CNN By Alicia Wallace, Katherine Dillinger, Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration moved Tuesday to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk substance, a person familiar with the plans told CNN, a historic move that acknowledges the medical benefits of the long-criminalized drug and carries broad implications for cannabis-related research
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that some of North Carolina government’s restrictions on dispensing abortion pills are unlawful. A U.S. district judge granted a partial victory Tuesday to a physician who performs abortions and last year sued state and local prosecutors and state health and
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press The U.S. House voted to end federal protection for gray wolves in 48 states, though the bill’s ultimate prospects are uncertain. The GOP-controlled House passed the bill 209-205 on Tuesday, sending it to the Senate for consideration. In 2011, Congress removed wolves from the list of endangered species in the
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Barbra Streisand is addressing a divisive comment she wrote under a photo that actor Melissa McCarthy posted on her Instagram page on Monday. In the comment, Streisand asked McCarthy if she took Ozempic – a popular weight loss medication, among its other functions – spurring backlash online. In a
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided Tuesday along a busy thoroughfare in downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The crash happened shortly before noon along Exposition Boulevard, near the USC
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Al menos cinco personas murieron y más de 30 resultaron heridas este lunes en un ataque con misiles rusos contra la ciudad portuaria de Odesa, en el mar Negro, según las autoridades de Ucrania. Un dramático video del ataque, difundido por la Fiscalía General de Ucrania, muestra decenas de bombas que
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and 14 others were injured after a sports utility vehicle crashed through the front glass wall of a thrift store in Las Cruces. First responders said 10 of the injured in Tuesday’s crash were taken to hospitals for treatment and a 67-year-old woman was
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis but wouldn’t legalize it for recreational use. The proposal still faces a potentially lengthy review process, but if
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — After posting strong numbers for the first round, viewership for the NFL draft was down 3% from last year on TV and digital platforms. The draft averaged 5.74 million viewers for the three days this year across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and NFL Network after averaging 5.93 million in 2023 according to
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Wenceel Pérez hit homers from both sides of the plate to help the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6 Tuesday night to split a doubleheader. The 24-year-old Dominican became the first rookie to clear the fences for the franchise hitting right and left handed
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This past weekend brought damage from tornadoes across much of the Midwest, including even here in Mid-Missouri. A long line of showers and storms draped from Central Missouri to the southwest into southeastern portions of Kansas. Confirmed tornadoes spanned the entire distance of the storm with two confirmed tornadoes occurring in northern Morgan and Moniteau
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration is out with new guidelines for tax credits for producers of sustainable aviation fuel. The announcement Tuesday is getting praised by the ethanol industry, but some environmentalists are disappointed. The tax credits are designed to boost production of cleaner fuel that could reduce emissions from planes.
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Tuesday about a multistate E. coli outbreak connected to walnuts. Twelve people from two states have gotten sick with this particular strain of the bacteria. Seven people got so sick that they had to be hospitalized. Two people have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was originally charged in relation to a 2022 shooting at a Paris Road gas station in Columbia saw her charges dropped on Monday. Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson told ABC 17 News in an email that Jasmine Bell saw her first-degree assault charge dropped because of her cooperation
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An insider trading trial has begun for a financial executive charged with enabling his boss and others to make millions of dollars illegally on news that an acquisition firm was taking former President Donald Trump’s media company public. In an opening statement, Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA and SARA CLINE Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is requiring abortion providers to share patient information with the state and increasing funds to anti-abortion centers, while bills to loosen a restrictive ban in Louisiana face an uphill battle. Democratic lawmakers in Louisiana are pushing bills to add exceptions in cases
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has granted a request by attorneys for Donald Trump and Trump Media & Technology Group, parent company of his Truth Social platform, to slow down a merger-related lawsuit filed by two cofounders of the company. The judge said Tuesday that Andrew Litinsky
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Mexican consul general in Nogales says his foreign ministry is displeased with the decision not to retry an Arizona rancher accused in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property. Marcos Moreno Baez said Tuesday his consulate would continue to follow any possible further
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By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump just landed another $1.8 billion worth of stock in the corporate owner of Truth Social. Trump Media & Technology Group disclosed the windfall for Trump in a filing Tuesday, saying the former president has received another 36 million shares in the company. That bonus, known as “earnout” shares, was
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ, COLLEEN LONG and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The first week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial was the scene-setter for jurors. This week, prosecutors are working on filling in the details of how they say he pulled off a scheme to bury
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