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New York is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana

New Yorkers can now possess up to 3 ounces of cannabis under a legalization bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, while sales of recreational-use marijuana won't become legal for an estimated 18...

Mar 31, 2021

AP interview: EPA head committed to 'scientific integrity'

WASHINGTON - Moving forward on a pledge to restore "scientific integrity," the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency is reversing Trump administration actions that sidelined many academic sc...

Mar 31, 2021

Chrissy Teigen graces cover of People's 'Beautiful Issue'

LOS ANGELES - Chrissy Teigen will grace the front of People magazine's "The Beautiful Issue" in a cover story that delves into her evolved definition of beauty, facing racism growing up and her heartb...

Mar 31, 2021

'Philip Roth': Blake Bailey's story behind the story arrives

NEW YORK - The life of Philip Roth was a story. So was the writing of his biography. Blake Bailey's "Philip Roth," a volume Roth had imagined in some form for more than 20 years, comes out April 6. Ev...

Mar 31, 2021

Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested

NEW YORK - The suspect wanted in an attack of an Asian American woman near New York City's Times Square has been arrested and charged with felony assault as a hate crime, police said early Wednesday. ...

Mar 31, 2021

'Concrete Cowboy' shows Philadelphia's Black cowboy culture

NEW YORK - Historians estimate that 1 in 4 American cowboys were Black but you would be hard pressed to find a movie genre whiter than the Western. "Concrete Cowboy," an urban Western about African Am...

Mar 31, 2021

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens

Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in...

Mar 31, 2021

Australia to build guided missiles to boost defence capacity

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Australia announced Wednesday it would begin building its own guided missiles in close collaboration with the U.S. as it seeks to boost its defence capabilities. Citing the "...

Mar 30, 2021

G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90

WASHINGTON - G. Gordon Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, died Tuesday at age 90. His son, Thomas Liddy, confirmed the death but did n...

Mar 30, 2021

GOP Rep. Gaetz investigated over sexual relationship

WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent conservative in Congress and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, said Tuesday he is being investigated by the Justice Department over a ...

Mar 30, 2021