Category Archives: Lifestyle
1st NY pot sales permits will go to people with convictions
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's first 100 to 200 retail cannabis licenses will be solely for people with marijuana-related convictions or their immediate family, state officials said Wednesday, in an effort to redress the inequities of a system that
Young Ukrainian dancers, trapped abroad, get Paris residency
PARIS (AP) — The dancers are torn between body and mind — physically on stage in Paris but in spirit back home in Kyiv. In other circumstances,
COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to drop globally, WHO says
LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with only the Western Pacific reporting an increase in COVID-19.
Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year
BANGKOK (AP) — The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.
Realtors to conservatives living in liberal areas: Try Idaho
SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — Linda Navarre moved to Sandpoint, Idaho, from Cleveland in 1978, when the town consisted of people in the timber industry and hippies “and they all got along.”
Death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters its 3rd year
BANGKOK (AP) — The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over.
Russian war in world’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens food supply
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the Black Sea region — known
New Mexico increases focus on race in K-12 despite backlash
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s K-12 students will see a greater focus on race and ethnicity, including Native American history, in their curriculum over the next two years under new standards aimed at making social studies teaching more
Just desserts! Strawberry shortcake bill sent to Florida gov
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers are hoping Gov. Ron DeSantis is a fan of strawberry shortcake. The House voted 109-4 on Friday to send the governor
Ukrainian family in US stays close to relatives amid fears
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Hanna Tverdokhlib has held her phone as if it were glued to her hand since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last week.
