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For the first time, drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have topped 100,000

NPR's A Martinez talks to Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, about the record opioid overdoses in the country.

Week in politics: Russia and China align; RNC justifies Jan. 6; job growth

The leaders of Russia and China solidified their ties, and the Republican National Committee suggested the Jan. 6 riots were "legitimate political discourse."

Almanac - Wednesday 6/24/20

It's Inti Raymi, an Inca winter solstice celebration...Today is Wednesday, the 24th of June of 2020It is the 176th day of the year.190 days remain until…

A bag of assorted pills and prescription drugs dropped off for disposal is displayed during the Drug Enforcement Administration's 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day earlier this year in Los Angeles. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100,000 people died of a drug overdose from April 2020 to April 2021.

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have topped 100,000 for the first time

The Biden administration scrambles to respond as new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show overdose deaths surged to more than 100,000 fatalities.

Almanac - Tuesday 6/23/20

Today is Typewriter Day...It's Tuesday, the 23rd of June of 2020It is the 175th day of the year.191 days remain until the end of the year.91 days until…

Almanac - Monday 6/22/20

Today is Take Your Cat To Work Day...Today is Monday, the 22nd of June of 2020It is the 174th day of the year.192 days remain until the end of the year.92…

Bay Area Headlines: Wednesday, 6/2/21 AM

California's Reparations Task Force Begins Its Work / San Francisco Mayor London Breed Announces Proposed Budget / San Jose Food Pantry Demand Remaining High / Oakland City Council Authorizes $5 Million For Homeless Services / Conservation Group Plants Thousands Of Milkweed Plants To Encourage Monarch Butterfly Populations

ACC Follows NCAA In Pulling Championships From North Carolina

The Atlantic Coast Conference decided to pull many post-season tournaments out of North Carolina this season due to a controversial state law. This move follows the NCAA decision to remove college championship games out of the state.

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, sworn in last week as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says she will focus on improving Americans' access to health care. Any discussions of shoring up Medicare funding, she says, should also entail strengthening the program's benefits.

Expanding Health Coverage Is Top Priority For New Head Of Medicare/Medicaid

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says she'll focus her time in charge on getting more Americans insured.

Almanac - Friday 6/19/20

Happy Juneteenth!Today is Friday June 19, 2020.It is the 171st day of the year.195 days remain until the end of the year.Summer Solstice in the Northern…

Almanac - Thursday 6/18/20

Today is Go Fishing Day, Sushi Day, and Picnic Day...It's Thursday, the 18th of June of 2020.It is the 170th day of the year.196 days remain until the end…

Neera Tanden, nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, is sworn in to testify during a Senate hearing.

Top Positions In Biden Administration Unfilled As Nominees Await Confirmation

Nearly two dozen of the president's nominees await confirmation in the deeply divided Senate.

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