Researchers may have uncovered answers on how to create a safer opioid: Design it to bypass the part of brain that feels pleasure, but retain the analgesic properties, which make opioids one of the most effective pain relievers.
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A judge recommended no new trial for Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, whose supporters point to evidence they say raises serious doubts about his guilt.
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A vehicle located last week was linked to a missing persons cold case from 1998.
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The homicide victim, discovered in 2019, is now identified as George Seitz, who went missing in 1976
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How forensic science is unlocking the mysteries of fatal lightning strikes, which could help save thousands of lives
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Kenneth Stough Jr. has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of Terrence Paquette, who was stabbed 73 times
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The vehicle and remains of Judith Chartier were recovered from the Concord River this week by dive teams and sonar experts
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A jury found Shawn Parcells guilty of unlawfully obtaining money from Wabaunsee County to perform autopsies in three cases
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Consumers who buy and use today’s mobile phones want assurance that their personal data is secure – so vendors are responding with increasingly sophisticated data encryption. This hardened encryption is now a must-have for mobile devices, and not just a “nice-to-have.”
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New research indicates that between 2000 and 2018, the percentage of car crash deaths in the United States involving cannabis have doubled, and the percentage of deaths involving both cannabis and alcohol, have more than doubled.
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