Politics

Detroit just decriminalized psychedelics and ‘magic mushrooms.’ Here’s what that means

By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

Voters, including the city’s incumbent mayor who won a re-election, passed Proposal E on Tuesday night to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi. Just more than 61 percent of voters supported the measure, with nearly 39 percent of voters opposing it,…

House expected to put paid family and medical leave back in budget bill

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Democrats in the House say that paid family and medical leave will be placed back into their $1.75 trillion social and environmental spending bill.

Divided Democrats call for new strategies after loss in Virginia

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Democrats have differing explanations about why their gubernatorial candidates lost in blue-leaning Virginia and were deadlocked in heavily Democratic New Jersey.

Jacob Frey wins 2nd term as Minneapolis mayor after bitter race

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

More than a dozen candidates ran to be mayor, including many who took issue with the way the Democratic incumbent has handled changes to the police department since one of its officers killed George Floyd last year.

Why China’s timeline to ditch coal may be too slow to help climate goals

By Joshua Barajas

The PBS NewsHour examined how China’s reliance on coal could make the necessary steps toward global climate goals complicated.

WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on authorization of COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared it a "great day" in the fight against the pandemic as medical providers began inoculating children ages 5 to 11 with the COVID-19 shot across the country.

U.N. report says Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’

By Jamey Keaten, Cara Anna, Associated Press

The U.N. human rights chief says Ethiopia's yearlong war has been marked by "extreme brutality" as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faults all sides for committing abuses.

Virginia Beach voters approve $568 million bond to fend off rising sea levels

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

Voters in Virginia Beach have approved a huge bond measure for a mid-sized city, committing to spend millions in hopes of avoiding billions in losses due to rising seas and intensifying hurricanes.

First black mayor elected in once-segregated St. Petersburg

By Curt Anderson, Associated Press

Thirty years ago, Ken Welch's father sought to become the first Black mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. Welch wore his dad's campaign button Tuesday when he claimed a resounding victory for the top office in the once-segregated city.