2024

TL/DR - Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison and fined $8 million by a U.S. judge for running a "narco-state" that facilitated the transfer of South American cocaine to the United States. Hernández, who served as president from 2014 to 2022, built his career on bribes from traffickers…

TL/DR - The Biden administration plans to impose inflation penalties on 64 prescription medicines to reduce costs for seniors, saving Medicare Part B users up to $4,593 per day. This move aligns with a wider program granting Medicare the authority to negotiate prescription drug prices under the Inflation Reduction Act. However, the administration…

TL/DR - U.S. Senate candidate Mark Lamb has criticized rival Kari Lake's decision not to attend a Republican primary debate, suggesting that he values the role more as he attended the debate. Lamb, the Pinal County sheriff, used the debate to discuss his conservative views on crime, the economy, and abortion. He is running for the seat held by…

TL/DR - Dharmesh Patel, a California doctor who was accused of intentionally driving his family off a cliff in a Tesla in 2023, has been granted a mental health diversion and will not stand trial. Patel, who was charged with three counts of attempted murder, has been diagnosed with a depressive disorder which the court deemed made him eligible…