Ajay Singh
Associate Editor
ABOUT
Ajay is a Los Angeles-based journalist, writer, editor and newsroom manager with extensive experience in print, video and online news and features. Ajay previously worked as a staff correspondent for Asiaweek magazine in Hong Kong and in the New Delhi bureaus of The Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal Asia. He is also a published author.
LATEST STORIES
DRUGS
Fentanyl Positivity in Employees Jumps 707 Percent After Hiring
Fentanyl’s rapid clearance from the body allows workers to pass initial tests—leaving offices, warehouses and job sites exposed to employees impaired by the nation’s deadliest opioid.
DRUGS
Architect of Sinaloa Cartel Admits to Murders, Corruption and Flooding the US with Narcotics
The 75-year-old co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn courtroom—admitting to a murderous reign of trafficking, corruption and suffering that stretched across decades.
DRUGS
New Study Demonstrates Cannabis Causes Psychosis, Schizophrenia and Addiction
Once confined to the black market, ultra-potent marijuana is now mainstream—and research shows its dangers are anything but benign.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Austria Ends a Century of Official Secrecy as New Freedom of Information Law Takes Effect
Austria now requires proactive disclosure of administrative documents, contracts and data after five generations of constitutionally enshrined secrecy.
HUMAN RIGHTS
“Operation Summer Heat” Shuts Down Nebraska Hotel Trafficking Ring
Five hotel operators face labor and sex trafficking charges after a law enforcement action rescued 27 victims and exposed dire conditions in Nebraska hotels, echoing abuses documented across the country.
TRENDS
Poll Finds Majority of Americans See Journalists as Biased
Only 45 percent of Americans believe journalists act in the public’s best interests, underscoring a deep crisis of trust in the press.
CORRUPTION
Energy Department Sparks Uproar With New “Still Interested” FOIA Policy
The Department of Energy’s recent demand that requesters reconfirm their interest or face automatic closure is drawing fire from transparency advocates and raising legal alarms.
DRUGS
How “Gas Station Heroin” Became America’s Next Opioid Crisis
From gummies to wrongful death lawsuits, the billion-dollar rise of “gas station heroin” is colliding with bans, bereaved families and the FDA’s harshest crackdown yet.
MENTAL HEALTH
Orlando Death Spotlights a Psychiatric Industry Where Tragedy Is Routine
The suicide of Taylor Meador in Orlando exposes a profit-driven mental health system where neglect is routine, accountability is rare and corporate owners cash in on human misery.
DRUGS
Honey Oil: The Explosive Cannabis Craze That’s Killing Workers
An unlicensed cannabis extraction operation kept running after workers died in fiery explosions. Six now face felony charges—including murder—in a case exposing the deadly cost of black-market profits.
