Nov. 5, 2024, was a tough day for cannabis legalization supporters.

Recreational legalization ballot questions in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota all failed.

Two medical measures passed in Nebraska but face legal challenges over the validity of the signatures required to get the measures on the ballot. Why two measures?...Read more

Aging is often feared, resisted, and in the cruelest of cases, mocked and even punished.

Louise Aronson, a geriatrician and author of the book “Elderhood,” puts it well when she says older people who seek health care are often made to feel superfluous even if the intention is benign. In the workplace in general, being older seems ...Read more

Being a religious leader means wearing many different hats. At times, their congregations expect them to convey passionate confidence – to be models of faith and strength. But wise leadership also means listening and being willing to change your mind: from navigating a congregation in crisis to questioning once-firm beliefs.

The ...Read more

As the U.S. steels itself for another Trump administration, one area unambiguously in the incoming president’s crosshairs is climate policy.

Although he has not released an official climate agenda, Donald Trump’s playbook from his last stint in the Oval Office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer some clues to what...Read more

BOSTON — Officials in a South Shore town continue to scold a resident for displaying a Donald Trump logo on a water tower after the former president won Tuesday’s presidential election, reiterating that the action violates town bylaws.

A Hanson resident who hadn’t projected a “Trump 2024” message on a town-owned water tower in weeks ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Firefighters are struggling to contain a fast-moving Ventura County wildfire on Thursday that had already destroyed numerous homes and forced thousands to evacuate — and the dangerous winds fueling those flames were forecast to continue at least through the evening.

Extreme Santa Ana winds helped propel several fires across ...Read more

CHICAGO — Jurors in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday heard a wiretapped phone call where the speaker’s longtime confidant laid out his rather old-school worldview when it came to political hiring recommendations.

It was May 23, 2018, and McClain was talking to Madigan’s son, Andrew, about his ...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — Although California’s farm country appeared to vote overwhelmingly for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, there are concerns that his trade policies and stance on illegal immigration could cost the state’s farmers billions of dollars.

On the campaign trail, Trump talked repeatedly about imposing a 60% tariff on all ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago police Officer Enrique Martínez and his partner responded to a block in the South Side’s East Chatham neighborhood on Monday evening for what eventually turned out to be a call with false information.

But while in the area, prosecutors said, the officers saw a Ford Escape doubled-parked in the 8000 block of South ...Read more

MIAMI — Doral real estate broker George Pino pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to one count of vessel homicide in the crash where he slammed his boat into a channel marker in Biscayne Bay, killing a 17-year-old girl from Our Lady of Lourdes Academy.

Pino attended the proceeding on Zoom but will have to appear in court next week. Miami-Dade ...Read more

New research has revealed that even asymptomatic people carry the avian flu virus, suggesting that infections among dairy workers may be more common that presumed — and underscoring the need for better workplace protection.

In a study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Thursday, eight of 115 dairy farm workers, or 7%, who ...Read more

Already facing retrenchment and existential concerns about its business model, Hollywood is bracing for more potential volatility from the incoming Trump administration.

While President-elect Donald Trump has not laid out specific plans for the entertainment industry, analysts said his proposed broader policies on global tariffs, as well as the...Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country needs weapons to fight Russia’s invasion, not talk of concessions to the Kremlin, as Donald Trump’s victory cast uncertainty over future US support for Kyiv.

“Some of you present here were strongly advocating for Ukraine to make ‘concessions’,” Zelenskyy told the summit of ...Read more

President Joe Biden vowed to carry out a peaceful transition of power to the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday even as he urged Americans to continue to fight for Democratic values.

In his first public appearance since Election Day, Biden called on the nation to not give up on his fight for the “soul of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday urged the nation to accept the results of the presidential election, saying “the will of the people” was clear and vowing a peaceful transfer of power following former President Donald Trump’s decisive victory.

“We accept the choice that the country made. I’ve said many times, you can’t...Read more

NEW YORK — A young woman who lost an arm and a leg after being struck by a downtown train in Harlem was subway surfing when she fell under the train’s wheels, NYPD sources said Thursday.

The unidentified victim, who is between 17 and 20 years old, was spotted by witnesses trying to scramble to the top of an express No. 3 train at the 135th ...Read more

Nearly one month after Liam Payne’s death, a friend of the One Direction alum has been charged after an investigation according to a local media report.

According to Argentina newspaper Clarin, authorities completed a series raids at the unidentified friend’s home, the Buenos Aires hotel where Payne died and the homes of two hotel employees...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Emergencies occur on a daily basis, and it’s important emergency vehicles are able to reach the scene quickly and safely.

When should California drivers yield to emergency vehicles?

How close do ambulances, police cars and fire trucks need to be for you to pull over?

Here’s what our journalists with How To ...Read more