PoliticsDec 7, 2025Democrats escalate war-crime accusations as White House calls ‘innocent fisherman’ the new ‘Maryland Man’ hoaxThe article covers escalating political conflict between Democrat lawmakers and the Trump administration over a series of recent U.S. military strikes targeting susp...TrumpHegsethVenezuela+2
HealthJun 10, 2026Americans Born After 1970 Face Higher Midlife Death RatesA Tufts University analysis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examined U.S. mortality data from 1979–2019 and found that people born a...Opioid EpidemicColon CancerUS life expectancy
HealthApr 28, 2026Hurricane Helene disrupted access to opioid-recovery medications in western North Carolina; doctors urge federal and state action to ensure medication access during disastersAfter Hurricane Helene struck western North Carolina in late September 2024, infrastructure failures left some people in recovery from opioid use disorder unable to ...AddictionOpioid EpidemicHurricane Helene
Public SafetyJul 19, 2026NYC Makes Syringe Redemption Program PermanentNew York City’s Community Syringe Redemption Program was included as a permanent line in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first city budget, which set aside $3 million for the...AddictionOpioid EpidemicCommunity Syringe Redemption Program
HealthDec 25, 2025Widely prescribed opioid shows minimal pain relief and higher heart risk, study findsA new analysis published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine evaluated the effectiveness and risks of tramadol, a commonly prescribed opioid for chronic pain. Despite tra...Opioid EpidemicChronic PainTramadol
CrimeFeb 21, 20263 men suspected of shipping opium poppy to the U.S. arrested in SpainThree men of Indian origin were arrested in Spain for allegedly trafficking dried opium poppy capsules both within Spain and to the United States. The Spanish Civil ...SpainDrug AbuseOpioid Epidemic+1