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January 26, 2024

Kansas City Chiefs fans' deaths: Drugs, freezing weather could have created lethal conditions, experts say

Forensic pathologist Michael Baden; attorney, retired NYPD inspector and attorney Paul Mauro; and retired DEA agent Derek Maltz weigh in on the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans.

January 25, 2024

New York parents charged in death of toddler who ingested cocaine, fentanyl and morphine: DA

A 14-month-old toddler from New York died after ingesting cocaine, fentanyl, morphine and other illegal drugs at his parent's home.

January 25, 2024

Norwegian cruise passengers brought bags of weed on ship in transatlantic drug trafficking scheme: authorities

Police in Miami have arrested two people, who were onboard a Norwegian Cruise boat, for trafficking over 100 bags of illegal marijuana.

January 25, 2024

Georgia girl, 3, dies after spending 11 hours in frozen woods with mother, who faces murder charge

The mother of a three-year-old girl "lost" in the woods prior to dying has been arrested, authorities say. She is accused of using drugs before going into the wilderness.

January 24, 2024

Bronx day care overdose: 3 suspects face judge over 1-year-old's fentanyl death

Defendants who were charged after a 1-year old overdosed while at a day care in the Bronx appeared in court Tuesday to face a judge in a pre-trial hearing.

January 24, 2024

Open-air drug use, overdoses push Democrats to introduce overhaul of first-in-the-nation decriminalization law

As Oregon reckons with rampant drug use, Democrats unveiled a plan to undo a key portion of the state's pioneering drug decriminalization law passed by voters in 2020.

January 23, 2024

Kidnapping, intimidation, murder: Accusations against Honolulu man provide glimpse into Hawaii's underworld

Michael Miske Jr. is on trial in Honolulu under accusations of kidnapping, using toxic chemicals against rivals, and orchestrating murders. His seven associates have all taken guilty pleas.

January 23, 2024

NYC drug gang member jailed 45 years for murder, other shootings

A shooter in a deadly drug gang in East New York has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for murdering a man and leaving another paralyzed, among other crimes.

January 22, 2024

Democratic governor brags about 'record-setting growth' for pot sales, gets torched on social media

Some social media users slammed Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for bragging about increased drug use after he touted record-setting growth in cannabis sales on X.

January 20, 2024

House Dem tells mother of fentanyl victim she lacks 'background to understand' border chief's impeachment

Democratic New York Rep. Dan Goldman told a mother who lost her daughter to fentanyl that she was "being used" by Republicans during a House Homeland Security hearing.