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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management […]

Local and state officials on Tuesday identified all law enforcement officers injured or killed in Monday’s fatal shooting in east Charlotte and shared some new details about the incident. Gov. Roy Cooper, Attorney General Josh Stein and officials with the U.S. Marshals Service spoke during a news conference at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center alongside Charlotte-Mecklenburg […]

Fighting between the Shiite militia Hezbollah and Israel is plunging tens of thousands of children and young people and their families into misery in southern Lebanon, aid workers say. Almost daily airstrikes from Israel are destroying the livelihoods of the people, many of whom were already living in precarious conditions, said the UN’s aid organization […]

The European Union marked the 20th anniversary of ten countries in Eastern Europe joining the bloc on Tuesday as the third year of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine continued. Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia joined the EU out of a “fierce desire to become part of EU’s freedom […]

Kenyans living in areas at risk of flooding or landslides will be asked to evacuate on Wednesday, the country’s president has said. William Ruto was speaking in Mai Mahiu, north of Nairobi, where an overflowing reservoir has wiped out a swathe of houses and swept dozens of people to their death. This is “not a […]

From Autumn to Aristocrat, Lenox china values can depend a lot on the specific pattern of the pieces. Certain designs, especially patterns that have timeless appeal, can be worth hundreds of dollars a place setting. If you have one of these high-value patterns, it’s worth a second look. Although Lenox china values can depend on […]

From Autumn to Aristocrat, Lenox china values can depend a lot on the specific pattern of the pieces. Certain designs, especially patterns that have timeless appeal, can be worth hundreds of dollars a place setting. If you have one of these high-value patterns, it’s worth a second look. Although Lenox china values can depend on […]

A lucky lottery player in Essex County won a $617,241 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Monday The winning ticket, which matched all five balls in the daily drawing, was sold at White Oak Liquors on Union Avenue in Belleville, the New Jersey Lottery announced Tuesday. “Congratulations to our very fortunate Jersey Cash 5 winner! We […]

Italy’s deputy prime minister and leader of the right-wing Lega, Matteo Salvini, has given his full backing to General Roberto Vannacci, who has been suspended from his post after making derogatory comments about homosexuals and others. With Vannacci at his side, Salvini presented his new book, “Controvento” (Headwind), in Rome on Tuesday. Vanacci will stand […]

(FOX40.COM) — About 35 people were arrested early Tuesday morning as law enforcement cleared pro-Palestinian encampments in two buildings on campus at Cal Poly Humboldt. •Video Above: Pro-Palestine protest begins at Sacramento State According to the university, Unified Command, a group made up of law enforcement from across the state, began arresting individuals around 2:30 […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of the most catastrophic in the country in recent years. At least 169 people have died due to the heavy rains, with more than 91 missing, according to the latest government figures. In the most tragic […]

WORCESTER — The efforts to renovate the 85-unit Aurora Apartments, once a glamorous hotel along Main Street, will receive a $9.6 million boost by Boston-based affordable housing agency MassHousing. Approved Monday, the funds will go toward the renovation and extension of affordability of the apartment building at 660 Main St. which is owned and managed […]