Bruce Springsteen Road Manager Lenny Sullivan Died of Overdose, Says Examiner
(AP Photo)
Sullivan, a cousin of the rock veteran, was assistant road manager to Springsteen's E Street Band.
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December 9, 2009 11:48 AM KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Lenny Sullivan, a road manager for rock legend Bruce Springsteen, died from an accidental drug overdose, a Missouri medical examiner has found.
Sullivan, a cousin of the rock veteran, was assistant road manager to Springsteen's E Street Band.
Sullivan, a cousin of the rock veteran, was assistant road manager to Springsteen's E Street Band.
December 7, 2009 12:25 PM 
DENVER - Denver police say a toddler is in good condition after he ingested hallucinogenic mushrooms.
The incident happened on Sunday at an apartment complex, where police say he got the drugs from a friend staying in the home.
The 24-month-old boy was rushed to the hospital after his parents called 9-1-1.
Two-Year-Old Boy Trips on Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
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The incident happened on Sunday at an apartment complex, where police say he got the drugs from a friend staying in the home.
The 24-month-old boy was rushed to the hospital after his parents called 9-1-1.
December 2, 2009 12:44 PM 
PALMVIEW, Texas - President Barack Obama's approval rating may be hovering in the 50 percent range, but that doesn't mean America's Commander-in-Chief isn’t catching on with new constituents.
There is now a line of Ecstasy pills made in the image of the 44th president of the United States, according to Texas police who have snatched a batch off the streets.
Barack Obama Ecstasy Pills Hit Streets: Approval Ratings High
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There is now a line of Ecstasy pills made in the image of the 44th president of the United States, according to Texas police who have snatched a batch off the streets.
November 9, 2009 10:00 AM 
BOSTON - Adam Jasinski, winner of the CBS reality TV show "Big Brother 9," has been formally indicted in federal court for illegal possession of oxycodone pills with intent to distribute.
The 31-year-old from Delray Beach, Fla. was charged Wednesday with attempting to sell 2,000 oxycodone pills, a prescription painkiller that can produce a heroin-like high if crushed and then swallowed, snorted or injected.
"Big Brother 9" Winner Adam Jasinski Indicted on Oxyocodone Charges, Could Face 20 Years
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The 31-year-old from Delray Beach, Fla. was charged Wednesday with attempting to sell 2,000 oxycodone pills, a prescription painkiller that can produce a heroin-like high if crushed and then swallowed, snorted or injected.
November 3, 2009 1:29 PM
Disturbing Anna Nicole Smith "Clown Video": Pregnant Playboy Model Mistakes Doll for Baby
NEW YORK - A disturbing video of Anna Nicole Smith in clown makeup shows the pregnant Playboy model seeming to mistake a doll for a real baby, and her boyfriend Howard K. Stern talking about how much money can be made from the tape.
The tape was admitted as evidence in the Los Angeles drug conspiracy case against her boyfriend Stern, and two doctors who are accused of supplying drugs to the nude model until her untimely death. However, the judge won't allow the tape to be played in court.
The tape was admitted as evidence in the Los Angeles drug conspiracy case against her boyfriend Stern, and two doctors who are accused of supplying drugs to the nude model until her untimely death. However, the judge won't allow the tape to be played in court.
October 20, 2009 11:28 AM BOSTON - "Big Brother" winner Adam Jasinksi mastered the art of being trapped in a fully stocked television party house, but he may have to learn some new social skills if he gets locked in the big house for an alleged drug selling scheme.
Adam Jasinski, "Big Brother 9" Winner, Used $500,000 Prize to Fund Oxycodone Scheme, Say Feds
(CBS)
October 19, 2009 6:30 AM 
PAWTUCKET, R.I. - If the state weren't so pressed for cash, Joshua Gomes might still be behind bars.
Instead, he's working temp jobs — at a construction site one week, a recycling plant another — and talks about going to college, teaching or joining the military.
Your Voice: Recession Hits Prisons Hard, but Should States Let Inmates Leave Early?
(AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Instead, he's working temp jobs — at a construction site one week, a recycling plant another — and talks about going to college, teaching or joining the military.
October 14, 2009 12:22 PM 
LOS ANGELES - They want to hear from the father.
The California preliminary hearing into Anna Nicole Smith's drug-overdose death is now in full swing, and next up on the stand is the father of the celebrity model's daughter.
Defense attorneys said they had been notified by the prosecution that Larry Birkhead, the musician who proved he was the father of Smith's daughter by DNA testing, would be among those called to testify Wednesday, the second day of a preliminary hearing for two doctors and Smith's former attorney-boyfriend, Howard K. Stern.
Anna Nicole Smith Baby Daddy, Larry Birkhead, Due in Court
(CBS/AP)
The California preliminary hearing into Anna Nicole Smith's drug-overdose death is now in full swing, and next up on the stand is the father of the celebrity model's daughter.
Defense attorneys said they had been notified by the prosecution that Larry Birkhead, the musician who proved he was the father of Smith's daughter by DNA testing, would be among those called to testify Wednesday, the second day of a preliminary hearing for two doctors and Smith's former attorney-boyfriend, Howard K. Stern.
October 13, 2009 8:22 AM 
LOS ANGELES - Anna Nicole Smith's two doctors and lawyer-boyfriend are all due in court this week to hear testimony about their alleged roles in supplying drugs that killed the celebrity model.
A preliminary hearing for the trio is scheduled to start Tuesday, and court officials have said it could last two to four weeks. The hearing will determine whether there is enough evidence to order a trial for Howard Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich.
Anna Nicole Smith "Enablers" Heading to Court for Death Hearing
(AP Photo)
A preliminary hearing for the trio is scheduled to start Tuesday, and court officials have said it could last two to four weeks. The hearing will determine whether there is enough evidence to order a trial for Howard Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich.
October 7, 2009 8:33 AM 
MIAMI - New details have emerged in the strange and sad saga of Anna Nicole Smith and this time it involves a potential murder-for-hire plot to kill her millionare husband's son as she battled him over the Houston oil tycoon's money.
FBI Investigated Playboy Model Anna Nicole Smith in Plot to Kill Millionaire Husband's Son
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