Florida golfer fatally beaten with his own clubs in a random attack, police say
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — A Florida golfer has died after he was beaten with his own clubs and choked in what police believe was a random attack by a …
Drug crimes
Jury are deliberating in the long-running YSL gang and racketeering trial
ATLANTA — Deliberations are underway in Atlanta after a year of testimony in the gang and racketeering trial that originally included the rapper Young Thug. Jurors are considering whether to …
A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
PORTLAND, Ore. — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found …
Argentine prosecutors charge 3 people linked to the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne
BUENOS AIRES — Three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction who died after falling from the …
Man standing trial alongside rapper Young Thug accepts plea deal
ATLANTA — One of the co-defendants standing trial alongside the rapper Young Thug accepted a plea deal with prosecutors Tuesday. Quamarvious Nichols, 29, pleaded guilty in Fulton County Superior Court …
Canadian former Olympic snowboarder wanted in US drug trafficking case
LOS ANGELES — A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed several …
Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
A network of illegal drug sellers based in the U.S., the Dominican Republic and India packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as common prescription drugs and sold millions …
She defended ‘El Chapo.’ Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career
MEXICO CITY — Riding in a black SUV with tinted windows, lawyer Mariel Colón rolls up to the gates of a remote mansion, strolling past a security guard side-by-side with …
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ indictment alleges he used power to build empire of sexual crime
NEW YORK — For 10 months, rumblings, lawsuits, law enforcement raids and mounting allegations of widespread sexual abuse had surrounded Sean “Diddy Combs. The business empire, cultural cachet and fatherly …
Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer
LOS ANGELES — In 2019, Brandon McDowell was contacted by a sophomore in college who asked to buy Percocet, a prescription painkiller. What the 20-year-old sold her instead were counterfeit …