Pharmaceutical industry regulation
FILE - This March 1, 2017, file photo shows Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden during an interview in Boise, Idaho. A congressional committee heard grievances Tuesday, June 8, 2021, against the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma amid a longshot effort to advance legislation that would keep them from using the corporate bankruptcy process as a shield for personal liability. Wasden said the Sacklers are standing in the way of seeking justice for the victims of opioid addiction and their families. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)
Democrats push bill aimed at family that owns Purdue Pharma

By Geoff Mulvihill Jun. 08, 2021 05:43 PM EDT

Inter Milan fans celebrate and shout slogans in Piazza Duomo square in front of the gothic cathedral after Inter Milan won its first Serie A title in more than a decade after second-placed Atalanta drew 1-1 at Sassuolo, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Atalanta needed to win to avoid Inter mathematically clinching the title with four matches remaining. It was Inter's first trophy since 2011 and the first Serie A title since 2010. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
The Latest: Sri Lanka receives 1st batch of Sputnik V shots

By The Associated Press May. 03, 2021 01:54 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, center, delivers his State of the State speech to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature as then Senate President Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, left, and then Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham listen. On Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, Dunleavy is set to deliver his State of the State address remotely, from his office in Anchorage, because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Penn, File)
Alaska governor talks gaming, economy in annual address

By Becky Bohrer Jan. 29, 2021 12:20 AM EST

Sri Lankan municipal workers wait to receive bodies of COVID-19 victims at a cemetery in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Sri Lanka on Friday approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 amid warnings from doctors that front-line health workers should be quickly inoculated to stop the system from collapsing. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lanka approves vaccine amid warnings of virus spread

By Krishan Francis Jan. 22, 2021 03:07 AM EST

Idaho AG reaches gas price settlement with 3 fuel retailers

Nov. 30, 2020 01:12 PM EST
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three Idaho gas retailers have reached a settlement agreement with Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden after Wasden's office launched an...

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 13, 2014 file photo, AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot leaves the British Parliament's Business Innovation and Skills Committee after a hearing in central London. Two firms developing COVID-19 vaccines say pharmaceutical companies are trying to give the public as much information as possible about their testing regimes as drugmakers and public health officials seek to boost confidence that any approved vaccine will be safe. AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot and Paul Stoffels, chief scientific officer of Johnson & Johnson, said Thursday Sept. 24, 2020, that they recognize the coronavirus emergency demands increased transparency from vaccine developers to ensure the public has faith in the end product. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
Drug companies work jointly to boost vaccine confidence

By Danica Kirka And Maria Cheng Sep. 24, 2020 07:06 AM EDT

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, right, listens as Nicole Smith-Holt, right, and her husband, James Holt Jr., parents of Alec Smith, address the media Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in St. Paul, Minn. as Minnesota's new law mandating that drug makers provide emergency and longer-term insulin supplies to diabetics who can't afford them went into effect. Their 26-year-old son Alec died of diabetic complications in 2017 because he was forced to ration his supply of the drug. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Minnesota governor, insulin activists blast industry lawsuit

By Steve Karnowski Jul. 01, 2020 06:05 PM EDT

Global stocks decline...Drug maker secures first agreements for a COVID-19 vaccine...Wuhan bans wild animal consumption

May. 21, 2020 06:40 AM EDT
UNDATED (AP) — Global stock markets have declined today after Japanese exports plunged and Chinese trade tensions with Washington and Australia worsened. In...