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August 25, 2023

Spanish authorities confiscate largest cocaine haul in country's history

Officials in Spain seized 9.5 tons of cocaine that originated from Ecuador. The packages were hidden in banana crates. This is the largest cocaine haul in the country's history.

August 24, 2023

NYC police sergeant suspended without pay after throwing a plastic cooler at man on motorcycle, causing death

New York City police sergeant Erik Duran was suspended without pay after hitting a motorcyclist with a plastic cooler in an attempt to stop him after he fled a drug bust.

August 24, 2023

Third inmate death in one month at Missouri prison sparks investigation

The death of the third Missouri prison inmate to die this month has sparked an investigation into the prison after the inmate was pronounced deceased at a hospital.

August 23, 2023

DeSantis: I’m not sending troops to Ukraine, I’m sending them to the border

2024 GOP presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis says he plans on sending the U.S. military to the southern border to protect Americans from the influx of fentanyl.

August 23, 2023

Florida mother charged with manslaughter after 5-year-old sons dies from cocaine, fentanyl

Glendalis Godreau Torres, 24, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 22, and charged with aggravated manslaughter in the 2022 death of her 5-year-old son.

August 23, 2023

American tourist forced to apologize in Thailand after blowing marijuana smoke on crowded street

Authorities in Thailand tracked down an American tourist and forced him to apologize after he was caught on video blowing cannabis smoke in a crowded area.

August 23, 2023

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: If you want to ‘shoot up in front of police,' this is the place: mayoral candidate

David Oh, the Republican candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, shared how years of failed city policies have eliminated police officers' power in Kensington.

August 23, 2023

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: The place where police do nothing as addicts shoot up

David Oh, the Republican candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, shared how years of failed city policies have eliminated police officers' power in Kensington.

August 22, 2023

Indivior settles class action lawsuit for $30M over alleged suppression of generic competition for Suboxone

Indivior reached a $30M settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit filed by health plans that accuses the company of unlawfully stifling competition for its opioid treatment Suboxone.

August 22, 2023

Well-to-do California residents loudly boo official at council meeting for proposal to house homeless: Report

Millbrae residents came out in droves to protest a hotel being turned into homes for the homeless, loudly booing a local official during the meeting, according to reports.