U.S. & World

Federal prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as common prescription drugs and sold millions of them through fake online drugstores.

An analysis of the industry in Vietnam, Indonesia and India, which provide about half the shrimp in the world’s top four markets, found a 20%-60% drop in earnings from pre-pandemic levels.

Under the new law, the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol will be designated as Schedule IV controlled substances.

The shelter at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, known locally as A-B Tech, was at capacity with 149 people, including many families, facing an uncertain future together.

Verizon customers continue to report issues with service on Monday afternoon, so what’s the update from the company?

An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting in Texas and Minnesota.

The Pentagon says is sending a “few thousand” additional troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary.

The full impact of Hurricane Helene won’t be known for weeks, but groups from both the public and private sector are mobilizing efforts to help those affected by the Category 4 storm that has killed at least 120 people and already caused billions in damage.

Rwanda says that eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus.

The Israeli military on Tuesday said it had begun a “limited, localized” operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, opening a new front in its war against the Lebanese militant group.

Broadway is mourning the loss of a beloved and accomplished theater performer.

Declaring the U.S. the “greatest sports nation in the history of the world,” President Joe Biden welcomed U.S. Olympians and Paralympians at the White House on Monday.

The Education Department has extended the deadline for its Fresh Start program for defaulted student loan borrowers until early Wednesday morning.