More than 70 demonstrations were planned across the country to protest the Trump administration’s killing of top Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
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New Year’s Eve sees gun violence across nation, concluding record-high year of mass killings
2019 was a deadly year for gun violence, and New Year’s Eve was no different. Within hours of the new decade, many people had lost their lives.
Legal weed sales begin in Illinois as state pardons more than 11,000 marijuana convictions
Weed dispensaries across Illinois opened their doors Wednesday morning to long lines of customers eager to purchase recreational marijuana.
20 predictions for 2020: Here’s what people said would happen by this year
Decades ago, academics, futurists and government agencies predicted what would happen by the year 2020. Here’s what happened.
Parents gave toddler ‘worst Christmas gift ever’ as a joke, but her pure joy went viral
These parents thought they’d prank their toddler with the worst present ever: A wrapped banana. Turns out, the 2-year-old loved it.
6 dead and 13 injured in Las Vegas apartment fire, the ‘worst’ blaze officials have ever seen
Six people were killed and 13 were injured in a fire that broke out early Saturday morning in a three-story motel apartment complex in Las Vegas.
6 dead and 13 injured in Las Vegas apartment fire, the ‘worst’ blaze officials have ever seen
Six people were killed and 13 were injured in a fire that broke out early Saturday morning in a three-story motel apartment complex in Las Vegas.
Illinois wants to get rolling on weed sales, but some say only white men are set to profit
Illinois is the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana, but some say it’s following a dangerous trend: Dispensary owners are all white
2 dead, including gunman, 2 injured in shooting at municipal building in North Carolina
A city employee fatally shot a co-worker and injured two people Friday morning in a shooting at a municipal building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Recreational marijuana is legal in Michigan and will soon be legal in Illinois. Here’s what to know
Legal sales of recreational marijuana began Sunday in Michigan and are expected to begin Jan. 1 in Illinois.