eyes mental institutions as answer to gun violence

WASHINGTON (AP) — When shots rang out last year at a high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving 17 people dead, President Donald Trump quickly turnedRead More

Trump declares new Space Command key to American defense

WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring space crucial to the nation’s defense, President Donald Trump said Thursday the Pentagon has established U.S. Space Command to preserve AmericanRead More

Biden opens new attack line on Trump: ‘cruelty’ to children

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden opened a new line of attack Thursday on Donald Trump, accusing the Republican president of deliberateRead More