Politics Aug 20 How the reclassification of marijuana could impact users, businesses and research By John Yang, Kyle Midura
Nation Jul 25 DEA files show agents joked about rape in a chat. Then one was accused of it A group of DEA agents boasted of their “world debauchery tour,” shared lurid images of their sexual conquests and at one point even joked about “forcible anal rape.”… By Jim Mustian, Associated Press
Politics Jun 10 Hunter Biden’s lawyers rest their case in trial on federal gun charges Hunter Biden is charged with three felonies stemming from the October 2018 purchase of a gun he had for about 11 days. By Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman, Randall Chase, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Jun 07 Prosecution rests its case in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial after a week of personal witness testimony The testimony from FBI and DEA officials capped a week that has been largely dedicated to highlighting the seriousness of Hunter Biden's drug problem through highly personal and often revealing testimony. By Randall Chase, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press
Nation Oct 11 Professional informant takes center stage in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents It's a case expected to cast a harsh light on the seamy underbelly of overseas drug prosecutions and cause more embarrassment for the nation's premier narcotics law enforcement agency. By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press
Oct 03 WATCH: U.S. announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The U.S. is announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against 14 people and 14 firms across China and Canada related to the import of fentanyl into the United States. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 3:02 News Wrap: More Oath Keepers members sentenced for roles in Jan. 6 attack In our news wrap Friday, two more members of the far-right Oath Keepers were sentenced in the Jan. 6 investigation, Russia's southern Belgorod region came under Ukrainian attacks as both sides carried out cross-border strikes and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd… Continue watching
May 24 DEA’s failure to punish drug distributor blamed in opioid crisis raises revolving door questions By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The DEA has allowed one of the nation's largest drug distributors to keep shipping addictive painkillers for nearly four years despite a judge's recommendation to strip its license for turning a blind eye to thousands of suspicious opioid orders. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 6:39 How multiple presidential administrations failed to stop fentanyl’s rise in the U.S. By William Brangham More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year and the same toll is expected this year. Two-thirds of those deaths are tied to fentanyl, but the federal government has been slow to recognize the rise of the highly-potent… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 11:43 American Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in exchange for arms dealer By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Brittney Griner is finally free after a dramatic prisoner swap. The WNBA star had been held by Russia for most of this year on a minor drug offense, and was serving 9 years in a prison camp. But on Wednesday… Continue watching