Republican lawmakers in Illinois are introducing legislation to crack down on fentanyl dealers, calling the crisis a public health emergency. The proposed bills would increase penalties for those distributing the deadly drug and officially classify fentanyl overdose deaths as fentanyl poisoning.
The FBI has added former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan "El Jefe" Wedding to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, offering a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is taking a stand against the growing threat of counterfeit weight-loss and diabetes drugs, leading a bipartisan coalition urging the FDA to take swift action against those distributing these unsafe products.
President Donald Trump has granted a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road online marketplace. The pardon fulfills a campaign promise Trump made in May 2024 at the Libertarian Party’s National Convention, where he vowed to commute Ulbricht’s sentence to time served.
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on January 20, 2025, titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” The order aims to protect women’s rights, preserve single-sex spaces, and reaffirm the biological distinctions between men and women.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that authorizes the Attorney General to "pursue the death penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use."
On Wednesday, Democratic Governor Maura Healey proposed new restrictions to Massachusetts' decades-old right-to-shelter law, aiming to address rising concerns about criminal activity and fiscal strain within the state's emergency shelter system.
