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Major League Baseball Drops Marijuana, Adds Opioids, Cocaine To 'Drugs Of Abuse' List
12/12/2019 9:57 PM

The changes follow the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who was found with opioids and alcohol in his system.

McDonald's Not Responsible For How Franchisees Treat Workers, U.S. Agency Rules
12/12/2019 9:40 PM

The federal labor law board said McDonald's should not be held liable for labor practices of its franchisees. The ruling directed a judge to approve a settlement in a years-long union case.

IBM Engineer Who Designed The Universal Product Code Dies At 94
12/12/2019 9:33 PM

The bar code is now a packaging mainstay, but it probably wouldn't have worked without George Laurer.

FBI Investigating Jersey City Shooting As Act Of Domestic Terrorism
12/12/2019 9:25 PM

The FBI says it is investigating this week's fatal shooting in Jersey City as an act of domestic terrorism. A police officer and three people in a kosher grocery story were killed by attackers.

'Acts Of Hate': Officials Say Jersey City Shooters Held Animus Toward Jews And Cops
12/12/2019 8:07 PM

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said investigators believe the deadly attacks were "potential acts of terrorism." Meanwhile, members of the Jewish community mourned their lost neighbors.

After Greta Thunberg Wins 'Time' Honor, Trump Suggests She 'Chill' And Watch A Movie
12/12/2019 7:51 PM

The climate activist responded like the social media-savvy teenager she is, with a sly change to her Twitter profile.

'We Were Blindsided': Families Of Extremists Form Group To Fight Hate
12/12/2019 5:10 PM

Members of the nonprofit Parents For Peace came to Washington to show the human toll of violent extremism. They want Americans to see hate as a public health crisis.

Trump Still Faces 3 Lawsuits Over His Business Empire
12/12/2019 10:00 AM

The suits allege that Trump is violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution ? and demand that the president divest from his private dealings.

Attorneys For Boston Marathon Bomber To Appeals Judges: Trial Was Not Fair
12/12/2019 10:00 AM

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted and sentenced to death in 2015. On Thursday his attorneys will argue, among other things, that the jury was biased and Tsarnaev couldn't get a fair trial in Boston.

News Brief: Impeachment Markup, U.K. Election, Jersey City Shootings
12/12/2019 10:00 AM

The House Judiciary Committee started the process of marking up articles of impeachment against President Trump. Also, British voters go to the polls and the latest on the Jersey City shootings.

Philadelphia Ends Library Fines
12/12/2019 10:00 AM

Philadelphia is becoming the next big city to stop collecting fines for overdue books at its public libraries. The hope is that the new policy will drive an uptick in daily visitors.

Victims Of Jersey City Shootings Remembered
12/12/2019 10:00 AM

Services have begun for victims of the shootings at a Jersey City kosher grocery. They were members of a tightly knit Orthodox Jewish community that had recently put down roots in Jersey City.

Harvey Weinstein Reaches Tentative $25 Million Deal To Settle Sex Claims
12/12/2019 4:24 AM

It isn't clear how many of Weinstein's accusers will agree to the deal. He still faces criminal charges in New York next month for sexually assaulting two women.

Second Federal Judge Blocks Plan To Use Pentagon Funds For Border Wall
12/12/2019 2:19 AM

The Trump administration insists it has the legal authority, under an emergency proclamation, to redirect defense funds away from other projects and spend the money on the border wall.

Federal Judge In Texas Blocks Trump Plan To Use Military Funds On Border Wall
12/12/2019 1:41 AM

The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit arguing the president overstepped his authority in diverting funds to the border wall which were appropriated by Congress for other purposes.