Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.
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Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to consumer protection agency
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a business-backed challenge that could have scuttled the federal agency set up to protect consumers from shady financial services practices. The court on a 7-2 v... -
Why are pageant queens resigning? Miss USA controversy, explained
In the span of a week, three women who won titles within the Miss USA organization last year have stepped away from their crowns.
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President Biden asserts executive privilege to deny House GOP access to his special counsel interview audio
President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur at the center a Republican effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt ... -
Florida principal arrested, accused of hitting child with charging cable
The principal of a central Florida elementary school was arrested this week and accused of holding a child in a room for 40 minutes, putting him in a chokehold and hitting him with a charging cable....
