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Shown is marijuana at NJ Weedman’s Joint dispensary in Trenton, N.J., Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump

April 24, 2026 at 8:41 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s decision to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug is a boon for the industry: It gives dispensaries a big tax break, eases some barriers...

FILE – In this Sept. 15, 2015 file photo, marijuana plants with their buds covered in white crystals called trichomes, are a few weeks away from harvest at the Ataraxia medical marijuana cultivation center in Albion, Ill.. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

April 23, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis...

FILE – Jim Whittaker is interviewed for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the First American Ascent of Mount Everest in Berkeley, Calif., Feb. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97

April 8, 2026 at 5:29 p.m.

The celebrated mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died. He was 97.

Law enforcement officials work the scene following reports that federal immigration officers shot and wounded people in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

FBI says it has found no video of Border Patrol agent shooting 2 people in Oregon

January 12, 2026 at 6:27 p.m.

The FBI said in a court document made public Monday that it had found no surveillance or other video of a Border Patrol agent shooting and wounding two people in...

A damaged car is seen as law enforcement officials work the scene following reports that federal immigration officers shot and wounded people in Portland, Ore., Jan. 8, 2026. (Jenny Kane/AP)

Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say

January 9, 2026 at 8:24 a.m.

Federal immigration agents shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland on Thursday.

Cans of seltzer containing THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, speed down the canning line at Indeed Brewing in Minneapolis on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

What a federal ban on THC-infused drinks and snacks could mean for the hemp industry

November 28, 2025 at 12:41 p.m.

Buried in the bill that ended the federal government shutdown this month was a provision to ban THC-infused drinks, along with other impairing beverages and snacks made from hemp.

People protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility as law enforcement officers walk out of the gates to guard vehicles leaving the facility on Oct. 11, 2025, in Portland, Oregon, in this file photo. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Judge rules Trump administration failed to meet legal requirements for deploying troops to Portland

November 8, 2025 at 2:21 p.m.

By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration failed to meet the legal requirements for deploying...

FILE – An Amazon Prime truck is seen on April 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave

September 22, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

A federal trial in Amazon’s hometown will examine whether the online retailing giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service and made it difficult to cancel after they...

Dylan Mortensen gets a hug after speaking at the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse, for his sentencing hearing, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death nearly three years ago. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)

Police release documents detailing investigation of Idaho student murders

July 23, 2025 at 5:06 p.m.

Bryan Kohberger, the masked man who sneaked into a rental home near the University of Idaho campus and stabbed four students to death in late 2022, faced the families of his victims in court...

Bryan Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)

Bryan Kohberger admits to killing 4 Idaho students but motive remains unclear

July 2, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

A criminal justice student who avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty Wednesday to the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students carefully planned the attack for...

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