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Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative

Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative

BISMARCK, N.D.
First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reform

First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reform

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kim Kardashian marshaled her celebrity in one administration to spotlight criminal justice reform — and she's doing it again in the next.
B.C. civil lawsuit against Sex Pistols guitarist alleges 1980 sexual assault

B.C. civil lawsuit against Sex Pistols guitarist alleges 1980 sexual assault

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Paramount Pictures Corp. and punk rocker Stephen Jones of The Sex Pistols alleging he sexually assaulted her as a teenager while she was a movie extra more than 40 years ago. A B.C.
Man was shot 13 times in Chicago traffic stop where officers fired nearly 100 rounds, autopsy shows

Man was shot 13 times in Chicago traffic stop where officers fired nearly 100 rounds, autopsy shows

CHICAGO (AP) — A man killed in a traffic stop last month when plainclothes Chicago police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times was shot 13 times, according to an autopsy report released Thursday.
Manitoba lifts ban on homegrown cannabis, pauses some new retail licences

Manitoba lifts ban on homegrown cannabis, pauses some new retail licences

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government's plan to let people grow cannabis in their homes is being accompanied by a temporary pause on approval of some new retail outlets.
Pilot reported fire on fuel-laden plane and tried to return to airport before deadly Alaska crash

Pilot reported fire on fuel-laden plane and tried to return to airport before deadly Alaska crash

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One of the two pilots of a vintage military plane that was delivering heating oil to a remote Alaska Native village reported a fire on board shortly before the aircraft crashed and burned outside Fairbanks, killing both of th
Biden pardons 11 people and shortens the sentences of 5 others convicted of non-violent drug crimes

Biden pardons 11 people and shortens the sentences of 5 others convicted of non-violent drug crimes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has granted clemency to 16 people who were convicted of non-violent drug crimes, issuing pardons to 11 men and women and commuting the sentences of five other people in the latest use of his clemency power to add

Editorial Roundup: Florida

Orlando Sentinel. April 18, 2024. Editorial: Stifling transparency will damage trust between police, community State lawmakers and Gov.
Biden's Morehouse graduation invitation is sparking backlash, complicating election-year appearance

Biden's Morehouse graduation invitation is sparking backlash, complicating election-year appearance

ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College in Georgia, giving the Democrat a key spotlight on one of the nation’s preeminent historically Black campuses but potentially exposing him to uncomfortable prote
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction.