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Drug deaths across the U.S. caused by illicit fentanyl smuggled from Mexico have made the drug trafficking into a top issue in Washington, D.C., as families demand more action.

Politicians say they'll stop fentanyl smugglers. Experts say new drug war won't work

As fentanyl deaths soar, political pressure is growing to stop Mexican cartels that smuggle the drug. Experts on drug trafficking say trying to lock down the Mexican border is an impossible goal.

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, top, flies in formation with U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets over the South Korea Peninsula during a joint air drill in South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023.

The U.S. and South Korea staged a joint air exercise after the North's missile launch

North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its "fatal" nuclear attack capacity against its rivals.

Law enforcement personnel investigate the scene of multiple shootings in Arkabutla, Miss. on Friday Six people were fatally shot at multiple locations in the small town in rural Mississippi. A suspect was arrested and charged with murder.

A man has been charged with killing 6 people in Mississippi

A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday at multiple locations in the tiny rural community of Arkabutla, the local sheriff said.

Residents remove their belongings from their destroyed house in Samandag, in southern Turkey, on Thursday. The number of people killed in the Feb. 6 earthquakes that devastated parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria continues to rise.

11 days after the quake, a few more survivors are pulled from the rubble in Turkey

Even as the death toll in Turkey and Syria has risen to more than 43,000, search teams in southern Turkey have rescued a few people who were trapped in the debris, including a 12-year-old boy.

Cars drive past a roadside memorial for Matt Keenan, who was killed while biking in Mission Valley, Feb. 2, 2022.

When drivers kill, victims' families often feel let down by justice system in San Diego

Last year saw more fatal car crashes in San Diego than any year since the city adopted its "Vision Zero" goal.

The U.S. and Mexico border wall is shown facing west from Otay Mesa, Sept., 20, 2022.

More Mexicans are dying in their attempts to reach San Diego from Tijuana

Policy experts and advocates say comprehensive immigration reform could save lives.

Paul Davis is a retired physician in Findlay, Ohio, who gets weekly treatments of the drug Kimmtrak to help stave off the progression of his rare cancer — uveal melanoma. He worries the accumulating cost of the drug — nearly $50,000/week if he has to pay it out of pocket — could saddle his family with crushing medical debt after he's gone.

Nearly $50,000 a week for a cancer drug? A man worries about bankrupting his family

Medicare suddenly stopped paying for the pricey drug that prolongs his life. As he waits for an appeal, this retired physician wonders if he should give up treatment to spare his family the cost.

Dr. Denny Martin, the acting chief medical officer at Sparrow Hospital, got emotional while addressing the media on Tuesday following a shooting at Michigan State University. Behind him is Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

3 students and a suspect are dead after Michigan State University shooting

Police say the suspect, a 43-year-old man, was found off the MSU campus and died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Five others, all students, are in critical condition.

A sign on the Exercise and Nutritional Sciences building reads "ENS is CLOSED until further notice." San Diego State University. San Diego, Calif. Feb. 13, 2023.

San Diego State tracks a new case of Legionnaires Disease

San Diego State University closed its Exercise and Nutritional Sciences building Monday as it investigates a reported case of Legionnaires' disease in a "campus community member."

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tours the site of destroyed buildings during his visit to the city of Kahramanmaras, in southeast Turkey, on Wednesday, two days after the severe earthquake that hit the region.

As the earthquake death toll soars, so does criticism of Turkey's government response

Critics are laying into the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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