Singer Nicki Minaj is in police custody in Amsterdam after being arrested after drugs were reportedly found in her luggage just hours before she is due to perform in Manchester, according to a spokesperson for Netherlands border police. “At this moment she is in custody,” said Robert van Kapel, a spokesperson for Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, […]
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man was arrested after deputies found multiple drugs inside a home on May 10, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Man who killed roommate in 2022 found guilty by Escambia Co. jury, awaits sentencing An ECSO Facebook post said deputies with the SWAT Team and Narcotics Unit executed […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — First-of-its-kind legislation that classifies two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances was signed into law Friday by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. The Republican governor announced his signing of the bill in Baton Rouge a day after it gained final legislative passage in the state Senate. The measure affects the drugs […]
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of killing another man while robbing him last year. Earlier this month, a Coweta County jury found Derrious Bernard Daniel, 22, guilty of the February 2023 murder of Dustin Scott Parrott. Daniel has now been sentenced to life in prison without the […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill that would make it a crime to possess two abortion-inducing drugs without a prescription, a move that doctors fear could prevent them from adequately treating their patients in a timely manner. Under the bill, which aims to reclassify mifepristone and misoprostol, pregnant patients […]
A police investigation into actor Matthew Perry’s death will continue after it was ruled an accident. The Friends star, who died in October at the age of 54, was open about his battle with substance abuse and addiction and had set up a sober living facility for men with similar issues. Los Angeles Police Department […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Clark County School District police arrested a man accused of selling drugs to children using social media, with these sales allegedly happening in public at schools, playgrounds, and parks. Christian Sambrano was taken into custody in March, according to court records. He’s facing two charges, including contributing to delinquency/neglect of a […]
Injected medications that treat diabetes and obesity increase the risk of a rare but serious side effect: stomach paralysis, according to new data on the real-world use of the drugs. At least three new studies based on large collections of patient records show that the risk of being diagnosed with stomach paralysis, or gastroparesis, is […]
A second-grade teacher at a Virginia elementary school was arrested on Thursday after the school resource officer found her to be high on drugs in her classroom. The school resource officer at Spotswood Elementary School in Fredericksburg found that Candyce Leigh Carter, 35, appeared to be under the influence of drugs at school. Further investigation […]
Indian authorities have seized over $1 billion in cash, drugs, and goods in the country’s elections. The amount has surpassed the total seized during the whole of the last general election in 2019. The winner of the election is due to be announced on June 4. The Election Commission of India (ECI) said it has […]
(Bloomberg) — Indian authorities have so far seized 88.9 billion rupees ($1.1 billion) worth of illicit money, drugs and other goods in its crackdown on illegal vote inducements in India’s six-week election, the country’s Election Commission said Saturday. Most Read from Bloomberg The haul exceeds the entirety seized during the last general election in 2019, […]
A 23-year-old man was arrested Friday night after firing shots and evading police in west Fort Worth, officials said. Offices responded to a shots fired call near the 4600 block of Wellesley Avenue around 10:15 p.m. A 911 caller reported that a man had shot at the next door apartment and left the scene, according […]