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Texas County Returning Alleged Shakedown Cash

Authorities in a Texas county where a drug enforcement program was allegedly used to shake down black and Latino highway travelers are returning more than $100,000 taken during the traffic stops.

2012/11/01

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Cyclist Lance Armstrong (L) addresses participants at The LIVESTRONG Challenge Ride as Doug Ulman (R), Livestrong President and CEO, looks on at Palmer Events Center on October 21, 2012 in Austin, Texas. More than 4,000 cyclists participated in the charity ride supporting cancer survivors. Armstrong has recently been accused of leading "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen" according to USADA officials. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

UCI Wants $4Mil In Prize Money From Armstrong

The UCI said Armstrong and “all other affected riders” in the case should return their prize money. That amounts to almost $4 million in Tour money from Armstrong.

2012/10/26

Second Conspirator Pleads Guilty In Sam Hurd Drug Case

Jesse Tyrone Chavful pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Dallas to one count of conspiracy to possess five kilograms or more of cocaine with intent to distribute.

2012/10/17

A doctor wears a stethoscope during an examination (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Doctor Talks Meningitis, Weight Loss, Sleep

Dr. Crystal Foster talks about the latest medical headlines.

2012/10/17

The New England Compounding Center is shown here on October 5, 2012 in Framingham, Massachusetts. The pharmacy is currently being investigated for producing a contaminated steroid shot that included the meningitis fungus that has killed at least five people. (credit: Getty Images)

Drug Recall Could Rival 1980s Tylenol Scare

Two other drugs may now also be linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak. It has prompted a voluntary drug recall that could rival the Tylenol recall from the early 1980s.

2012/10/16

Last Of Ex-TCU Players Pleads Guilty In Drug Case

The last of four former TCU football players arrested in a drug sting earlier this year has pleaded guilty to marijuana delivery charges and received probation.

2012/10/04

Hurd Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges

Former NFL receiver Sam Hurd pleaded not guilty to a new indictment accusing him of trying to obtain drugs while out on bond awaiting trial on charges of trying to start a drug ring.

2012/10/04

Sam Hurd’s Cousin To Plead Guilty In Drug Case

A cousin of former NFL wide receiver Sam Hurd has agreed to plead guilty in connection with allegations that Hurd tried to establish a drug-distribution network, according to documents filed by prosecutors.

2012/10/02

Singer Fiona Apple was arrested for drug possession in West Texas on September 19, 2012. (credit: Hudspeth County Sheriff's Office)

Singer Fiona Apple Arrested In West Texas

Singer Fiona Apple was arrested at a border stop in Sierra Blanca on Wednesday, after police said that they found drugs on her tour bus as it was passing through West Texas.

2012/09/20

Hurd Facing More Charges In Drug Case

Hurd, who has played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears, was arrested in December after allegedly telling an undercover officer he wanted to buy large amounts of drugs.

2012/09/19

NASCAR Reinstates A.J. Allmendinger

Allmendinger was suspended in July for failing a random drug test a month earlier. His backup “B” urine sample also tested positive for a substance NASCAR has not revealed.

2012/09/18