Category Archives: National
House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters call a failed policy of criminalizing pot...
Dec 04, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Los Angeles County implements more restrictions as COVID-19 cases surge
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County announced a new stay-home order Friday as coronavirus cases surged out of control in the nation's most populous county, banning most gatherings but stopping short...
Nov 28, 2020 AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File
Experts say COVID-19 numbers could be erratic after Thanksgiving
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The coronavirus testing numbers that have guided much of the nation's response to the pandemic are likely to be erratic over the next week or so, experts said Friday, as fewer people ...
Nov 28, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Philadelphia federal appeals court rejects Trump's latest challenge
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - President Donald Trump's legal team suffered a defeat in court Friday as a federal appeals court in Philadelphia roundly rejected its latest effort to challenge the state's electio...
Nov 27, 2020 AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File
OxyContin maker pleads guilty to criminal charges
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of ...
Nov 24, 2020 AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
Eight injured in Wisconsin mall shooting; police still looking for suspect
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) - Eight people were injured in a shooting Friday at a suburban Milwaukee mall and police said they were still seeking the suspect. Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber gave no motiv...
Nov 20, 2020 AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) - A spokesman says President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has been infected with the coronavirus. The spokesman says the younger Trump learned his diagnosis earlier thi...
Nov 20, 2020 AP Photo/Eric Gay
Illinois State Police and IDOT staying ready for different holiday travel
PEORIA, Ill. -- Holiday travel throughout the United States may look different this year due to COVID-19, but the Illinois State Police and Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will be followi...
Nov 20, 2020 Midwest Communications
CDC urges families not to travel during Thanksgiving
NEW YORK (AP) - With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation's top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with p...
Nov 19, 2020 AP Photo/Jeff Chiu 2012
Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 election security
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election. Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his...
Nov 17, 2020 AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
