Larry Fenn

Associated Press

In this July 1, 2013 file photo, is the exterior of the Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals office in St. Louis.

Generic Drugmakers Sold Most Opioids During Overdose Crisis

Court documents reveal a company culture that allowed Mallinckrodt to become one of the giants of the prescription opioid market.

In this June 5, 2018, file photo, rolls of steel are shown in Baytown, Texas. Despite President Donald Trump's tough talk on trade, his administration has granted hundreds of companies permission to import millions of tons of steel made in China, Japan and other countries without paying the hefty tariff he put in place to protect U.S. manufacturers and jobs, according to an Associated Press analysis.

Feds Are Waiving Millions in Steel Tariffs

The Commerce Department has approved tariff exemption requests from 370 companies for up to 4.1 million tons of foreign steel.

In this Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 file photo, large storage tanks situated in retention ponds are surrounded by rainwater left behind by Tropical Storm Harvey at ExxonMobil's refinery in Baytown, Texas. Companies have reported that roughly two dozen storage tanks holding crude oil, gasoline and other fuels collapsed or otherwise failed during Harvey, spilling a combined 140,000 gallons of fuel, according to an Associated Press analysis of state and federal accident databases. Federal rules require companies to be prepared for spills, but don't require them to take any specific measures to secure the massive fuel storage tanks at refineries and oil production sites that are prone to float and break during floods.

Tanks Spilled 145K Gal of Fuel

The tank failures follow years of warnings that the Houston area's petrochemical industry was ill-prepared for a major storm.