Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns,…
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D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies
D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was 51. The singer, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, died…
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize
FILE - Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds up tally sheets during a protest against the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro one month after the disputed presidential vote which she says the opposition won by…
Authorities charge man with sparking deadly January wildfire that leveled LA neighborhoods
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 29-year-old man…
Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. On…
Trump declares drug cartels operating in Caribbean unlawful combatants
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated…
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
LONDON (AP) —Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post. According to the Washington, D.C.-based…
Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. Roughly…
2 detainees killed and another critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security says
DALLAS (AP) — A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding others before taking his own life, authorities…
Kamala Harris: Tim Walz wasn't her first choice for Vice President
DULUTH, Min. - In a sneak peak at Kalama Harris' new book, it is revealed…
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by a quarter-point and signals two more cuts by year end
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about…
Trump says 'with a high degree of certainty' that suspect in Charlie Kirk killing has been caught
OREM, Utah (AP) — The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said Friday, representing a significant breakthrough in the investigation into a targeted killing that raised fresh alarms about political violence in the United…
VP Vance to meet with families of schoolchildren after church shooting in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President JD Vance planned to visit Minneapolis on Wednesday to meet with families and victims of a shooting at a Catholic church that killed two schoolchildren and injured 21 people. Security was heavy outside Annunciation Catholic…
Sudan appeals for aid after landslide kills more than 1,000 people in single village in Darfur
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan appealed for international aid on Tuesday after a landslide wiped out an entire village in western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African…
