LCB to offer security training, assessments for cannabis retailers
The state is about to lend a hand to cannabis dispensaries so they can make security improvements after a recent string of violent robberies. The State Liquor and Cannabis Board is about to announce a multi-faceted plan
Oakland teachers plan walkout Friday over school closures
Maskot/Getty Images(OAKLAND, Calif.) — Teachers in Oakland, California, will be going on a one-day strike Friday to protest school closures the district has planned for this year and next year. A teachers’ union said the Oakland Unified School Distric…
Judge issues temporary restraining order preventing phase out of Title 42
Jason Marz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Louisiana formally issued a restraining order Wednesday that temporarily blocks the Biden administration from phasing out pandemic-justified border restrictions for at least the next two weeks.
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Trevor Reed’s parents to David Muir: ‘He looked horrible…we started crying’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — Trevor Reed’s time inside a Russian prison may be over, but his parents said they are still concerned about his well-being and his long road to recovery.
Hours after Reed was released from a Russian pr…
Elon Musk’s bid to end SEC tweet settlement rejected by judge
Chesnot/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Wednesday rejected Elon Musk’s request to terminate a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that he claimed was being abused to silence his speech.
The 2018 de…
High schooler accepted into 72 colleges shares advice for other students
Courtesy of Ja’Leaha Thornton(BELLE GLADE, Fla.) — A Florida teen is celebrating and sharing her advice for other students after getting accepted to not just one or even 10 colleges, but 72 of them.
Ja’Leaha Thornton of Belle Glade, Florida, told “Go…
Fauci said the US is ‘out of the pandemic phase.’ What does that mean?
EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic may be over in the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said this week. Some experts urged caution, however, and said t…
‘Unprecedented’ water restrictions ordered for millions in Southern California
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Unprecedented restrictions have been ordered for millions of residents in Southern California as the megadrought in the region persists and continues to intensify.
About 6 million customers in Lo…
Melissa McBride makes surprise exit from “Daryl and Carol” spin-off of ‘The Walking Dead’
AMC/Jace DownsA Walking Dead spin-off series centering on fan favorites Daryl and Carol — played by Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride — suffered a surprising setback, with McBride suddenly exiting the project.
It seems that the split was amicable, a…
Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary gender markers
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday that bans the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates.
It’s the first ban of its kind in the U.S., according to LGBTQ legal advo…