Majority of Californians support restoring felony theft penalties ahead of public vote
As California deals with an ongoing crime wave, voters will have the opportunity to support a measure that would increase ...
Maine will consider historic $30 million bond to repair and restore trails
Last in a series of stories explaining referendum questions that will be on the November ballot. Maine voters will have a chance to weigh in this November on a $30 million bond to maintain, expand and ...
Sri Lanka to vote for next leader
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will vote for its next president tomorrow in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation’s unprecedented ...
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A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin
Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to ...
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Illinois Supreme Court: Smell of burnt cannabis is not cause for warrantless vehicle search
SPRINGFIELD — Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a vehicle without a warrant, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The ...