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Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion, Justice Department officials announced Wednesday.

New confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations hit new highs in West Virginia over the past week as outbreaks grew in some of the most rural pockets of the state. Also, Gov. Jim Justice has announced the state has submitted its COVID-19 vaccine plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for review and approval.

The last county in West Virginia to report a confirmed case of the coronavirus is now deemed the most critical by state health officials due to a recent increase in cases.

Emmy-nominated television actress Conchata Ferrell, who was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and graduated from Marshall University, has died at 77.

The municipal resolution highlights authorities like American Public Health Association and the American Medical Association which have recognized that racism is an urgent threat to public health in the U.S.

The Taliban has suspended talks over a possible exchange of Taliban and U.S. prisoners due to the "complexity" of the situation in Afghanistan, the militant group said on Sunday.

A 55-year-old restaurant manager died and more than two dozen others were taken to hospitals Saturday after being overcome by carbon monoxide at a New York mall, police said.

The stakes were high and the vote was close as Boeing production workers agreed to concede some benefits in order to secure assembly of the new 777X airplane for the Puget Sound region.