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Scientific basis for laws on marijuana, driving questioned

Motorists are being convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana based on arbitrary state standards that have no ...

Officials: Germany stabbing suspect mentally unstable

A German man yelled "infidel, you must die" and "Allahu akbar" as he stabbed one person to death and wounded three others at ...

Mexico judge says 'El Chapo' extradition may proceed

A federal judge has ruled that the extradition of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the U.S. can move ahead, Mexico's ...

New prison for drug boss 'El Chapo' seen as less secure

Questions arose on both sides of the border about the decision to relocate convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to ...

Nidal Waked

Colombia arrests alleged big money launderer from Panama

Colombian authorities have arrested a prominent Panama businessman they're calling the world's most-wanted money launderer ...

Correction: Panama money laundering story

In a story May 5 about the arrest of a businessman from Panama on money laundering charges, The Associated Press incorrectly ...

Barack Obama,

Obama commutes sentences for 58 federal prisoners

More than a decade ago, a judge bemoaned that the life sentence she was about to impose on Charles C. Brown was overly harsh.

Reports: Chemist who worked on drug cases was usually high

Investigators say a former chemist who tested drugs for Massachusetts police departments was high almost every day she went ...

Feds indict cop, alleged members of Gangster Disciples

Among the four dozen alleged Gangster Disciples members charged in indictments unsealed Wednesday, one sticks out: An ...

Attorney: Prosecutors dropping marijuana dispensary case

Federal prosecutors have agreed to drop a nearly four-year effort to seize the property of a California medical marijuana ...

Drugs possible in death of woman on 'Catfish' reality show

Drug use may have factored into the death of a woman who appeared on MTV's reality show "Catfish," police in Alabama said ...

Ed Forchion

NJ Weedman: Officials 'exaggerated big-time' in pot charges

A New Jersey marijuana advocate dubbed NJ Weedman says authorities "exaggerated big-time" in charging him with distributing ...

Lawyer: Hole in wall burglary was 'crime of stupidity'

A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to what his attorney called a "crime of stupidity": burglarizing a neighbor's home by ...

Ed Forchion

Marijuana advocate dubbed NJ Weedman arrested again, for pot

A marijuana advocate dubbed NJ Weedman has been arrested again on marijuana charges after law enforcement raided his ...

Leonard Manley

Ohio massacre: 1 family, 8 dead, hundreds of tips, 0 answers

From her house on Union Hill Road, Brittany Barker heard the first sirens first thing in the morning. She looked out and saw ...

Senators try to revive criminal justice overhaul

A bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation on Thursday to give judges more discretion in sentencing offenders, a ...

Reputed 'El Chapo' associate pleads guilty in Chicago court

A reputed associate of Mexican cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has pleaded guilty to helping move more than $1.

Fundraiser for John McCain arrested in drug bust in Phoenix

A Phoenix woman has been dropped as a political fundraiser for U.S. Sen. John McCain's re-election campaign after being ...

Pfizer agrees to $785M settlement in drug discount case

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $785 million to resolve allegations that one of its companies failed to give ...

School project's graffiti sparks fears Zodiac Killer is back

A Florida State University class project about drug cartels and serial killers took a turn when students scrawled a message ...