Measure to expand medical marijuana in Arkansas won’t qualify for the ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An effort to expand Arkansas’ medical marijuana program fell short of the required signatures and won’t qualify for the November ballot, Secretary of State John Thurston said Monday. Arkansans for Patient Access,
On a day when isolated nations get their say at the UN, North Korea reups condemnation of US
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea condemned the United States and its allies Monday for “stirring up military confrontations still further” by engaging in war games in the Asia-Pacific region and “talking unceasingly” about regime change in
Kentucky lawman steps down as sheriff of the county where he’s accused of killing a judge
A Kentucky lawman stepped down Monday as sheriff of the county where he’s accused of walking into a judge’s chambers and killing him in a shooting that stunned their Appalachian community. Shawn “Mickey” Stines’ departure from the
Book Review: ‘John Lewis: A Life’ further humanizes a civil rights giant
In “John Lewis: A Life,” David Greenberg recounts how the late Democratic congressman reacted after Republicans scored a landslide victory in the 1994 election. A staffer hoped Lewis would buoy her spirits and tell her there was
Native Americans in Montana ask court for more in-person voting sites
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Native Americans living on a remote Montana reservation filed a lawsuit against state and county officials Monday saying they don’t have enough places to vote in person — the latest chapter in a
Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor is leaving City Hall for a betting agency
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor, Byron Brown, said Monday he will leave City Hall in a few weeks to lead an offtrack betting agency. “After nearly two decades as mayor, I have loved serving the
Biden will visit storm-ravaged North Carolina on Wednesday
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said he plans to travel to storm-ravaged North Carolina on Wednesday to view the toll from Hurricane Helene. Western North Carolina residents faced a “post-apocalyptic” landscape on
Wisconsin prisons agree to help hearing-impaired inmates under settlement
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has agreed to provide more help to hearing-impaired inmates as part of a settlement with federal investigators. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that its investigators had
Startling video shows Russian fighter jet flying within feet of U.S. F-16 near Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Military officials have released new video of a startling encounter between a Russian fighter jet flying near Alaska and a U.S. Air Force F-16 sent to intercept it. In the video released Monday,
Jeep urges 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUV owners to stop charging and park outdoors due to fire risk
DETROIT (AP) — Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs worldwide because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off. In addition, Jeep is urging owners not to charge the SUVs and to park
