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DEA moves to revoke major drug distributor's license over opioid crisis failures
Friday, May 26, 2023
The agency says it will strip Morris & Dickson of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after finding it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height of the opioid crisis.
Trump instructed to obey court rules ahead of Manhattan criminal trial
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
At a hearing Tuesday in New York, which former President Donald Trump attended via video conference, Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump to obey a protective order or face a possible contempt ruling.
U.S. drug overdose deaths hit a record in 2022 as some states see a big surge
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Nationally the increase in drug overdose deaths has slowed, but many states, including Texas and Washington, continued to see fatalities rise by 10 to 20 percent in 2022.
Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Police officers regularly report being poisoned or overdosing after encountering trace amounts of fentanyl on the job. Experts say it's not happening.
Rep. George Santos of New York calls federal fraud charges a witch hunt
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Santos was charged with 13 counts of wire fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds. Prosecutors say he schemed to defraud donors when he allegedly used the money to pay for personal expenses.
Rep. George Santos is in custody after facing a federal criminal charge
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Congressman George Santos is in custody in a New York courthouse. He's charged with making false statements to Congress, money laundering, wire fraud and theft of public funds.
N.Y. Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Federal prosecutors say Santos schemed to defraud campaign donors of their cash when he allegedly used the money to pay for personal expenses, including luxury clothes.
Remembering America's first social network: the landline telephone
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Young tech nerds in Seattle are trying to preserve the mysterious machines — many of them almost lost forever — that made America's landline telephone system work before the age of computers.
Rep. George Santos faces federal criminal charge
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York, has faced controversy, calls for his resignation and probes over his many falsehoods. Now he faces a federal criminal charge.
How Jordan Neely's death fits into issues of health, homelessness and public safety
Friday, May 05, 2023
A Black man who was homeless was choked to death by a white man on a New York City subway train. The incident is another flashpoint in the discussion of crime, race, mental illness and homelessness.
There have been no arrests after an NYC subway commuter killed a Black man on a train
Thursday, May 04, 2023
The killing of a Black man who was put in a chokehold by a white man on a New York City subway train has sparked outrage. There have been no arrests.
As fentanyl deaths surge, some state lawmakers push back against 'harm reduction'
Thursday, May 04, 2023
The Biden administration is embracing health care efforts designed to reduce the deadly impact of fentanyl addiction, but many state legislatures are resisting the "harm reduction" approach.
As fentanyl deaths rise, state legislatures resist 'harm reduction' method
Tuesday, May 02, 2023
The Biden administration is embracing healthcare efforts designed to reduce the deadly impact of fentanyl addiction — but many state legislatures are resisting the "harm reduction" approach.
U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl
Friday, April 21, 2023
In sweeping indictments, the Justice Department targeted two dozen operatives in the Chapitos network of the Sinaloa cartel. But many drug policy experts say this won't slow fentanyl deaths.
U.S. officials say they're poised to deal a 'crushing blow' to fentanyl traffickers
Friday, April 21, 2023
The officials say the U.S. has infiltrated the Sinaloa cartel, but the effort has sparked a backlash in Mexico. Some experts are skeptical fentanyl smuggling can be slowed.
A trek into Spring in the mountains of eastern Washington
Friday, April 14, 2023
Spring has finally arrived in the mountains of eastern Washington. NPR's Brian Mann went for a trek in the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge north of Spokane.
Biden administration says fentanyl-xylazine cocktail is a deadly national threat
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
The White House says drug deaths linked to a mix of synthetic drugs including fentanyl and xylazine — also known as tranq — are a major public health threat. The drug cocktail is spreading fast.
Opioids are devastating Cherokee families. The tribe has a $100 million plan to heal
Sunday, March 19, 2023
The fentanyl crisis is hitting young people hard, and the highest death rates are in Native American communities. The Cherokee Nation is working to help young families recover.
Here's how the Cherokee Nation is spending opioid settlement money
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Communities around the US are rushing to spend billions in opioid settlement money paid out by Big Pharma. The Cherokee Nation is investing $100 million in treatment, harm reduction and a fight against stigma.
Synthetic opioids threaten communities including the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The fentanyl-opioid crisis is hitting young people hard and some of the highest death rates are in Native American communities. The Cherokee Nation is working to help families recover.