The synthetic opioid can evade standard fentanyl test strips, may require multiple doses of Narcan and has been linked to overdoses or deaths in at least 24 states.

Amid the collapse of careers over even distant ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Tony Ortega’s public contempt for efforts to expose predators set the stage for a lifetime of defending the sexual exploitation ...

The decision ends a yearslong legal fight and reinforces protections for religious minorities facing state action over their beliefs and practices. In 2021, a former Jehovah’s Witness sent a complaint ...

From the deprivation of rights to imprisonment, heavy fines, harassment, unemployment, disruption of religious services, forced labor and torture, Jehovah’s Witnesses too often pay a terrible price ...

A most unusual trade in rare fish will lead to misery and death, while an endangered species may disappear entirely. There’s something mighty fishy going on, with serious and deadly implications—both ...

Journalistic malpractice in the service of religious bigotry. Ball was handed false, inflammatory anti-Scientology allegations already rejected by Police Scotland. He knew it. He knew it was wrong.

Options Behavioral Health is facing lawsuits and investigations after reports of forced drugging, sexual abuse and illegal detainment of children. Yet officials have issued no fines and closed the ...

Landmark decision opens federal records behind the largest penalty ever imposed by the US Department of Education—a penalty later withdrawn entirely. A federal court has ordered the US Department of ...

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea says 53 patients were falsely labeled “voluntary” admissions and 52 were illegitimately restrained. In a finding that cuts to the core of institutional ...

Eight years after opening near International Drive, the Church of Scientology stands beyond the spectacle as a place where those who keep Orlando moving and bright find stability, purpose and ...

As potency rises, even preteens are experiencing severe health effects, forcing families to seek emergency care for cannabis-related conditions. Johnny was a model student. He had a 4.0 GPA, scored ...

A war against religious freedom is exploding in Quebec, with the province’s schools as its battleground. Education Minister Bernard Drainville is pushing to enact Bill 94, which expands the ...