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Some health plans in Massachusetts are putting tighter limits on painkiller prescriptions. Others are hiring their own social workers to help customers who struggle with opioid abuse quit for good.

After the Patriots' Microsoft Surface tablets briefly stopped working during the AFC Championship game, the tech company is getting the wrong kind of publicity.

Some of the times registered by the robot built by two engineers in Kansas City are under 1.2 seconds; they'll go for a world record next week.

The PEN/Allen award is given annually to big-name authors who embody the organization's mission "to oppose repression in any form." Rowling is a frequent target — and vocal opponent — of censorship.

The settlement means Erica Kinsman, who accused the Tampa Bay and former Florida State University quarterback of rape in 2012, will drop her Title IX lawsuit against the university.

The Danish government is determined to persuade asylum seekers not to come to Denmark. Its plan to order police to seize cash and valuables from asylum seekers is sparking an outcry.

The deadline for buying 2016 health insurance through healthcare.gov is days away. And Montana’s Commissioner of Insurance warns that consumers should…

It's the largest city in the U.S. to commit to using only renewable energy. And even though stakeholders are on board, trouble could be brewing over how to implement the plan.

The Zika virus, which has been blamed for birth defects, is spread by a type of mosquito that is found in every country in the Western Hemisphere, except Canada where the weather is too cold.

The Shanghai Composite was down more than 6 percent, hitting the lowest level in about 14 months. Slumping oil prices and currency fears added to investors' worries.