Prosecutors said the 31-year-old sent his customers fentanyl instead of the Adderall knockoff that they'd ordered. Jurors returned guilty verdicts on all 17 counts, including distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.
That charge alone carries a 20-year mandatory minimum sentence. Broussard remains jailed pending sentencing.
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The newly released analysis says law enforcement didn't appropriately distinguish between lawful and unlawful demonstrations, and that some community members felt abandoned by the police. The review was especially critical of the Minneapolis police response.
President Joe Biden announced a plan Thursday to draw 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve — an unprecedented push to use the emergency stocks to try to take the edge off of soaring gasoline prices. What to know about the U.S. emergency oil stash As Biden gears up to tap the reserves
Saturday will be the warmest day of the weekend, then temps retreat slightly on Sunday. We have your weekend forecast details, including who may see some precipitation.
The $10 million bill includes $7 million for grants of up to $5,000 for livestock and specialty crop farmers. There’s also money to reimburse the Rural Finance Authority for drought relief loans that have already been processed.
Ukraine’s president says his country’s defense against the Russian invasion is at a “turning point.” He again pressed the United States for more help, hours after the Kremlin’s forces reneged on a pledge to scale back some of their operations.
The ban, which includes poultry community sales, swaps, fairs, exhibitions and other events where birds are brought together, is effective Friday and lasts through May 1.
A standalone deal to steady private health insurance market is the most significant agreement reached so far in the 2022 legislative session, but some House Democrats say they don’t like it.
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Spar has arrived at its new home port in Minnesota after undergoing a year of maintenance. The arrival Wednesday in Duluth comes as members of Congress are pushing for another heavy icebreaker on the Great Lakes.
Jarabe Mexicano use their music as an educational tool for audiences who may not be familiar with the Spanish songs they sing and the instruments they play.
