LDS Church Considering Its Position On Medical Marijuana Referendum Advocates behind a ballot initiative to expand access to medical marijuana in Utah say they’ve met with representatives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about the issue. Christine Stenquist with Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education (TRUCE) […]
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David Shulkin wants to tell his side of the story and he’s doing it everywhere Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin isn’t going anywhere. In the hours since President Donald Trump fired Shulkin, announcing in a signature tweet that he planned to replace him with White House physician Ronny Jackson, […]
Judge Temporarily Stops U.S. From Blocking Undocumented Teenagers’ Abortions A federal judge in Washington issued a sweeping order on Friday that temporarily prevents the government from blocking access to abortion services for undocumented, pregnant minors who have been detained in federal immigration custody. In issuing the preliminary injunction, Judge Tanya […]
President Who Bragged Of Groping Women Declares Sexual Assault Awareness Month You’d think that a man whom several women have accused of sexual harassment or assault ― a man who openly bragged about sexually assaulting women ― would steer clear of any conversation about preventing such behavior. But here we […]
Trump Advisers Urge Tougher Russia Policy After Expulsions Some senior Trump administration officials are pressing for more aggressive action toward Russia, hoping to persuade a reluctant President Trump to change his approach after a week of mass diplomatic expulsions that have driven the relationship with Moscow to its lowest point […]
As new details emerge, Scott Pruitt’s housing arrangements come under scrutiny This post has been updated. Scott Pruitt’s unusual housing arrangement during much of last year — when he paid a lobbyist a modest sum each night for staying in a Capitol Hill condo she co-owned — has generated a […]
Baton Rouge Officer Is Fired in Alton Sterling Case as Police Release New Videos A police officer who fatally shot a black man in Baton Rouge, La., nearly two years ago was fired on Friday, and a fellow officer involved in the episode was suspended for three days. The disciplinary […]
Stephon Clark Was Shot 8 Times Primarily in His Back, Family-Ordered Autopsy Finds Stephon Clark, the unarmed black man who was fatally shot last week by Sacramento police officers, was struck eight times, mostly in his back, according to an independent autopsy released Friday, raising significant questions about the police […]
Cosby Trial Judge Defends Wife and His Independence A Pennsylvania judge said on Thursday that he would not step down from Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial, rejecting defense arguments that his wife’s support of sexual assault victims had created an appearance that he could be biased in the high-profile case. […]
What Might Happen to Mexico If Nafta Gets Wiped Away Since May 2017, when U.S. President Donald Trump gave notice that he wanted to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, there have been seven rounds of talks. The longer they go on, the more time Mexicans have to imagine […]
