Health A controversial but effective treatment for meth addiction gains ground Policymakers in California embrace a proven but unorthodox treatment for meth and cocaine addiction: Give people gift cards to stay off the drugs. Ryan Levi
Health The tricky etiquette of parenting in public Your little one is having a meltdown at the park. Everyone is looking at you. What do you do? A psychologist offers parents advice on how to help their kid (and themselves) navigate the chaos. Emily Siner
Health 8 ways to make the future brighter: from battling misinformation to honoring grandmas The U.N. has adopted a lengthy "pact" of items for the world to address for a better tomorrow. We asked global thinkers if they'd like to add anything or give more emphasis to certain agenda items. Marc Silver
Health Storm damage closes N.C. factory that makes vital hospital supplies Remnants of Hurricane Helene shut down a North Carolina factory that supplies critical IV fluids to hospitals across the country. There's no timeline for when production will resume at the facility. Sydney Lupkin
Health As Helene swept through western North Carolina, it flooded a critical factory A factory that makes IV fluids was shut down by damage from the remnants of Hurricane Helene that ripped through North Carolina. The facility could be down for months and could lead to shortages. Sydney Lupkin A Martínez
Health On Bainbridge Island, widower reunites with journalist who told late wife's cancer story 30 years ago Kevin Kniestedt
Health In Asheville, N.C., many residents may be without drinking water for weeks Tropical storm Helene caused 'catastrophic' damage to Asheville’s water treatment and distribution system, cutting off at least 70% of the city’s drinking water supply. Pien Huang
Business 23andMe is on the brink. What happens to all its DNA data? The once-hot Silicon Valley startup has seen its stock’s value decline 99% and is struggling to survive. That has put the spotlight on the genetic data it has on 15 million people. Bobby Allyn
Health Many residents of Asheville, N.C., may be without potable water for weeks Officials in Asheville say the city's water systems were "severely damaged" in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Precise assessments are hard, since roads have washed away. Pien Huang
Health Opioid settlement fund use sparks disagreement in Philadelphia Pennsylvania state officials have told Philadelphia it is spending the money on things that are too off the mark, such as repairing homes, schools and parks in Kensington, a poor neighborhood that the overdose epidemic has ravaged.