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The marijuana industry is on a roll.

In fact, before the civil rights legislation of the 1960s — the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 1965 Voting Rights Act and 1968 Fair ...

I’ve rotated our cold-weather clothes with our warm-weather clothes so many years, I could do it in my sleep. From the looks ...

The sun is bright, and the sky is blue. We step off the porch, and lo! Here is a fern I barely remember planting, and it’s standing bravely tall, like ...

I’d never seen a graphic novel like “Song of a Blackbird” (First Second 2025) by Maria van Lieshout, which is the recipient ...

On April 18, the Sinfonia da Camera, conducted by Ian Hobson, gave their season-finale program, entitled “American Spring,” and its goal was to “celebrate the richness of American Music.” The ...

Fifty years ago this summer, two significant events changed my life. I began taking my Christian faith seriously, and I fell in love with "American Pie," Don McClean’s massively popular ...

A small boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel has run aground on a beach in northern France, leaving two dead and 16 injured. Authorities said Sunday the ...

Wildflowers are blooming, trees are leafing out, and millions of birds are migrating across the continent. Despite a ...

Ukraine has launched a wave of strikes against Russia’s oil export infrastructure, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic ...

The U.S. dollar has dropped about 10% against a basket of other major currencies since early 2025. That shift is starting to show up in everyday costs: A weaker dollar ...