Trump already declared the drug cartels terrorist organizations and ordered military strikes against suspected drug boats. Now he's declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. Experts are skeptical.

Luis Agostini, DEA Public Information Officer with the Chicago Field Office talks about the efforts to get fentanyl off the streets.

A dozen hooligans with lengthy rap sheets terrorized an East Harlem NYCHA complex for three years, brazenly hawking deadly drugs such as fentanyl and the even-more-powerful nitazene in plain view, federal authorities alleged Wednesday.

Masri said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration gave PBSO $120,000 in overtime expenses and an additional $90,000 for undercover drug buys. He announced the arrests at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office headquarters, flanked by State Attorney Alexia Cox and Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.

A woman in San Bernardino County is in custody for attempting to poison a man she had previously been in a relationship with to death, investigators said. In a news release, San Bernardino

It’s similar to xylazine, or tranq — a veterinary painkiller and muscle relaxant commonly cut into street drugs since about 2020 — but it’s even more dangerous. Experts say it can be up to 20 times more potent, meaning small amounts can be highly addictive.

President Trump signed an order designating illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, directing agencies to do more to combat the drug.

The declaration of fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction is the latest move by President Donald Trump casting the nation’s deadly drug crisis as a national security issue.

The endowed professorship is combined with a one-to-one match from the Aspire Fund Challenge, a $50 million grant program established in 2019 by an anonymous donor. UH says the program has helped the university increase its number of endowed chairs and professorships, including this new position in the department of psychology.