Federal authorities have indicted 18 suspects allegedly involved in a widespread drug ring that used commercial buses to transport illegal drugs from Mexico into Houston and other U.S. cities. via KHOU-TV Houston

Area authorities arrested arrested a Silverthorne couple for possession of cocaine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine and child abuse after an undercover investigation found they were using their children to ... via Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

"We reaffirm against a novel challenge what we have signaled for half a century"

The Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday that police have the power to conduct searches and seize evidence, even when done during an arrest that turns out to have violated state law. via Times Union

"Clearly, this is an enormous problem for Americans, physically, emotionally, and economically"

Help is on the way for patients who have undergone back surgery but who continue to suffer from chronic pain in their backs and legs, thanks to a novel technology pioneered by two Chicago-area pain management ... via EurekAlert!

Ricardo Palmera is already serving a 60-year prison sentence on an unrelated hostage-taking charge, so the mistrial means little for his future. via SF Gate

"The decision that should be made in the case is who in fact does have the copyright"

Footage of John Lennon smoking pot, writing songs and discussing putting the hallucinogenic drug LSD in President Richard Nixon's tea is the focus of a court case starting in Boston next week. via The Sydney Morning Herald