14 Killed on Sports Field in Honduras Gunmen opened fire on a group of people on a neighborhood sports field in northern Honduras and killed at least 14, the authorities said Saturday. “Ten were killed on the field and four more died on their way to the hospital, Leonel Sauceda, a spokesman for Honduras’ Security […]
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Lawsuit: Madoff’s workplace was rife with cocaine, sex
A new lawsuit alleges that convicted swindler Bernie Madoff financed a cocaine-fueled work environment and a “culture of sexual deviance,” and he diverted money to his London, England, office when he believed federal authorities were closing in at home.
Next violation means jail, judge tells Lohan
Lindsay Lohan will be heading to jail if a judge hears again the actress has not been attending a required alcohol counseling program. “This is the last time we are going to be talking about re-enrolling and doing what you need to do,” Judge Marsha Revel told Lohan on Friday in extending her probation for a 2007 conviction for driving under the influence
Blast kills at least 8 in Pakistan
At least eight people were killed Thursday morning when a suicide car bomber rammed a police station in northwest Pakistan, authorities said.
Colombian hitmen reveal horror of the kill
This city’s drug underworld is littered with “poseurs” — lowlife triggermen pretending they’re the real hard cases. MEDELLIN, Colombia (CNN) — This city’s drug underworld is littered with “poseurs” — lowlife triggermen pretending they’re the real hard cases
Study: Cocaine vaccine could help addicts
An experimental vaccine for cocaine addicts can help some users kick the habit, according to a new study. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have tested a vaccine that makes people produce antibodies to cocaine
Drug overdose killed DJ AM, official says
Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein’s death last month was an accident caused by “acute intoxication” from a combination of cocaine and prescription drugs, the New York medical examiner said Tuesday. Goldstein’s body was found August 28 in his New York apartment with a crack pipe nearby and a half bag of crack cocaine and prescription drugs in the home, a police source told People.com.
Drug war being fought in Nigerian forests
In the dark of the early morning, the assembled drug agents murmur a short prayer before setting out on an early morning drugs raid. After a few short orders, we set off into the deep undergrowth of southern Nigeria’s forests on a tip-off that somewhere ahead are hidden farms illegally growing cannabis.
A Drug to End Drug Addiction
What if science made a pill to protect us from addiction — keeping us from smoking cigarettes, getting fat or abusing drugs and alcohol? According to encouraging results from several lines of study, it seems that day may be closer than we thought. Researchers in labs around the world are now developing vaccines to inoculate people against dangerously addictive substances such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.
Red Bull’s New Cola: A Kick from Cocaine?
About a year ago, the makers of Red Bull, the famous caffeine-loaded energy drink, decided to come out with a soda, unsurprisingly named Red Bull Cola. The shared name implied the same big kick.