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I'm a former prosecutor. The 'War on Drugs' incentivizes convictions, not justice

Drug laws are easily manipulated, and low-level players like Alice are sent to prison while higher-level, more dangerous people remain on the streets.

AI pets could replace dogs and cats, but expert warns that 'long-term effects' are unknown

Could AI-powered robots, such as the Unitree Go1 and the EMO, eventually replace household pets? Texas-based AI expert Dr. Harvey Castro offered his opinion on risks and benefits.

Ex-UC Davis student, suspect in deadly stabbing spree, declared mentally unfit for trial

The trial of Carlos Dominguez, a former University of California, Davis student accused of fatally stabbing two people, has been put on hold.

Virginia Beach man who won a case to keep an emotional support emu now running for office

Nicholas Olenik’s court case where he won the right to keep an emu as an emotional support animal has spurred the Virginia Beach man to run for the state’s 96th District House seat.

Florida drug dealer suspected of meth trafficking arrested for 25th time: police

Florida resident Casey Judd Howe was arrested for felony trafficking in methamphetamines and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, marking his 25th Putnam County arrest.

'Fake life': Recent social media trend could prompt mental health issues in kids

Artificial Intelligence-powered influencers are the new social media trend. But there could be negative impacts from the perfect influencers, a humane technologist warns.

How I let the sunshine in after a skin cancer diagnosis

Learning to live with skin cancer doesn't mean you hide from the sun. I learned to let the sunshine in and you can, too. You need medical advice and personal responsibility.

Homelessness has ‘exploded’ in this California city, making it the ‘land of milk and fentanyl,’ activist says

Oakland's homeless population has "exploded" over the past six years, nearly doubling, because of lax drug enforcement priorities and rampant theft, according to a local activist.

Drug-addled Louisiana couple face murder, neglect charges in death of infant

Louisiana parents Angel Taylor, 24, and Chevy Lafountain, 31, face charges of child abuse, neglect and second-degree murder in the death of their 4-month old daughter.

Welcome to Fentanyl Island where homelessness doubled in less than a decade

A look inside one of Oakland's homeless encampments called Fentanyl Island