Tag: Illegal drug use
4 US, UK Olympic contractors arrested for alleged drug use
TOKYO — Four U.S. and British men working for a power company contracted for the Olympics were arrested on suspicion of using cocaine, officials...
Connecticut governor signs recreational marijuana into law
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday signed a bill making Connecticut the 19th state to legalize recreational use of marijuana, which remains...
Marijuana legalization prompting police K-9 retirements
RICHMOND, Va. — Asking dogs to follow their noses won't work anymore in states that have legalized marijuana.
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Law to police doping in horse races not in play ’til 2022
For five years, a bill that would place the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in charge of fighting illicit drug use in horse racing went nowhere...
Out of sight but center stage, jurors weigh Chauvin’s fate
MINNEAPOLIS — The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin's murder trial in George Floyd's death moved...
A look at high-profile cases over killings by US police
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin i s charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death after pressing his knee into...
A look at high-profile cases over killings by US police
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin i s charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death after pressing his knee into...
EXPLAINER: State, defense differ on impact of Floyd drug use
CHICAGO — The effect George Floyd's drug use had on his health and his death remained a key thread as attorneys delivered closing arguments...
7 jurors face new questioning in ex-officer’s murder trial
MINNEAPOLIS — Jury selection for a former Minneapolis police officer's trial in George Floyd's death faced a possible setback Wednesday, as the judge prepared...
As other states close prisons, Nebraska may build a big one
OMAHA, Neb. — Across the nation officials are closing prisons as crime rates drop and views about drug use change, but not in Nebraska,...
