With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties
JR – March 20, 2023
With U.S. overdose fatalities at an all-time high, state legislatures are considering tougher penalties for possession of fentanyl, the powerful...
Read MoreSchool library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content
JR – March 20, 2023
Longstanding disagreements about content in school libraries often focus this year on books with LGBTQ themes.
Read More‘Millionaire cities’: As the luxury housing market holds steady, 15 communities keep typical home values over $1 million
JR – March 20, 2023
There are at least 15 cities in South Florida where the typical home is worth at least $1 million, according...
Read MoreBiden’s appeals court nominee faces rare Democratic scrutiny
JR – March 20, 2023
One of President Joe Biden’s nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside...
Read MoreDigital literacy: Can the republic ‘survive an algorithm?’
JR – March 20, 2023
Much of the debate about combating online misinformation and extremism revolves around government regulations and changes made by social media...
Read MoreNew York Community Bank to buy failed Signature Bank
JR – March 19, 2023
New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 billion...
Read MoreDA weighing Trump charges won’t be intimidated by rhetoric
JR – March 19, 2023
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is standing firm against Donald Trump’s increasingly hostile rhetoric, telling his staff that the office...
Read MoreBoston celebrates at a chilly St. Patrick’s Day parade
JR – March 19, 2023
Boston has held its St. Patrick’s Day parade, an event Mayor Michelle Wu called one of that city's biggest events...
Read MoreNew law allows anti-abortion monument at Arkansas Capitol
JR – March 19, 2023
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will allow an anti-abortion monument to be built near...
Read More2 skiers killed in large late-winter avalanches in Colorado
JR – March 19, 2023
A skier has been killed in a large avalanche just outside a Colorado ski resort boundary, a day after authorities...
Read MoreRepublican bills push cash bail, subvert Democratic changes
JR – March 19, 2023
Republican lawmakers across the country are pushing to increase the use of cash bail and pretrial detention.
Read MoreTourists hoping to see Arizona falls forced out by flooding
JR – March 18, 2023
Tourists hoping to see world-famous waterfalls on the Havasupai Tribe Reservation in northern Arizona instead went through harrowing flood evacuations.
Read MoreProsecutor to release video of death of man in custody
JR – March 18, 2023
Prosecutors plan next week to release the video that led authorities in Virginia to charge seven deputies and three state...
Read MoreSupervisor in Tyre Nichols’ death retired before firing
JR – March 18, 2023
The Memphis police supervisor on scene when Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by officers retired with his benefits the...
Read MoreTrump says he’ll be arrested Tuesday as DA eyes charges
JR – March 18, 2023
Former President Donald Trump says in a social media post that he'll be arrested Tuesday.
Read MorePro-Moscow voices tried to steer Ohio train disaster debate
JR – March 18, 2023
Not long after the Ohio train derailment, pro-Russian voices on Twitter began spreading anti-U.S. propaganda about the incident.
Read More‘Rock the Block’ Season 4 Episode 2 Recap: Living Room Looks and Too Many Books
JR – March 17, 2023
How does living room design add value to a home? That's the question the design teams are tasked with solving...
Read MoreVeto of Kansas bill on trans athletes sets up override fight
JR – March 17, 2023
A Kansas bill banning transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports has been vetoed for the third year in a...
Read MoreMother: Irvo Otieno was ‘brilliant and creative and bright’
JR – March 17, 2023
The mother of a Black man who died in police custody at a Virginia mental hospital says her son was...
Read MoreCheers! Drink In These 6 Homes With Full Bars or Taverns for Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
JR – March 17, 2023
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we rounded up six homes on the market that offer full bars to toast...
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