For years, fentanyl has been one of the leading causes of death among adults 18 to 45. New CDC data suggests that the threat is only worsening in the country as overdose deaths involving fentanyl have more than tripled in five years. In 2016, overdose deaths involving fentanyl were at 5.7 per 100,000 people in…

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to send the Drug Enforcement Administration to San Francisco. In a letter, Pelosi officially requested that San Francisco be designated for the DEA and Department of Justice’s Operation Overdrive initiative.  “Mr. Attorney General, this request is urgent. My constituents have a strong sense of…

The Supreme Court needs more time to decide whether to limit access to an abortion pill. And Americans can now claim a portion of a $725 million settlement by Meta tied to user privacy violations. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Thursday, April 20, 2023. Supreme Court extends review on abortion pill…

Fox News has settled a lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems just ahead of opening statements in the case. And the Iowa state Senate passes a child labor bill expanding hours and types of jobs kids under sixteen can work. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Wednesday morning, April 19, 2023. Fox, Dominion…

A federal appeals court has ruled to preserve access to abortion pills, but tightened the rules on how the drug can be used. And officials claim North Korea has fired a weapon never used before in the country. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Thursday, April 13, 2023.  Court preserves abortion pill…

President Joe Biden traveled to Ireland to celebrate the 25th anniversary of an agreement that ended decades of turmoil in the country. And a warning from the FBI on using public phone charging stations. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Wednesday, April 12, 2023.  President Biden visits Ireland President Biden arrived in…

The DEA, FDA and even members of Congress are sounding the alarm about an animal tranquilizer that’s being laced into fentanyl. It’s called xylazine, and the DEA administrator said it’s making fentanyl, the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, even deadlier. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid. Xylazine is not an opioid, so naloxone,…

Following the Supreme Court’s landmark Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade and returned the power to regulate any aspect of abortion not protected by federal law to individual states, another debate over abortion rights is brewing. At the center of the struggle is a piece of legislation from the 1870s, known as…

Top secret Pentagon documents from the U.S. government have leaked online, exposing U.S. intelligence on the Russia-Ukraine war. Now the Justice Department is investigating. And an Uber driver convicted of murder last week could receive a pardon from the Texas governor. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Monday, April 10, 2023. Classified…

Washington state has purchased a three-year supply of abortion pills as a safeguard to abortion rights. The purchase comes as a federal judge in Texas will soon decide whether FDA-approved abortion drug Mifepristone should be taken off the market. Washington has spent $1.3 million to secure a stockpile of the abortion pills which were delivered…