Biden pardons thousands for 'simple possession' of marijuana
Oct 07, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices…
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Biden and DeSantis join together in Ian recovery effort
Oct 06, 2022
FORT MYERS, Florida (AP) — President Joe Biden has surveyed the devastation of hurricane-ravaged Florida, promising to marshal the power of the federal government to help rebuild. Biden comforted local residents alongside Republican Gov. Ron…
US starts fiscal year with record $31 trillion in debt
Oct 05, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s gross national debt has surpassed $31 trillion, according to a U.S. Treasury report released Tuesday. It is edging closer to the statutory ceiling of roughly $31.4 trillion, an artificial cap…
Officials: US to send Ukraine more advanced rocket systems
Oct 04, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will soon deliver four more advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, under a new $625 million package of aid expected to be announced Tuesday. That's according to U.S. officials who spoke…
Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and a new justice
Oct 03, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is beginning its new term after a break for summer. Monday's arguments are the first the justices will hear since issuing a landmark ruling stripping away women’s constitutional protections…
Hurricane Ian heads for Carolinas after pounding Florida
Sep 30, 2022
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A revived Hurricane Ian is bearing down on South Carolina’s coast and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods. Earlier, the megastorm caused catastrophic damage…
People trapped, 2.5M without power as Ian drenches Florida
Sep 29, 2022
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian has left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit and knocking out power to…
Ian just shy of a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Florida
Sep 28, 2022
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian has rapidly intensified off Florida's coast, gaining top winds of 155 mph, just shy of the most devastating Category 5 hurricane status. Ian…
Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cuba en route to Florida
Sep 27, 2022
HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian has made landfall in western Cuba, lashing the island with rain and winds as it barreled north toward the Florida coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says that Ian hit…
Rihanna to headline the next Super Bowl halftime show
Sep 26, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna is set to star in February’s Super Bowl halftime show. The singer, who declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, on…