Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over Oxycontin Sales Critics say the settlement doesn't hold company executives or members of the Sackler family accountable for their aggressive marketing of Oxycontin which helped fuel the nation's opioid epidemic. Brian Mann
Antitrust Suit Accuses Google Of Abusing Its Dominance Over Rivals NPR's Noel King talks to Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge about the antitrust lawsuit against Google filed by the Justice Department and 11 state attorneys general.
Wall Street Is A Big Source Of Campaign Cash For Democrats The two major political parties raise money differently. Republicans tend to get more money from older industries such as energy and manufacturing. Democrats do better with technology and health care. Jim Zarroli
Even The Most Successful Women Are Sidelining Careers For Family In Pandemic The unequal division of household work leads to the "mom penalty." For highly educated, high-income women, it means giving up on promotions, future earning power and giving up roles as future leaders. Andrea Hsu
Google Abuses Its Monopoly Power Over Search, Justice Department Says In Lawsuit The antitrust lawsuit against Google is the most significant action the federal government has taken against a technology company in two decades. Google calls the lawsuit "deeply flawed." Shannon Bond
The Wealthy Getting Less Scrutiny On Taxes Reports that President Trump paid little to no taxes in the last 20 years spotlighted the IRS's lax enforcement. As the agency strains under budget cuts, rich people are less likely to be audited. Scott Horsley
China's Economy Bounces Back As Pandemic Is Brought Under Control With the coronavirus pandemic still raging globally, China will be the only major economy in the world to post positive growth this year. Emily Feng
Outbreak Voices: A Hawaiian Man's Journey From DJ To Farmer Thomas Kahikina Ching of Kailua Kona, Hawaii, lost his jobs because of the pandemic and decided to grow his own food. He explains how he went from DJ and tour guide to backyard farmer.
'I'm Still Unemployed': Millions In Dire Situation As Savings Start To Run Out Many unemployed Americans have been tapping into their savings to pay bills. But those savings are going fast, and hopes for a new round of pandemic relief before the election are fading. Scott Horsley
Pandemic Forces More Women To Leave The Workforce More than 800,000 American women dropped out of the labor force last month — a significantly larger number than men. For many, the move didn't happen by choice. Brianna Scott