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MDC Student Arrested Near Homestead Over Gun, Marijuana
Source: Google Street View A 28-year-old Miami Dade College student is facing charges after Homestead police say they found marijuana and a handgun just off MDC's Homestead campus, turning a routine narcotics check into a midday arrest. Campus…
IRS Plans a Full-Year Pass on 280E for Medical Marijuana
Treasury and the IRS dropped a press release on April 23, 2026, outlining how they plan to handle the DOJ's Final Order moving certain medical marijuana products from Schedule I to Schedule III. There is good news, but narrower than cannabis…
Votes and Verdicts: Iran, Musk v. OpenAI, Live Nation, Visa, Pot
A deadline for US President Donald Trump to seek congressional authorization for further military action in Iran, the first week of trial in Elon Musk's suit against OpenAI, and next steps for Live Nation after being found liable for antitrust…
As U.S. eases cannabis curbs, firms may get access to IPOs and private funding
Companies developing cannabis-based medicines say U.S. moves to loosen restrictions on the drug could unlock private funding and the public markets, providing a lifeline to the struggling cannabis industry. The U.S. Department of Justice last week…
Secret compartments conceal millions of dollars in deadly drugs as Border Patrol arrest dozens
Drug traffickers tried to outsmart authorities by stuffing narcotics into a vehicle's roof, but federal officers shut down the scheme and seized nearly $3 million in fentanyl and methamphetamine in two rapid-fire busts this April. At the San Ysidro…
New York City's Sober Bars Are About More Than Non-Alcoholic Drinks
It might sound like an oxymoron of sorts: sober bar. After all, by definition, a bar is a place built around serving alcohol. So the idea of one designed specifically without it feels almost like a contradiction in terms. And yet, across New York…
Trump's next redistricting targets
Once more unto the gerrymandering breach. Cameron Peters is a staff editor at Vox. This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life.
D.C. Memo: Hegseth in the hot seat
WASHINGTON — After King Charles III, who gave a rare address to a joint session of Congress, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received the most attention on Capitol Hill this week. Hegseth spent two days being grilled by members of the House…
What do former grisly mob haunts say about modern day Greater Boston?
SOMERVILLE — Where there was once bloody violence and criminal plotting, there is now preaching of salvation and grace. The auto garage that once acted as thede facto headquarters for one of Greater Boston's most notorious organized crime…
House Republicans push to lift DC's 'right turn on red' ban
The GOP proposal is drawing concern from elected officials in D.C., a deep-blue enclave of nearly 700,000 people that, due to its unique “home rule” status, constantly faces the threat of Congress overruling its actions. That's always…
Florida death row inmate executed for rape and murder of 13-year-old
A death row prisoner who raped, beat and strangled his step-niece to death has been executed. James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, carried out the horrific crime 50 years ago after the 13-year-old threatened to tell her mother what he had done. He was…
Mississippi trio arrested in Florida on firearms, narcotics, forgery charges
On Monday, April 27, three Mississippi men were arrested in the Florida panhandle on multiple felony charges. The men were from Brookhaven, Summit and Hattiesburg. Just after 11 p.m. April 27, a Walton County Sheriff's Office deputy made a traffic…
Former deputy, three others charged in South Carolina dogfighting case
Dozens of dogs rescued as former deputy, three others face charges in dogfighting case 645 NOW IT'S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE NEWS, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR ON THIS THURSDAY. WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING…
Death row rapist executed for murdering teen after she said she was telling mum
A death row inmate who beat and choked his step-niece to death after raping her has been executed. James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, committed the horror crime 50 years ago when the 13-year-old said she was going to tell her mum. He was given a…
California Officials Make It Easier For Marijuana Businesses To Access Federal Benefits Under Trump's Rescheduling Move
California regulators are adopting changes to the state's marijuana licensing process that are intended to make it easier for businesses to qualify for tax deductions and other benefits in line with the Trump administration's recent move to…
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