January 17, 2023 Biden FDA warns judge against reversing abortion drug's approval President Joe Biden's Food and Drug Administration called for a district judge to reject a request to revoke mifepristone's federal approval.
January 17, 2023 Virginia panel quashes bill allowing murder charges for drug dealers if overdose occurs A Virginia panel voted down a bill allowing murder charges for drug dealers if an overdose occurs in an 8-7 vote. Opponents said if drug dealers see someone overdose they won't use 911.
January 16, 2023 Drive-by shooter empties shotgun at British funeral mourners; girls, 7 and 12, among six wounded A gunman fired multiple shotgun rounds into a gathered crowd of funeral mourners in what was a potential Colombian drug cartel related drive by shooting.
January 16, 2023 Fentanyl-related overdoses fuel record homeless deaths in Seattle area A record-breaking number of 310 homeless people died in the Seattle area in 2022. Over half of these deaths were fentanyl-related overdoses and many had a combination of drugs.
January 16, 2023 House Republicans ask DEA, CBP to get ‘zombie drug’ off the streets House Republicans are asking the DEA and CBP to help put a stop to the illicit use of the "zombie drug" xylazine that drug dealers are adding tp fentanyl to form a ruthless combination.
January 16, 2023 2nd Colorado library closes due to meth contamination A library in Colorado is having to close its doors for a second time in the same month to clean up methamphetamine contamination in the building.
January 16, 2023 Two suspected drug traffickers killed in shootout with US Customs and Border Protection agents Two suspected drug traffickers have been killed and four have been arrested following a shootout with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents off Puerto Rico, officials say.
January 16, 2023 Israeli police find 1-year-old in cage while conducting drug raid Israeli police announced that they were conducting a drug raid at a residential building in Haifa on Sunday, when officers found a 1-year-old child locked in an iron cage.
January 16, 2023 Wisconsin man dead after crashing car during police chase A Wisconsin man died in a car crash after fleeing police who observed the odor of marijuana emanating from his car during a traffic stop.
January 16, 2023 Michigan man accused 2 women of stealing meth, held them at gunpoint A western Michigan man has been arrested after holding two women hostage on his property near Grand Rapids, state police announced Sunday.