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Supreme Court Will Consider Whether People Who Regularly Smoke Pot Can Legally Own Guns

International

Japan's Parliament Elects Sanae Takaichi As Nation's First Female Prime Minister

Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday

by Mari Yamaguchi | 7 hours ago

TV Writer Graham Linehan Won't Face Charges for Transgender Post That Sparked UK Debate

Irish TV comedy writer Graham Linehan will not face charges after his arrest over social media posts critical of transgender people

by Brian Melley | Oct 20

National

Springer's Homer Sends Blue Jays Into World Series With 4-3 Win Over Mariners in Game 7 of ALCS

George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993 by...

by Ian Harrison | 6 hours ago

Comey's Lawyers Say Case Against Him Is Driven by Trump's 'Personal Animus' and Must Be Thrown Out

Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey are urging a judge to dismiss the case against him

by Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer | 7 hours ago

Politics

Arrests Made as Houston Removes Iconic Rainbow Crosswalks Amid Statewide Crackdown

Early Monday morning, Houston authorities arrested three protesters as crews removed the city’s landmark rainbow crosswalks in Montrose, following a directive...

Oct 20

Vermont State Senator Who Took Part in 'Deeply Disturbing' Young Republicans Group Chat Resigns

A Vermont state senator who took part in a Young Republicans group chat on Telegram in which members made racist comments and joked about rape and gas chambers...

by Kimberlee Kruesi | Oct 20

Business

Amazon Cloud Computing Outage Disrupts Snapchat, Ring and Many Other Online Services

Amazon's cloud computing service experienced a major outage on Monday, disrupting many online services like Snapchat, Roblox, and Signal

by Kelvin Chan | Oct 20

Chick-Fil-A in Georgia Faces Outrage After Black Officer Denied Free Meal Offered to White Colleagues

A Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Augusta, Georgia is under scrutiny following reports that three white police officers were given complimentary meals while their...

Oct 20

Health

Government Shutdown Means Many CDC Experts Are Skipping a Pivotal Meeting on Infectious Disease

An annual conference about infectious diseases is seeing a dramatic attendance decline, in part because Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts can’t...

by Mike Stobbe | 5 hours ago

Aydian Dowling: Redefining Masculinity and Trans Visibility in the Digital Age

Aydian Dowling, a transgender male creator and activist, is leveraging Instagram and TikTok to transform digital culture through candid storytelling, education,...

Oct 19