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Supreme Court could loosen law barring marijuana users from owning guns
The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to loosen a federal law that bars marijuana users from owning guns in a...
Federal court rejects Trump administration attempt to slow tariff refund process
A federal court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to slow the process of refunding billion...
Melania Trump presides at UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict as US attacks Iran
U.S. first lady Melania Trump is presiding over a U.N. Security Council meeting that will focus on children in...
People line up for treats every March 1 at this Minnesota Dairy Queen as tradition
It might still be winter in Minnesota, but spring is in the air for people lined up at the Dairy Queen in Moor...
Sleepy owl found resting among items on a New York antique store shelf
Shoppers in upstate New York month turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: a li...
Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by the Pentagon
Scouting America says it’s keeping its new name and preserving its service to the 200,000 girls who participat...
Black fathers embrace resources to support their pregnant partners through birth
Federal health data shows Black women are more than three times likely than white women to die around the time...
US moves to legally control tanker and 2M barrels of oil seized off Venezuela's coast in December
The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 mil...
Anthropic refuses to bend to Pentagon on AI safeguards as dispute nears deadline
A public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials d...
Pakistan’s defense minister says that there is now an 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes
Pakistan’s defense minister says that there is now an 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes
Penguin Press founder Ann Godoff, powerhouse editor of bestsellers, dies at 76
Publisher Ann Godoff, who helped shape modern American book culture and launched many bestsellers, has died at...
Memorial services for Jesse Jackson begin at Chicago HQ of his civil rights group
Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago and stretch across the country to honor his...
Old Apollo rocks shed new light on the moon's magnetic field long ago
Old Apollo rocks are providing a fresh take on the moon's magnetic field
Former officer accused of child rape fatally shot in gunfire exchange with police
A former Pennsylvania police officer accused of child rape is dead after a shootout with police after officers...
Police video shows Vince McMahon's 100 mph car crash in Connecticut
Newly released police video shows Vince McMahon crashing his Bentley in Connecticut last summer as a state tro...
UN sanctions 4 commanders in Sudan's paramilitary force accused of atrocities in Darfur
The U_N_ Security Council has imposed sanctions on four commanders of Sudan’s warring paramilitary force suspe...
Federal judge in Texas allows lawsuit against California attorney general over ExxonMobil remarks
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that California’s attorney general can face a defamation lawsuit over comme...
West Virginia mother sentenced in death of emaciated daughter
A West Virginia woman has been sentenced to up to life in prison in the death of her teenage daughter