California
Deaths from drug overdoses and poisoning reached a plateau last year in Los Angeles County — the first time in a decade that such fatalities had not continued a year-over-year rise, public health officials said.
July 22, 2024
World & Nation
Juan Orlando Hernández has also been fined $8 million for enabling drug traffickers to get tons of cocaine into the United States.
June 26, 2024
Two days after his twin brother died of a suspected overdose, the other 3-year-old boy has died, according to the LAPD. Their mother has been arrested on murder charges.
July 15, 2024
Justices voted 6 to 3 to reject Delilah Diaz’s claim that her trial was unfair because an expert’s testimony strongly suggested she must have known drugs were in her car.
June 20, 2024
The toddlers were found unresponsive at their Canoga Park home Thursday and were rushed to the hospital. Their mother, 22, faces murder charges.
July 16, 2024
Business
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing a lawsuit against the three largest drug middlemen over their use of rebates for insulin and other drugs.
July 10, 2024
Science & Medicine
California is in line for more than $4 billion in opioid settlement funds, and local governments are most often spending the first payouts on lifesaving drugs.
July 11, 2024
Jestice James was arrested on suspicion of murder after her 3-year-old son Josiah died following what law enforcement sources say was an exposure to narcotics at their home.
July 12, 2024
This measure asks voters to change parts of Proposition 47, a controversial ballot initiative passed in 2014 that turned some nonviolent felonies into misdemeanors.
The federal raids resulted in 36 arrests, including one Border Patrol agent; 11 people remain at large.
June 6, 2024