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Virginia House Speaker Calls For July Marijuana Legalization
Virginia's House speaker on Friday said she supports moving up the date for legalizing adult recreational use of marijuana in Virginia to this summer, a key change pushed by advocates who have sharply criticized legislation approved by lawmakers last mont...
Four Killed by Myanmar Security Forces as Thousands Hold Street Protests: Reports
At least 286 people have been killed since the February 1 coup in the crackdown on protests, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) activist group.
Mystery Remains About Sputnik Vaccines Seized In Mexico
Mexican prosecutors said Wednesday they remain unsure about whether the supposed Russian coronavirus vaccines seized in Mexico last week are real or fake.
Exhumation Of Possible Tulsa Massacre Victims Expected Soon
Researchers in Tulsa soon hope to begin exhuming the graves of at least 12 individuals who are believed to have been among the hundreds of Black people killed by a racist white mob in 1921.
Officials: Commander Wanted By Int'l Court Killed In Libya
Libyan officials said armed men Wednesday shot dead a military commander wanted by the International Criminal Court in an eastern city.
US Officials Postpone Visit To Guatemala Because Of Volcano
A planned meeting between U.S. and Guatemalan officials Wednesday was postponed because a volcano's eruption prevented the American delegation from flying in.
Justice Dept. Probing Prosecutor's Capitol Riot Interview
The former acting U.S. attorney in the nations capital likely violated Justice Department rules when he gave an interview to CBS' 60 Minutes about the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, and has been referred to an internal office for review, a...
No Clear Winner In Israeli Election - Israeli TV Exit Polls
Israel's election on Tuesday was too close to call, according to TV exit polls, with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents falling short of a governing majority in parliament.
Biden Administration Urges US Court to Certify India's Request to Extradite Tahawwur Rana
US District Court Judge in Los Angeles Jacqueline Chooljian has scheduled the extradition hearing for April 22.
North Korean Appears In U.S. Court On Sanctions-evasion Money-laundering Charges
A North Korean businessman accused by the United States of laundering money to circumvent U.S. and U.N. sanctions intended to curb his country's nuclear weapons program appeared in a U.S. court on Monday after extradition from Malaysia.
Agency Reverses Trump-era Oil Rights Ruling Snubbing Tribes
The Biden administration has scrapped a Department of Interior opinion under former President Donald Trump that attempted to strip mineral rights under the original Missouri River riverbed from a North Dakota tribal nation.
Photos Of Migrant Detention Highlight Biden's Border Secrecy
President Joe Biden's administration has tried for weeks to keep the public from seeing images like those that emerged Monday showing immigrant children in U.S. custody at the border sleeping on mats under foil blankets, separated in groups by plastic par...
BBC Journalist Freed in Myanmar as Anti-coup Protests Carry On
Myanmar's junta has unleashed deadly violence on protesters who have risen against the military's ousting of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi last month.
Sikh Leaders Celebrate Upcoming Holiday With Vaccine Clinic
Sikh leader Balwinder Singh Basra rolled up his sleeve to get a COVID19 vaccine Sunday at the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Luton, north of London. And he wanted everyone to know about it.
Pakistan Prime Minister Khan Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for the coronavirus two days after he received his first vaccine dose, officials announced Saturday.
Crowded Bus Crashes Into Precipice in Sri Lanka, Kills 14
The privately-owned bus was travelling through the hilly region of Passara when it went off the road and crashed as the driver swerved to avoid an oncoming truck at a narrow pass, police said.