Politics May 21 Hunter Biden’s appeal to halt his federal gun trial is rejected The full 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to pause the case against the president's son while his challenges to the prosecution on multiple fronts play out. His bid to dismiss the case had previously been rejected by a…
Politics May 20 Hunter Biden presses for delay in federal gun trial set to begin next month Defense attorneys for the president's son argued Monday there isn't an urgent need to start the trial on June 3, shortly before the scheduled start of another trial on tax charges in California.
Politics May 17 Justice Alito’s home flew a U.S. flag upside down after Jan. 6, a report says The upside-down flag is a symbol associated with Trump's lies about election fraud. The New York Times says the flag was outside Alito's Virginia home days after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, carrying similarly inverted flags.
Politics May 16 Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift A proposed rule sent Thursday to the federal register recognizes medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the most dangerous drugs.
Arts May 09 Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hit The 6-3 decision Thursday comes in a case filed by Sherman Nealy, who sued over music used in the 2008 hit "In the Ayer," by the rapper Flo Rida.
Nation May 09 Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, firearm safety group Everytown says The rate of stolen guns from cars climbed nearly every year and spiked during the coronavirus pandemic along with a major surge in weapons purchases.
Politics May 07 6 takeaways from Stormy Daniels’ testimony on what happened between her and Trump Prosecutors allege Donald Trump paid Daniels to keep quiet about the allegations as he ran for president in 2016. Her testimony Tuesday aired them very publicly as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee seeks to win the White House again.
Health May 01 What reclassifying marijuana means for Americans The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn't legalize it for recreational use. Still, the switch is considered “paradigm-shifting."…
Politics Apr 30 U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, AP says The proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget, would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.
Politics Apr 24 Supreme Court seems unconvinced that state abortion bans conflict with federal healthcare law Doctors have said Idaho’s abortion ban has already affected emergency care. More women whose conditions are typically treated with abortions must now be flown out of state for care, since doctors must wait until they are close to death to…