Since New York began licensing recreational marijuana stores about three years ago, the state has been using a simple tactic to ensure pot shops are kept a legally-mandated distance from […]
Los Angeles school year begins amid fears over immigration enforcement
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles students and teachers return to class for the new academic year Thursday under a cloud of apprehension after a summer filled with immigration raids and […]
Multiple Texas students are injured in a school bus rollover crash on the first day of class
LEANDER, Texas — A Texas school bus carrying more than 40 students on Wednesday rolled over after veering off a rural road on the first day of class, injuring multiple […]
Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a […]
Federal judge refuses to block Alabama law banning DEI initiatives in public schools
A federal judge on Wednesday declined a request to block an Alabama law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in public schools and the teaching of what Republican lawmakers […]
3 Virginia sheriff’s deputies who were injured in gunfire while executing a search warrant are OK
GRETNA, Virginia — Three sheriff’s deputies injured in gunfire while executing warrants in southern Virginia were “shaken up” but doing well, officials said Wednesday. The warrants were for brandishing a […]
Jury finds couple guilty of concealing, harboring bakery workers in the US illegally
Two South Texas bakery owners are guilty of concealing and harboring employees in the U.S. illegally, a jury found Wednesday afternoon following a trial that only lasted three days. Leonardo […]
6 dead after truck crashes into van carrying members of Amish group in Michigan
CARO, Mich. — A pickup truck went through a stop sign and crashed into a van, killing at least six people in a rural area of Michigan, authorities said. The […]
Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade approved despite strong opposition
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials despite strong […]
Parents, child killed when tree falls on car as heavy rain and flooding hit Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car during heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday. The three […]