The man caused a fatal overdose by selling fentanyl instead of cocaine. He is going to jail.

A Lexington man accused of mistakenly selling fentanyl instead of cocaine to another man, causing his death, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Keon Lamont Lee, 32, “regularly sold cocaine to the victim,” identified in court documents as FE, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a press release. The press release says … Read more

Everman police release photos of Noel’s family fleeing the country, search video

New photos showing the family of missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez fleeing the country were released Friday by the Everman Police Department. Noel was first reported missing in March when Texas Child Protective Services received an anonymous tip that the boy had not been seen since October. An Amber Alert was issued on March 25. Everman … Read more

Texas man at center of Attorney General Paxton’s impeachment faces federal charges

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Friday brought charges of making false statements to financial institutions against a real estate developer who is at the center of allegations that led to the dismissal of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. A grand jury has indicted Nate Paul, 36, on eight counts of making false … Read more

Italian forces secure Turkish ship attacked by armed stowaways off Naples

MILAN (AP) — Italian special forces have regained control of a Turkish vessel that had been attacked by armed stowaways off the southern city of Naples, Italy’s defense minister said on Friday. State. Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said the operation was still ongoing and Italian forces were providing security for the 22 crew members aboard … Read more

Special counsel avoided one risk but took another by taking Trump case to Miami

Classified documents found at Donald Trump’s Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, are at the heart of the case against him. (Josh Ritchie/The New York Times) WASHINGTON — The decision to indict former President Donald Trump in Miami, rather than Washington, eliminated the risk of a potentially thorny battle over where the charges should have been filed, but … Read more

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will tour with stops in Europe and Britain to support the war effort

NEW YORK (AP) — The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will be touring for the second consecutive summer, appearing in eight cities across Europe and Britain to support the country’s war effort against Russia. Keri-Lynn Wilson, the Canadian-Ukrainian wife of Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb, will lead the tour, which runs from August 20 to September … Read more