Uncle Sam seems about to ease up on marijuana. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is reportedly moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Currently, cannabis is classified in Schedule I, […]
Colleges crack down on encampments, protestors
Tent encampments at college and universities created by pro-Palestinian students are now subject to removal and suspension of students involved. Columbia University in New York City has announced it was beginning the […]
Four killed in Okla. tornadoes
Four people are dead and thousands without electric power in the wake of tornadoes in Oklahoma on Sunday. At least 100 people were reported injured and the farming community of Sulphur was […]
New cease-fire proposal studied
A new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza is reportedly being revived by Hamas. The proposal comes as Israel prepares for a new offensive into the city of Rafah. Egypt is […]
Trump lawyers grill witness
Lawyers for former president Donald Trump worked Friday to discredit the prosecution’s first witness in the “hush money” case in which Trump is accused of trying to prevent negative news coverage during […]
Military aid for Ukraine voted
The U.S, Senate overcame an attempted filibuster and with bipartisan support approved military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Tuesday night. The vote was 79 in favor and 18 against. The […]
Trump ‘hush money’ trial starts
The trial of former president Donald Trump – the first criminal trial of a former U.S. chief of state – got underway on Monday in a New York courtroom. Trump is facing […]
Raids on Gaza kill 22 people
Twenty-two people were killed – 18 of them children – as Israeli planes struck targets in Rafah in the Gaza Strip overnight. Health officials in Gaza say the first attack killed three […]
House OKs $61 B for Ukraine
Breaking a months-long deadlock, the House of Representatives voted for a series of bills on Saturday that will supply $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and Gaza. The most urgent […]
Ukraine aid advances in House
Legislation to send $60 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine and other allies of the U.S. advanced Friday in the House of Representatives. Debate has been opened on a series […]