President Joe Biden announced Thursday he would pardon people federally convicted of simple possession of marijuana, a measure seen as a strong statement on how such offenses should be handled. The…
Nearly a decade has passed since the voters of Colorado and Washington decided at the ballot box to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. In the time since, sixteen states and the District…
Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz calmly told a psychologist why he picked Valentine’s Day to massacre 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago: Because no…
Highlights of this day in history: U.S. and Britain strike Afghanistan; Achille Lauro hijacked; Supreme Court pick Clarence Thomas faces damaging claims; Matthew Shepard beaten to death; Singer John Mellencamp…
The leaders of California, California, Oregon, Washington state and British Columbia on Thursday signed a new agreement to work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and move toward a low-carbon…
LAS VEGAS – A suspect who authorities say acted alone was in custody Thursday after fatally stabbing two people and wounding six others in an “unprovoked” attack on the Las Vegas Strip, police said. The victims…
Police say an attacker has killed two people and wounded six others in stabbings along the Las Vegas Strip. They say three people are hospitalized in critical condition and another…
Ten people, including two police officers, were injured Thursday afternoon when a civilian vehicle and a marked NYPD vehicle crashed, pushing the police vehicle onto a sidewalk filled with pedestrians, officials said.…
Biden announced a pardon of “all prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.” The president also set the stage to potentially remove marijuana as a Schedule 1 classification. The moves…
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Testimony before a jury began Thursday for the man accused of mowing down Christmas parade-goers last year, while he participated mostly from a separate courtroom, having been removed after numerous disruptions…