April 20, 2017 Arkansas Supreme Court clears way for state's first execution in 12 years Arkansas cleared a major hurdle in its on-again, off-again effort to conduct its first executions since 2005, with the state Supreme Court allowing officials to use a lethal injection drug that a supplier says was misleadingly obtained.
April 20, 2017 International marijuana holiday off to a smoking start Beginning April 20, and continuing throughout the weekend (or until the snacks run out), swarms of so-called “stoners” will be gathering on grassy knolls, city streets and even the U.S. Capitol steps to celebrate the international marijuana holiday known as “4/20.” And while the yearly, pungent “protests” are often treated as sideshows, the issue of legalized cannabis - and the benefits it is providing to a variety of Americans - is growing too big to ignore.
April 19, 2017 California Republicans push plans to punish Sanctuary Cities Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento want California to become the nation's first sanctuary state. Republicans tried to stop it Tuesday with legislation of their own.
April 18, 2017 Arkansas judge barred from execution cases after death penalty protest The Arkansas judge who blocked the state from carrying out multiple executions was barred late Monday from taking up any other capital punishment-related cases after he participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration by laying on a cot as though he were a death row inmate on a gurney about to be put to death.
April 18, 2017 Flint mayor says water switch 'too risky' after lead crisis Flint's mayor reversed course Tuesday and recommended that the Michigan city beset by a man-made crisis that left its water supply contaminated with lead continue getting its drinking water from a Detroit-area system long term, saying a third switch would be too risky and expensive.
April 18, 2017 US Capitol maintenance worker killed by falling tree branch A maintenance worker at the U.S. Capitol has died after a large tree branch fell on top of him.
April 15, 2017 Judge halts Arkansas plan to execute inmates by end of month A federal judge issued an order Saturday halting Arkansas' unprecedented plan to execute seven inmates by the end of the month.
April 14, 2017 Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants Sessions to testify at trial Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is looking to bring some star power to his upcoming criminal contempt-of-court trial – asking to have the country's top cop testify.
April 13, 2017 Will's Story: Where opioid abuse and the dark web intersect Scott and Shannon Doerhoff describe their son Will as someone who never met a stranger.
April 13, 2017 Lawmakers push to end ‘lunch-shaming’ at schools New Mexico has approved a first-in-the-nation law to ban “lunch shaming.”