4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana’s high holiday

SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campusRead More

Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

WASHINGTON (AP) — With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan andRead More

Final jurors seated for Trump’s hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday

NEW YORK (AP) — The final jurors were seated Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected the former president’s latest bidRead More

Police to review security outside courthouse hosting Trump’s trial after man sets himself on fire

NEW YORK (AP) — Police officials said they were reviewing whether to restrict access to a public park outside the courthouse where former President Donald TrumpRead More

Maui wildfire report: Officials declined extra help before a deadly inferno engulfed Lahaina, killing more than 100 people

(CNN) — A new report on the disastrous Maui infernos that left 101 people dead and $6 billion in damages reveals officials rejected additional help beforeRead More

A couple lost their wedding rings during the ceremony. Two strangers found a fitting solution

(CNN) — Every good wedding has to have one teensy, tiny crisis. For Calivé and Shannon Jackson, everything was going according to plan as they exchangedRead More

Mandisa, Grammy award-winning ‘American Idol’ alum, dead at 47

(CNN) — Soulful gospel artist Mandisa, a Grammy-winning singer who got her start as a contestant on “American Idol” in 2006, has died, according to aRead More

San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China

BEIJING (AP) — San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famedRead More

Biden administration bans drilling in nearly half of Alaska petroleum reserve in sweeping win for climate advocates

(CNN) — In a sweeping win for climate and environmental advocates, the Biden administration on Friday finalized a rule to ban fossil fuel drilling on nearly halfRead More

3 California police officers charged in the death of a man they restrained while in custody, prosecutor says

(CNN) — Three California police officers have been charged in the death of a man in their custody in 2021, prosecutors announced Thursday – two years after theRead More