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Supreme Court case to test Catholic schools' immunity from employee lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear a pair of cases testing the limits of religious schools to shield themselves from employment lawsuits on First Amendment grounds.

California judge approves PG&E wildfire settlements worth $24B
A bankruptcy court has approved two settlements worth $24.5 billion from California's largest utility to compensate victims of several major wildfires that were caused by problems with its power equipment.

Nearly 15 percent of U.S. teens, adolescents have vaped marijuana
More than 1 in 10 high school seniors vape marijuana, and the percentage of teens who have tried e-cigarettes containing marijuana was nearly 15 percent in 2018, up from just over 11 percent in 2017, new studies say.


CDC: Pet store puppies source of antibiotic-resistant germ outbreak
Puppies in pet stores appear to have transmitted a dangerous, antibiotic-resistant germ that's sickened 30 people across 13 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned.


Grain bin deaths spike this fall as farmers rush late harvest
As farmers across the country rush to clear last year's grain from their bins, the number of grain bin deaths is spiking.

Very few migrants seek return to native country, poll shows
Very few migrants around the world say they would want to return to their home nations, or even to a third country, according to a new Gallup survey Tuesday.

Ford injects $1.45B in Michigan plants, creating 3,000 jobs
Ford announced Tuesday it's investing more than $1.45 billion and creating 3,000 new jobs at its plants in southeast Michigan.

U.S. executions near 'historic' low, reflect 20-year trend, report says
The United States executed 22 people in 2019, making this the fifth consecutive year in which there were fewer than 30 convicts put to death, according to a year-end report released Tuesday.

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Nearly 50K U.S. deaths per year linked to opioid use
The number of deaths attributed to opioid abuse in the United States increased by 500 percent between 2000 and 2017, according to a study linking nearly 50,000 deaths per year to opioid-based painkillers.