San Francisco gives mayor new powers to tackle drug use, homelessness
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie notched an early victory in his crusade against the city’s twin crises of homelessness and fentanyl addiction, getting sign-off…
Felipe Esparza talks about new Netflix special ‘Raging Fool’
Before Felipe Esparza became a star comedian traveling all over the world at his leisure, it was a struggle for the L.A. comic to get…
Florida police catch suspected drug dealer on horseback
‘Get that bad man.’ Newly-released bodycam video shows police on horseback in Jacksonville, Florida. Source link
Michael Jackson’s mom ‘rocked to her core’ by his daughter’s heroin confession & sees tragic similarities in drug battle
TROUBLED model and pop star Paris Jackson shocked her grandmother Katherine over her admission that she was hooked on heroin earlier this year, according to…
Major change to online fat jab sales in bid to stop people pretending to be obese to get drug
ONLINE fat jab sales will be tightened up with video or face-to-face chats mandatory under new industry rules.Pharmacies selling weight loss injections have been told…
Two brothers in charge of one of Britain’s biggest county lines drug gangs are jailed
TWO brothers in charge of one of Britain’s biggest county lines drug gangs have been jailed.Anthony and Brian Siner headed up the Scouse Dave network.2Anthony…
Rep. Kennedy to Sign Up for Drug Treatment
WASHINGTON — Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, saying he had no memory of a highly publicized early-morning accident in which he plowed his car into a security barricade…
French film “Emilia Pérez,” about Mexican drug lord, is tanking in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — The movie “Emilia Pérez” has finally hit the big screen in Mexico City — the principal setting for the genre-bending musical about narco-violence and…
‘Like the drug trade’: Argentina debates limiting online gambling for teens | Business and Economy News
Buenos Aires, Argentina – It is December in the capital of Buenos Aires, and the summertime temperatures have soared to 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit).…
New Jersey man convicted in trafficking more than metric ton of drug substances
Credit: St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office/Wikimedia Commons Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A New Jersey man has been convicted of conspiring to traffic more than a…
Drug kingpin Luis ‘Shock’ Grijalb busted after his glamorous wife boasted about their luxury holidays on social media
A DRUG cartel kingpin was arrested in the UK after agents tracked his wife's boasts about their travels.Luis Grijalba is wanted in the US on…
Hair loss drug finasteride ‘biggest mistake of my life’
Michelle Roberts, Nat Wright and Adam EleyBBC NewsKyleSome online sites are prescribing men a hair loss drug that has potentially risky side effects without consistent…
11 features and documentaries about the drug war by Mexican directors
Whether you disliked or enjoyed “Emilia Pérez,” the French-produced, Netflix-distributed musical about a Mexican cartel boss who undergoes gender transition, the conversation around it should…
Justice Department sues Walgreens over opioid drug prescriptions
1 of 2 | The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against Walgreens, accusing the 124-year-old pharmacy chain of dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions…
Prop. 36 to force millions in state program cuts, projection shows
SACRAMENTO — After last year’s passage of Proposition 36 — a ballot measure that allows more theft and drug crimes to be charged as felonies —…
Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 convicted of nonviolent drug charges
WASHINGTON — President Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in…
Biden commutes sentences for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
President Joe Biden announced on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug crimes who he believed were…
My wild life as a real Death in Paradise cop… including fights with voodoo doctors, £100m drug raids & AK47-clad pirates
IT’S the British TV show known for its quirky comedic murder plotlines.Regularly watched by more than eight million viewers, Death in Paradise has seen TV…
Cops launch manhunt for second ‘drug dealer waiter’ accused of selling Liam Payne cocaine after hotel worker arrest – The Sun
COPS have launched a manhunt for the second man accused of selling Liam Payne drugs after arresting waiter Braian Paiz.An arrest warrant was issued for…
Drug overdose deaths plummet in San Francisco. What’s changed?
SAN FRANCISCO — After surging during the COVID pandemic into a crushing public health emergency, drug overdose deaths in San Francisco plummeted in 2024, according to…