Florida city fires employee over legal medical marijuana use
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida city has fired a top information technology manager for smoking marijuana — even though he been authorized...
Arkansas governor signs medical conscience objections law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law legislation allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone because of religious...
Japanese PM Suga expects to invite Biden to Tokyo Olympics
<p>TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he expects to invite President Joe Biden to the Tokyo Olympics when he visits the...
In break from region, hard-hit Hungary to loosen lockdown
<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — Despite struggling with the worst COVID-19 death rate in the world and record new infections, Hungary announced plans Friday to scale...
Editor sidelined after medical journal racism podcast outcry
The top editor at the Journal of the American Medical Association has been sidelined amid outcry from Black physicians over a tweet and podcast...
In likely California recall, energizing Latino voters is key
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's Latinos, who have borne the brunt of coronavirus deaths and the pandemic's economic toll in the state, are a critical...
Carrie Underwood’s faith shines through on church hymns
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Don't get her wrong, Carrie Underwood loves to sing about getting revenge on the cheating ex and belting out ballads on...
O’Farrell’s ‘Hamnet’ wins book critics award for fiction
NEW YORK — Maggie O'Farrell's “Hamnet,” an imagined take on the death of Shakespeare's son from the bubonic plague, has won the National Book...
EXPLAINER: Why is media access at the border an issue?
<p>NEW YORK — Access to government-run facilities housing young immigrants on the border with Mexico has caused one of the first tussles between news...
Serbia vaccinates migrants amid surge in COVID-19 cases
KRNJACA, Serbia — Bashir Ahmad Shirzay lived through wars in Afghanistan, survived a harrowing journey to reach Europe and has no intention of taking...