Malaysian State Introduces Public Caning For Islamic Crimes
A Malaysian state controlled by a Muslim party Wednesday overhauled its Islamic laws to allow caning in public, prompting criticism ...
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Did Donald Trump Jr Break US Law?
Did Donald Trump's eldest son break US law in meeting a Russian lawyer he hoped would dish compromising dirt on ...
‘High Demand’ As Nevada Becomes Latest US State To Legalize Marijuana
Long lines snaked out of marijuana dispensaries in Nevada on Saturday, as the western US state became the latest to ...
US Supreme Court To Hear Ohio Voter Registration Case
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a case over voting rights that is part of a long-running ...
All-Cash Business A Headache For the Marijuana Industry
America's cannabis industry may be booming, but its entrepreneurs are finding the all-cash business a logistical, security and administrative headache ...
Marijuana Activists Arrested At US Capitol On ‘4/20’ Day
Police arrested seven pro-marijuana activists near the US Capitol on Thursday as they handed out free joints to mark "4/20 ...
Stanford Backtracks On Trump Photo For Sex Assault Conference
Stanford University has backed down in a months-long row with one of its professors over the use of a photo ...
Nigeria Sees ‘massive Spike’ In Death Sentences
Nigeria handed down an astonishing 527 death sentences in 2016, three times more than the previous year, in what Amnesty ...
A Century Later, Plans Underway For WWI Memorial In Washington
How should the United States honor the wishes of the last American World War I soldier, who asked for a ...
VW Reaches $157 Mn Diesel Settlement With 10 US States
German automaker Volkswagen AG said Thursday it reached a settlement with 10 US states on environmental and consumer claims stemming ...
Pot Business Is Smoking Hot In US, Despite Trump
Walk into Brett Vapnik's medicinal marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles and the pungent aroma of pot is good and strong. ...
Go Team! US Supreme Court Upholds Patent For Cheerleader Garb
Cheerleader outfits can be protected by copyright, the US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a verdict criticized by some as ...
US Judge Blocks New Trump Travel Ban
A federal judge in Hawaii has put President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on hold, issuing an emergency halt to ...
Teams Broke Drug Laws In Peddling Painkillers To Players
National Football League teams violated federal laws on prescription drugs in peddling powerful painkillers and anti-inflammatories to players, according to ...
Companies Back Transgender Rights In Supreme Court Fight
A coalition of 53 companies on Thursday backed transgender rights at the U. S. Supreme Court, signing on to a ...
Trump Revokes Obama Guidelines On Transgender Bathrooms
President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday revoked landmark guidance to public schools letting transgender students use the bathrooms of their ...
Trump Rescinds Transgender Bathroom Rules From Obama Era
The Trump administration has rescinded guidance enacted by his predecessor in favour of transgender students, the White House has said. ...
US Supreme Court Split On Border Shooting of Mexican Teen
The US Supreme Court appeared divided Tuesday as it weighed a thorny cross-border case involving the death of a young ...
Kellyanne Conway Apologized To Donald Trump After Ivanka Clothing Line Comments
Kellyanne Conway, top adviser to President Donald Trump, apologized to him Thursday after her comments about Ivanka Trump's clothing line ...
Google, Unlike Microsoft, Must Turn Over Foreign Emails
A U. S. judge has ordered Google to comply with search warrants seeking customer emails stored outside the United States, ...