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Study finds ‘direct evidence’ of polar amplification on continent as scientists warn of implications of ice loss...

California lawmakers on Thursday narrowly approved a bill supported by veterans and criminal justice reform advocates to decriminalize the possession and personal use of a limited list of natural psychedelics, including “magic mushrooms.”...

A panel of three federal judges has struck down Alabama’s latest map of congressional election districts for not following a court order to comply with the landmark Voting Rights Act....

A judge says that a Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution.

The Marion County Record said its co-owner died Saturday after a police raid left her “stressed beyond her limits.”

Abortion has been on the ballot in seven states since June 2022. In each instance, anti-abortion groups have lost.

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained a search warrant in January for records related to former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, and a judge levied a $350,000 fine on the company for missing the deadline to comply, according to court documents released Wednesday.

The anti-Trump protester arrived at the Prettyman federal courthouse in Washington D.C. and proceeded to start begging bystanders to help him escape a prison sentence for his alleged conspiracy to defraud the United States and illegally remain in power after losing the 2020 election to President Joe Biden.

Minnesotans are now able to legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes, after the Minnesota Legislature approved a 300-page bill earlier this year, and Gov. Tim Walz signed it into law shortly thereafter. It became official Tuesday.

GOP presidential candidate draws renewed criticism after suggesting slavery helped African Americans develop skills such as being a blacksmith...

House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised to release more than 44,000 hours of surveillance footage from Jan. 6 to the public, with one major caveat: The faces of some individuals who participated in the storming of the Capitol, a violent attempt to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s election, will be blurred out....

The Biden administration has announced a proposal to “strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule that would require water systems to replace lead service lines within 10 years,” the White House said in a statement on Thursday....

Judge Arthur Engoron and his staff received a barrage of death threats and antisemitic attacks after Donald Trump targeted them on social media.

Both the president and his reelection campaign are going after his coup-attempting predecessor even before the first GOP primary ballots are cast....

President Joe Biden announced Monday a $1.3 billion federal investment to build three new interstate power lines in an effort to upgrade the United States’ outdated electric grid and transition it to clean energy....

Ohio purged 26,000 voters days before abortion referendum deadline

Neo-Nazis are showing up at protests in an attempt to push anti-Jewish conspiracy theories and tropes into the mainstream.

Voting rights groups decry error days before elections that will determine which party controls the state legislature

Influencer Dalal Abu Amneh is among those to be held in a crackdown on Gaza-linked content.