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A landmark change is coming to the federal government's position on marijuana. Authorities in Charlotte are investigating a gunfight that killed four officers. And a judge held Donald Trump in contempt of court. |
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Big changes coming to marijuana rules |
The federal government is poised to no longer consider marijuana among the most dangerous substances under a proposed plan from the Drug Enforcement Administration. |
Not just blowing smoke: The DEA is moving forward with a plan to recategorize marijuana from a Schedule I drug – those considered the most dangerous and addictive, with no medical value – to a Schedule III drug. This bureaucratic move wouldn't legalize pot at the federal level, but it would be the biggest change in marijuana policy the federal government has taken since the drug was first outlawed. 💨 Here's what we know so far. |
Investigation continues after 4 officers killed serving warrant |
Four law enforcement officers were killed and four were injured Monday when gunfire erupted at a house in Charlotte, North Carolina, where authorities had arrived to serve a warrant. The suspect who fired at officers was shot and killed on the lawn, and two other people inside were later taken in for questioning. Police have said there may have been more than one shooter, though that remained unclear. In the aftermath, condolences for the officers involved in one of the deadliest recent attacks on law enforcement poured out from small communities to the White House. 👉 Here's what we know. | Flowers in memory of fallen law enforcement officers accumulate at the base of a flag pole outside the federal courthouse on April 30, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sean Rayford, Getty Images |
Trump fined for contempt in hush money trial |
On Day 9 of Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was held in criminal contempt and fined $9,000 for violating a judge's gag order. Trump, the first former president to face a criminal trial, is charged with doctoring business records to cover up the true purpose of reimbursements he made to former attorney Michael Cohen. |
Also on Tuesday: Attorney Keith Davidson, a lawyer who represented former Playboy model Karen McDougal, testified about his efforts to get her story of an affair with Trump into the hands of the National Enquirer during the 2016 presidential campaign. | Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom at his hush money trial on April 30, 2024. Curtis Means, via REUTERS |
Columbia students face expulsion amid protests |
Columbia University severely restricted access to campus Tuesday and began suspending students involved in Gaza war protests while demonstrators seized an academic building and blocked the entrance. Students occupying Hamilton Hall face expulsion, the school said. Hamilton Hall is a short walk from where demonstrators opposed to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza have occupied an encampment that for two weeks has been the epicenter for campus protests nationwide. Shortly after 12:30 a.m., students broke into the building and barricaded themselves in with wooden chairs, metal tables and trash cans. 🪧 Follow our live updates. | A group of protestors stand outside the gates of Columbia University in Manhattan on April 30, 2024. Seth Harrison, The Journal News via USA TODAY Network | | | | Jareh Sebastian Dalke didn't know he was speaking to a covert FBI agent when he offered classified documents in exchange for $85,000. | | | |  | Appearing on Donald Trump Jr.'s show 'Triggered,' Steve Bannon said Gov. Kristi Noem is 'a little too based' after she wrote about killing her dog. | | | | Kendrick Lamar has dropped a brutal diss track aimed at Drake in the latest escalation of their ongoing feud. | | | | Walmart announced plans to shutter its network of 51 health clinics, which are located in five states, along with its telehealth business. | | | | A man was arrested after being accused of kicking a bison at Yellowstone National Park, officials say. He faces alcohol-related charges. | | | | Justin Bieber is sharing his tears for the world to see − and, by doing so, he's sending an important message to men. | | | | A Louisiana man will be physically castrated after he pleaded guilty to four counts of rape for assaulting a teen girl multiple times when she was 14. | | | | King Charles III made his return to public duties by visiting a cancer treatment center in London after being diagnosed in February. | | | | Rogelio Villarreal, a citizen of Mexico, bought Cartier earrings costing nearly $14,000 for under $14 after a pricing error on the jeweler's website. | | | | Comedian John Mulaney opens up to David Letterman about his family and addiction struggles in candid Netflix interview. | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
