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Most of the millions taking prescription painkillers are older than 45, research shows, and there's been a recent increase in drug overdose deaths among people over 55. Drug mixing is partly to blame.

The World Health Organization is wrapping up an emergency meeting with officials in West Africa about the Ebola virus. Local health ministries are saying they don't have enough funds to help contain what is now the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak on record.

Some financial experts want to bring back tontines, a retirement planning tool. People pool their cash to buy a bond that makes regular payments. The catch: You have to be alive to collect the payout.

Indonesia is struggling to deliver aid to people who survived an earthquake that killed more than 5,400 people over the weekend. At least 22 countries have pledged to help relief efforts. At the same time, Indonesian authorities continue to watch for the eruption of an active volcano in the area. And six more human cases of bird flu have been reported.

The Army may have met its recruiting target for July, but the year-to-date goals have not been met. The Army Reserve and the National Guard have also suffered shortfalls in their recruiting missions. Can the United States continue to rely on an all-volunteer army? Melissa Block talks with Laurence Korb, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

North Korea's official news agency says nearly 190,000 people are being isolated for treatment across the country.

Authorities in Indonesia now say at least 26 people died in three separate suicide bombings at restaurants on the resort island of Bali. More than 120 people were injured. The attacks are being blamed on the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah.

The task force will meet again and hold a series of meetings as a report is due by June with a reparations proposal due by July 2023 for the Legislature to consider turning into law.

Starlink is illegal in Iran, but people are still using the satellite internet service to get around the government's internet shutdown.

Marchers gathered Sunday in downtown L.A. against the Iranian crackdown on the protests that have taken place over recent weeks.