State reports weed out medical pot growers’ ‘trade secrets’
Minnesota’s leap into the era of legal weed began with the selection last week of two companies that will grow, process and sell medical...
Iraq retakes Mosul airport amid cautious advances against IS
SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq — Closely supported by the U.S.-led international coalition, Iraqi forces secured a series of cautious advances on Thursday, pushing into...
Dakota Access oil pipeline camp cleared of protesters
CANNON BALL, N.D. — Authorities on Thursday cleared a protest camp where opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline had gathered for the better...
The short, troubled life of Obama’s transgender student protections
Well-intended as they might have been, President Barack Obama's protections for transgender students were on shaky ground from the get-go.As quickly as the Obama...
Dayton names Blatz interim chair of U.S. Bank Stadium oversight panel
Former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz will lead the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA) as the interim chair of the beleaguered U.S....
Grant Cohn: Keeping Tom Rathman on 49ers staff would have been mistake
Deleting Tom Rathman from the 49ers’ coaching staff was the right move.You’re out, Tom.This has nothing to do with the type of person Rathman...
NCS basketball roundup: Healdsburg boys to face state champs
The No. 8 Healdsburg Greyhounds easily downed No. 9 Kelseyville in a North Coast Section Division 4 opening-round basketball game on Wednesday night. The...
Benefield: Montgomery boys rise to occasion in NCS semifinal win
When you get six chances, you ought to capitalize on at least one. This is, after all, the playoffs.The Montgomery Vikings won six corner...
Barricaded man surrenders to police after hours-long standoff
A man surrendered to police Thursday afternoon after an 8-hour-long standoff during which a SWAT team descended on his condo off South Semoran Boulevard,...
Orlando police officer involved in shooting at Wal-Mart where Lt. Debra Clayton was killed
An Orlando police officer shot a suspect who had a BB gun Thursday in the parking lot outside the Wal-Mart on Princeton Street near John...
Record haul of nearly 100 pounds of meth in Portland, Gresham leads to 3...
Deputies seized nearly 100 pounds of methamphetamine worth more than $2 million from two homes in Portland and Gresham...
Hellertown lawyer announces bid for district judge
A Hellertown attorney is the latest candidate to enter the race for Hellertown-area district judge. Alan R. Mege (Courtesy photo) ...
Did the Lehigh Valley hit a record high temperature Thursday?
Move over 1985. Lehigh Valley International Airport on Thursday established a new record high temperature for the date: 72, set at...
UCLA Extension shows off new, high-tech Woodland Hills campus
WOODLAND HILLS >> Six weeks before classes start at the UCLA Extension’s new Woodland Hills Warner Center campus, university officials opened the...