$5.5B judgment against Purdue Pharma paves way for opioid deal

Purdue Pharma must pay $5.5 billion in penalties after a sentencing tied to its role in fueling the opioid crisis through doctor payoffs and misleading federal regulators.

DC man sentenced after gun, fentanyl bust

A D.C. man with a prior felony conviction has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after being caught with a loaded firearm and dozens of fentanyl pills he intended to sell, federal prosecutors announced. 

A chemical 100 times stronger than fentanyl is fueling US overdoses

A Chinese crackdown on fentanyl-making ingredients could be fueling the resurgence of carfentanil, a chemical so powerful, a dose smaller than a poppy seed can kill a human.