ARLINGTON, Wash. — When Washington state opened some of the nation’s first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr. was on electronic home detention in Spokane, where he had […]
Lawsuits under New York’s new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states
FREEPORT, N.Y. — Weihua Yan had seen dramatic demographic changes since moving to Long Island’s Nassau County. Its Asian American population alone had grown by 60% since the 2010 census. […]
Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline
WASHINGTON — After its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the […]
Soar, slide, splash? It’s skiers’ choice as spring’s wacky pond skimming tradition returns
GILFORD, N.H. — A costumed skier races down a slope, hits a pond and hydroplanes halfway across. He pirouettes and then plunges into the icy water before jumping up and […]
Sudan’s horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says
UNITED NATIONS — The year-old war in Sudan between rival generals vying for power has sparked “a crisis of epic proportions” fueled by weapons from foreign supporters who continue to […]
US says a UN agency has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route
WASHINGTON — The U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the U.S. military completes a pier for transporting the humanitarian […]
USC cancels graduation keynote by filmmaker amid controversy over decision to drop student’s speech
LOS ANGELES — The University of Southern California further shook up its commencement plans Friday, announcing the cancelation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after […]
The bitcoin ‘halving’ is here. It limits the supply of new coins and is the fourth such event for the cryptocurrency
The bitcoin ‘halving’ is here. It limits the supply of new coins and is the fourth such event for the cryptocurrency Source link
What we know about the shooting of an Uber driver in Ohio and the scam surrounding it
It was a common scam that ended with an uncommon outcome, tragically in an Ohio driveway. William J. Brock fatally shot an Uber driver because he wrongly assumed she was […]
Federal officials investigating cockpit visit by Rockies coach during United flight
DENVER — Federal transportation officials are investigating an unauthorized inflight cockpit visit by a coach for the Colorado Rockies baseball team during a United Airlines charter flight last week from […]