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Communities hope to combat record drug overdose deaths reported amid coronavirus pandemic

Drug overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 in 2020, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Geraldo calls for legalizing marijuana 'in every corner of this country' to curb fentanyl overdoses

Geraldo Rivera called for the complete legalization of recreational marijuana in the hopes of offering a safer alternative to fentanyl, which continues to spread havoc through the United States at record pace.

Maryland police show bodycam video of deadly officer-involved shooting of Black man at McDonald’s drive-thru

Maryland authorities played body camera video at a press conference Tuesday of the fatal officer-involved shooting of a Black man allegedly seen with a weapon in his vehicle at a McDonald’s drive-thru.

Expert slams NYC's data on sending social workers to 911 calls, suffers from selection bias

The New York City Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health has released the results of the first month of a new program designed to send social workers and other unarmed first responders to answer certain 911 calls.

Rikers inmate steals log book to complain about ‘outrageous’ lack of guards

Rikers Island inmates are looking for guards in all the wrong places.

Greg Gutfeld: Family is good, peers are bad, and school is a prison

The suicide rate among young people is inversely related to school closures. Meaning when schools close, suspected suicide attempts actually went down. Then when schools reopened, the attempts go up.

Teen loneliness increased alongside emergence of smartphones, study suggests

Teen loneliness, particularly among adolescent girls, has been increasing worldwide since 2012, which researchers said also coincides with the rise in smartphone access and increased internet use, although more data is needed to determine a definitive link.

Attorney for 'QAnon shaman' says plea deal being 'earnestly' discussed

An attorney for Jacob Chansley, the self-described "QAnon shaman" who was photographed shirtless with face paint inside the Senate dais during the Capitol riot, said a plea deal is "earnestly" being discussed for his client.

'Mighty Ducks' actor Shaun Weiss graduates from drug court program, gets burglary case dismissed

The former actor was arrested in January 2020 for burglary in California amid a battle with addiction.

Jason Rantz: Don't just blame COVID for surge in overdose deaths, Dems' bad policies are responsible, too

More Americans died from fatal overdoses in 2020 than in any other year since we started tracking the data. It was both historic and tragic.