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The operation was one of several that resulted in the Coast Guard seizing more than 100,000 pounds of cocaine from ships in ...

The U.S. Coast Guard says that it has seized over 50 tons of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation ...

U.S. forces have moved closer to Venezuela, raising questions about their potential operations. This video explores what ...

Scientists and Indigenous leaders call on the World Health Organization to rethink coca, a sacred Andean leaf long mistaken for cocaine.

Residents and business owners along East Lancaster Avenue call the motel a common nuisance and a locus of much of the area’s ...

Kapil Raghu, 28, was arrested in May after an officer in central Arkansas spotted the rollerball perfume bottle in his car ...

According to results presented here, an opioid-free pain management regimen yielded similar pain outcomes and opioid consumption vs. an opioid-containing regimen for young patients undergoing ...

The military rescued the pair after striking a submersible vessel on Thursday, in what was at least the sixth such attack ...

In a world of digital distraction and entertainment, citizens are more likely to be controlled by pleasure and distraction ...

A consensus is emerging among scientists that certain foods are addictive for some people. But questions remain about which ...

Its headline act is the GAC Aion V, an electric mid-sized SUV that shapes up as a rival to the Tesla Model Y with 165kW of power, and about 510km range from a 75kWh battery. It looks sharp, which ...