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A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis. A total of 24 states already have legalized recreational marijuana for adults and an additional 14 states allow it for medical use. The propose…
Losses from scams reported by Americans over the age of 60 last year were up 11% over the year before, according to the FBI's report.
A deadly shootout in Charlotte that left five dead illustrates how smartphone-wielding bystanders don’t always run for cover when bullets start to fly. Increasingly, they look to livestream their perspective of the attack. Experts say the reaction reflects the new role that bystanders play i…
With famine in Gaza now ‘full-blown,’ starving children a priority of new aid efforts: ‘It’s horror’
Saving Gaza’s gravely malnourished children will be a critical focus of a new U.S.-backed sea route, though most of the territory’s Palestinians are at imminent risk of famine as the Israel-Hamas war stretches on.
Republican officials who believe in the legitimacy of elections have formed a group that's pushing back on the election lies and conspiracy theories that have persuaded a large share of their party that elections can't be trusted. The main target audience is Republicans who run state and loc…
An active jet stream pattern in the western half of the country means that the first half of May will favor more tornadoes in the Great Plains.
An active jet stream pattern in the western half of the country means that the first half of May will favor more tornadoes in the Great Plains.
The Kentucky Derby could be a wet one. Early favorites Fierceness, Sierra Leone have won in the slop
The 150th Kentucky Derby has a couple early favorites, such as Fierceness and Sierra Leone. Beyond them, it's a wide-open race. The forecast for Churchill Downs in Louisville calls for a 60% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Both Fierceness and Sierra Leone have won on messy tracks before, and so have four others in the 20-horse field. For the second straight year, Japan has two entries that will be looking to deliver the country's first derby win.
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The Kentucky Derby is turning 150 years old. It's survived world wars and controversies of all kinds
The Kentucky Derby turns 150 years old this Saturday. America's longest continuously held sporting event has survived two world wars, the Great Depression and pandemics, including COVID-19 in 2020. That year it was run in virtual silence without the usual crowd of 150,000. The first Saturday in May is known for fast horses, stylishly dressed fans and mint juleps served in souvenir glasses. Among the changes this year is the value of the race, which has been boosted to $5 million, and the new $200 million paddock where the Derby horses will be saddled at Churchill Downs.
We have gotten so used to throwing out things today that manufacturers apparently don’t care to make anything that lasts anymore.
Hope Hicks, once one of Donald Trump’s most trusted advisers, gave jurors in his hush money trial an emotional glimpse into the chaotic fallout over the explosive “Access Hollywood” leak.
The U.S. Air Force plans an AI-enabled fleet of more than 1,000 unmanned warplanes, the first of them operating by 2028.
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Still clad in an orange jail-issue jumpsuit, Brian Lamont Turner has taken over his own legal defense and spotted an omission that could disrupt the government's case.
A total of 82 people were arrested Sunday.
Raymond Matthew Uttaro wept as the 18 guilty verdicts were read.
Pro-Palestine protest organizers on Thursday afternoon gathered at VCU and called for university President Michael Rao’s resignation or removal on the heels of Monday’s violent showdown between police and demonstrators.
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The widow of a North Carolina man shot and killed by Sullivan County deputies last spring has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Greeneville, Tennessee.
A city man is in custody after a shooting sent one woman to a local hospital.
A Scott County, Virginia, firefighter died over the weekend while battling a wildfire.
Mayor Levar Stoney said in an interview: "It would have been a grueling, negative race, and that is not what you want to ensure we elect a Democrat as governor."
A total of 457 acres of riverfront mountains in Russell County have been added to Clinch River State Park, which will provide new public access to the river for outdoor recreation.
BRISTOL, Va. – Only one person spoke Tuesday during a series of three public hearings related to the city’s proposed 2024-25 operating budget – a plan that will see real estate taxes remain the same and the trash rate decrease.
About a week after legislators brushed off his amendments to bills ensuring the right to contraception and requiring insurance coverage, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he’s still thinking about what do.