Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, served turkey and dressing to hundreds of soldiers during an unannounced visit to Iraq over the weekend. In addition to delivering an early Thanksgiving message at Al Asad Air Base, Pence also assured the president of the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan that the United States still supports the Kurds despite having withdrawn its troops from northern Syria.

President Donald Trump said Monday he needed more time to consider the effect a ban on most flavored e-cigarettes would have on business. The president announced the proposed ban in September, saying he wanted parents to know what a problem vaping had become among teens. More than 2,000 people have suffered injuries and 40 have died from vaping since March, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Doctors have safely administered the first U.S. test of a cancer treatment made using the CRISPR gene-editing tool for human patients. It’s too soon to say whether it will cure the disease, the doctors said Wednesday, but cancer specialists said the results made them hopeful.

Authorities now suspect the 39 migrants found dead in a refrigerated truck last week in southeastern England are Vietnamese, rather than Chinese. Police in central Vietnam said they have taken forensic samples from residents who believe their family members may be among the victims. About 24 Vietnamese families had reported missing family members as of Sunday.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday his administration will allot $1.8 billion to help fight the nation’s opioid crisis. About 130 Americans die every day from opioid-related overdoses.

Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries must pay $572 million to help fight the nation’s opioid crisis. Oklahoma Judge Thad Balkman on Monday found the consumer products giant liable in the drug epidemic that claimed nearly 5,000 lives in the state between 2007 and 2017. Balkman said the litigation isn’t closed, and he will likely rule on other issues in the case in the future.

The Trump administration on Monday finalized new “public charge” rules that will reduce legal immigration to the United States. Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services, said the policy encourages self-reliance and self-sufficiency. “Our rule generally prevents aliens who are likely to become a public charge from coming to the United States or remaining here and getting a green card,” he said.