Fatal Drug Overdoses

China Stabbing Kills at Least 8 People

The stabbing, in the eastern city of Wuxi, took place days after a man drove a vehicle into a crowd in southern China, killing dozens.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Ex-boyfriend and fiancée behind fatal stabbing, shooting of Texas mom

What appeared to be an open-and-shut case for Texas investigators turned out to be a twisted murder plot involving victim Alyssa Beard's ex-boyfriend Andrew Beard and his fiancée Holly Elkins – who ...

How a fatal bear attack led an Italian commune to rally against rewilding

Brown bears, introduced into Trentino province 20 years ago, have begun to clash with the local human population. Franca Gherardini used to cherish the sublime views from her home in Caldes, a ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Man pleads guilty over fatal XL bully attack

Christopher Bell admits being the owner of an out-of-control XL bully which killed his neighbour.

Police: Suspect in fatal NYC stabbing spree acted alone and ‘unprovoked’

New York City police say the suspect arrested in connection to a spree of fatal stabbings that has left two people dead acted alone and was unprovoked. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the ...

Dog fatally attacks woman and bites 2 Boston officers, police say

Police say a dog fatally attacked a woman and bit two police officers in a Boston neighborhood

Fatal dog attack victim may have had epileptic fit

Kelly Reilly, 33, may have had a seizure which triggered the dog attack in Coventry, a coroner says.

N.Y.P.D. Fatally Shoots Man as Gunfire Also Wounds Officer

A bystander was also struck by a bullet in the Queens shooting. It was not clear who had fired the shot that hit her.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

'Rust' director says film's premiere is 'bittersweet' after fatal on-set shooting

More than three years after the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust,” the film finally made its debut Wednesday at the Camerimage Film Festival in Poland.

Organizations unite to promote 2025 Medicare drug changes

Many older Americans are unaware of the changes coming to Medicare’s prescription drug benefits in 2025 that could save them money, so public and private sector organizations are mobilizing to ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s

A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer's disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS, the watchdog says.

Cocaine use fuels record high in drug deaths

The number of drug-poisoning deaths registered in England and Wales has hit the highest level since 1993.

Arizona border towns grappling with drug smuggling

CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca is continuing his road trip along the U.S.-Mexico border with a stop in Yuma, Arizona, where border security is a top concern. Customs and Border Protection ...

Deadly drugs found in fake anxiety medicines being bought online in UK

A mother says she remains in "disbelief" at the lack of testing for the drugs when someone has died.

Philippines' Duterte admits to drug war 'death squad'

The former president says he offers "no apologies, no excuses" for his anti-crime campaign.

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