Owners of dive boat that sank off California coast, killing 34, suspend operations
The owners of a dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast on Labor Day, killing 34 people, said on Tuesday they had suspended operations indefinitely during an investigation of one of the state’s worst maritime disasters.
No more munchies; America’s first cannabis cafe opens in California
Hollywood’s three-martini lunch may be going up in smoke with the opening on Tuesday of the first restaurant in the United States where weed can be openly consumed.
Factbox: Vaping-related illnesses cause 15 U.S. deaths; Virginia, New Jersey latest
Latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists more than 800 confirmed and probable cases of the illness as of Thursday.
Restrictive Georgia abortion law temporarily blocked by federal judge
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Georgia law that would have prohibited women from getting an abortion after as early as six weeks of pregnancy.
Ex-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger guilty in wrong-apartment murder
A Dallas jury on Tuesday found former police officer Amber Guyger guilty of murder for accidentally walking into a neighbor’s apartment while thinking it was her own and fatally shooting him as he ate ice cream.
Ohio governor calls on lawmakers to ban flavored vaping products
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Tuesday called on state lawmakers to pass a ban on most flavored e-cigarettes, saying he was alarmed by a nationwide surge in a sometimes deadly lung disease linked to vaping nicotine or marijuana e-cigarettes.
Judge rejects lawsuit that claimed Harvard discriminated against Asian-Americans
Harvard University’s undergraduate admissions program does not discriminate against Asian-American applicants, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday, rejecting a lawsuit brought by opponents of affirmative action policies and backed by the White House.
Ex-New York congressman pleads guilty in insider trading case
Chris Collins, a former U.S. Congressman from New York state who was known as an early backer of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to taking part in an insider trading scheme.
Banned in Boston: Without vaping, medical marijuana patients must adapt
In the first few days of the four-month ban on all vaping products in Massachusetts, Laura Lee Medeiros, a medical marijuana patient, began to worry.
UAW rejects new GM offer, makes new counterproposal
The United Auto Workers union said a new comprehensive offer made by General Motors Co late Monday to end a two-week-old strike was not acceptable and said it had made a new counterproposal.
