![Federal appeals court strikes down law prohibiting users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms](/i/c/571a1912-bc03-2509-802e-e8a8c15d4b2c.webp)
Federal appeals court strikes down law prohibiting users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms
A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down a decades-old law barring users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms -- the latest blow to US gun regulations after the Supreme Court cleared the way last year for courts to reexamine the nation's gun laws under a new legal standard.
2023-08-10 06:53
![Tomasz Waga: Cannabis factory pair linked to murder jailed](/i/c/3cf23a40-1568-f9aa-63c7-1458dc950bf9.webp)
Tomasz Waga: Cannabis factory pair linked to murder jailed
A cannabis operation in Cardiff was discovered when a man who tried to steal drugs was murdered.
2023-08-03 23:17
![Drugmakers brace for list of first 10 drugs for US price negotiations](/i/c/2a251ae3-0c25-3def-50a9-deab16485103.webp)
Drugmakers brace for list of first 10 drugs for US price negotiations
By Patrick Wingrove Drugmakers are bracing for the U.S. government's announcement of the 10 prescription medicines that will
2023-08-03 00:59
![Mexican president refutes DEA estimates of cartel strength](/i/c/93b6bf1b-fb97-1aaf-9846-eb23833bb5e2.webp)
Mexican president refutes DEA estimates of cartel strength
MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday pushed back against estimates made this week about
2023-07-29 01:57
![Drugmakers go under the skin, skirting early US Medicare price negotiations](/i/c/e541e93b-f18e-37df-9feb-72be2597968f.webp)
Drugmakers go under the skin, skirting early US Medicare price negotiations
By Michael Erman NEW YORK Injectable versions of some widely-used cancer drugs including Johnson & Johnson's blockbuster multiple
2023-07-28 18:27
![How gang warfare jumped from Ecuador's prisons to the open street](/i/c/4c2eafda-6697-677a-4313-a8e7326a6851.webp)
How gang warfare jumped from Ecuador's prisons to the open street
Frantic purchases of ammunition, the daylight assassination of a mayor, and a growing body count inside Ecuador's prisons signal that the country's roiling security crisis is going from bad to worse.
2023-07-26 12:52
![Taiwan investigates police after teenager sexually assaulted in botched sting](/i/c/e98b6240-26bd-38af-4932-64533f3182f8.webp)
Taiwan investigates police after teenager sexually assaulted in botched sting
The 13-year-old had been used in an undercover operation to help catch a man she met on a dating app.
2023-07-24 19:21
![Venezuela's ex-spymaster pleads not guilty to US drug trafficking charges](/i/c/b34bd14d-657e-5956-19ac-6d0329fd359b.webp)
Venezuela's ex-spymaster pleads not guilty to US drug trafficking charges
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK -A former director of Venezuelan military intelligence pleaded not guilty on Thursday to U.S. drug
2023-07-20 23:52
![Chemicals for Mexican fentanyl not from China, embassy in Mexico says](/i/c/eb32bb97-0950-ca7a-8c55-261994ef3ef5.webp)
Chemicals for Mexican fentanyl not from China, embassy in Mexico says
MEXICO CITY Precursor chemicals used by Mexican cartels to make deadly opioid fentanyl do not come from China,
2023-07-19 10:46
![Luis Sánchez: Mexico finds murdered journalist's body in Nayarit](/i/c/54035949-6998-3b3b-568c-46edecace897.webp)
Luis Sánchez: Mexico finds murdered journalist's body in Nayarit
Luis Sánchez of La Jornada newspaper is the latest victim in a spate of attacks on journalists.
2023-07-09 16:27
![Syria cancels BBC media accreditation](/i/c/1d9e4ed0-823b-d71e-5d2d-0002d5f27ab3.webp)
Syria cancels BBC media accreditation
The move follows a BBC documentary that linked the president's family to the drug trade.
2023-07-09 07:24
![The Wire creator seeks leniency for drug dealer in Michael K Williams' death](/i/c/0786c01d-96d7-7205-785c-9a6828f4b431.webp)
The Wire creator seeks leniency for drug dealer in Michael K Williams' death
David Simon says no good can come from incarcerating a 71-year-old for Michael K Williams' death.
2023-07-08 03:48