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Second Amendment April 25, 2017

NRA affiliate sues California over gun-control laws that 'demonize' firearm owners

The national gun lobbying group on Monday filed a lawsuit aimed at overturning a sweeping set of bills signed into law last year by California Gov. Jerry Brown.

Issues April 20, 2017

Arkansas Supreme Court clears way for state's first execution in 12 years

Arkansas cleared a major hurdle in its on-again, off-again effort to conduct its first executions since 2005, with the state Supreme Court allowing officials to use a lethal injection drug that a supplier says was misleadingly obtained.

REGULATION April 20, 2017

International marijuana holiday off to a smoking start

Beginning April 20, and continuing throughout the weekend (or until the snacks run out), swarms of so-called 鈥渟toners鈥� will be gathering on grassy knolls, city streets and even the U.S. Capitol steps to celebrate the international marijuana holiday known as 鈥�4/20.鈥� And while the yearly, pungent 鈥減rotests鈥� are often treated as sideshows, the issue of legalized cannabis - and the benefits it is providing to a variety of Americans - is growing too big to ignore.

IMMIGRATION April 19, 2017

California Republicans push plans to punish Sanctuary Cities

Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento want California to become the nation's first sanctuary state. Republicans tried to stop it Tuesday with legislation of their own.

Issues April 18, 2017

Arkansas judge barred from execution cases after death penalty protest

The Arkansas judge who blocked the state from carrying out multiple executions was barred late Monday from taking up any other capital punishment-related cases after he participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration by laying on a cot as though he were a death row inmate on a gurney about to be put to death.

Issues April 18, 2017

Flint mayor says water switch 'too risky' after lead crisis

Flint's mayor reversed course Tuesday and recommended that the Michigan city beset by a man-made crisis that left its water supply contaminated with lead continue getting its drinking water from a Detroit-area system long term, saying a third switch would be too risky and expensive.

Issues April 18, 2017

US Capitol maintenance worker killed by falling tree branch

A maintenance worker at the U.S. Capitol has died after a large tree branch fell on top of him.

Arkansas April 15, 2017

Judge halts Arkansas plan to execute inmates by end of month

A federal judge issued an order Saturday halting Arkansas' unprecedented plan to execute seven inmates by the end of the month.

Federal Courts April 14, 2017

Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants Sessions to testify at trial

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is looking to bring some star power to his upcoming criminal contempt-of-court trial 鈥� asking to have the country's top cop testify.

Issues April 13, 2017

Will's Story: Where opioid abuse and the dark web intersect

Scott and Shannon Doerhoff describe their son Will as someone who never met a stranger.

Issues April 13, 2017

Lawmakers push to end 鈥榣unch-shaming鈥� at schools

New Mexico has approved a first-in-the-nation law to ban 鈥渓unch shaming.鈥�