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Posted on: Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 2:30am
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana Wednesday, as lawmakers voted to approve Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a bill that will allow... READ MORE »

Posted on: Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 2:30am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck area — and was bearing down with most of his weight — the entire 9 1/2 minutes the Black man lay facedown with... READ MORE »

Posted on: Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 2:20am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods was driving more than 80 mph — nearly twice the posted speed limit — on a downhill stretch of road when he lost control of an SUV and crashed in a wreck that... READ MORE »

Posted on: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 2:20am
Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states — a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes... READ MORE »

Posted on: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 2:14am
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the U.S. West over the past half-century as climate change warmed the planet, according to a... READ MORE »

Posted on: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 2:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he's bumping up his deadline by two weeks for states to make all adults in the U.S. eligible for coronavirus vaccines. But even... READ MORE »

Posted on: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 5:31am
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender... READ MORE »

Posted on: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 5:27am
WASHINGTON (AP) — With an appeal to think big, President Joe Biden is promoting his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan directly to Americans, summoning public support to push past the... READ MORE »

Posted on: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 5:22am
NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers over 16 years old can sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations starting Tuesday, a major expansion of eligibility as the state seeks to immunize as many people as... READ MORE »

Posted on: Monday, April 5, 2021 - 5:24am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd's death is expected to turn toward the officer's training on Monday after a first week that was dominated... READ MORE »

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