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In Atlanta to promote fentanyl actions, Yellen announces sanctions against Mexican cartel
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Atlanta to promote the Biden administration's efforts to quell the import of illegal drugs into the U.S., Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced new sanctions against members of a Mexican drug cartel accused of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, meth and migrants through the...
Kentucky attorney general announces funding to groups combating drug addiction
Kentucky will distribute more than $12 million in the latest round of funding to groups at the front lines of combating drug addiction, state Attorney General Russell Coleman said Thursday. Several dozen organizations will share in the latest influx of funding to bolster prevention,...
10 alleged Minneapolis gang members are charged in ongoing federal violent crime crackdown
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ten alleged members of a Minneapolis gang accused of “terrorizing” a city neighborhood have been charged with a range of federal crimes including possession of a machine gun and drug trafficking, law enforcement officials announced Tuesday. The charges are...
An Oregon nurse faces assault charges that she stole fentanyl and replaced IV drips with tap water
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A former nurse at a southern Oregon hospital is facing criminal charges that she harmed nearly four dozen patients by stealing fentanyl and replacing it with non-sterile tap water in intravenous drips. Many of the patients developed serious infections, and 16...
Highly potent opioids are showing up in drug users in Africa for the first time, report says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Traces of highly potent opioids known as nitazenes have for the first time been found to be consumed by people who use drugs in Africa, according to a report released Wednesday by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, a nonprofit organization. ...
2 Bronx men plead guilty to drug charges in fentanyl poisoning of toddler who died at daycare
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men connected to a toddler’s fatal opioid overdose at a New York City daycare have pleaded guilty to drug charges and causing bodily harm, prosecutors said. The men admitted to storing fentanyl in the floorboards of a Bronx daycare's playroom, prosecutors...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. May 29, 2024. Editorial: Overdose deaths down, but we’ve got to keep going Finally, Hoosiers have some good news concerning the opioid crisis. First, because of the effective distribution and use of Narcan, the...
Today in History: June 2, Queen Elizabeth II is crowned at age 27
Today in History Today is Sunday, June 2, the 154th day of 2024. There are 212 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 at a ceremony in London’s Westminster Abbey, 16 months...
Last year's deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn't discriminate
PHOENIX (AP) — Priscilla Orr, 75, was living in her old white Kia in a supermarket parking lot last summer after telling her family she lost her money and home to a romance scam. But the car broke down, and the air conditioner stopped working, leaving her vulnerable to the...
Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was arrested by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug, gun and witness retaliation charges, the Justice Department said Saturday. Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as “El...
