Virginia to allow recreational marijuana to be sold in retail stores beginning in 2027
Virginia has approved a new law allowing up to 350 recreational marijuana shops to open across the state starting on July 1, 2027.
Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced to prison in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show
Hollywood director Carl Rinsch was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for defrauding Netflix of $11 million to fund luxury purchases.
Today in History: June 30, criticism of US involvement in World War I leads to sedition charge
Labor activist and socialist Eugene V. Debs was arrested in Cleveland, charged under the Sedition Act of 1917 for a speech in which he denounced U.S. involvement in World War…
Alex Murdaugh’s true crime saga continues as he heads to court for hearing on murder retrial
By JEFFREY COLLINS Alex Murdaugh will be back in court again Monday on charges he killed his wife and son, appearing at a pretrial hearing that will likely be short…
Today in History: June 29, space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian space station
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked with Russia’s Mir space station as they orbited the Earth.
Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director
By ALI SWENSON NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is nominating Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as the next director of Immigration and…
Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller
The Supreme Court sided with Bayer, maker of Roundup weedkiller, blocking thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn of cancer risks.
Today in History: June 28, police raid at Stonewall Inn sparks gay rights movement
Riots broke out following a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, an LGBTQ+ bar in New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, leading to six days of violent protests that served as…
Parents of 255-pound 7-year-old boy charged with killing him with junk food
The parents of a 7-year-old Michigan boy who weighed more than 250 pounds are charged with murder, child abuse and torture for killing the boy through inactivity and a diet…
Sheriff’s office investigates mass graves at California animal rescue facility
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office investigators recovered the remains of at least 117 dogs during a second search warrant operation at Miranda’s Rescue this week.