Federal prosecutors are being told by Attorney Gen. Eric Holder to focus on cartels, criminal enterprises and those who sell the drug to children, not on casual marijuana users, a Justice Department official tells NPR’s Carrie Johnson. Holder today informed the governors of Washington and Colorado — two states that recently legalized the sale of […]
Enlarge image i American Airlines aircraft sit on the tarmac at Miami International Airport last week. Joe Raedle/Getty Images American Airlines aircraft sit on the tarmac at Miami International Airport last week. Joe Raedle/Getty Images A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Thursday has indicated that he’s leaning in favor of a allowing American Airlines to emerge
Enlarge image i The protesters who opposed Hosni Mubarak two years ago, like these demonstrators in Cario’s Tahrir Square on Feb. 8, 2011, have been pushed to the sidelines in the current confrontation. Emilio Morenatti/AP The protesters who opposed Hosni Mubarak two years ago, like these demonstrators in Cario’s Tahrir Square on Feb. 8, 2011,
Enlarge image i Clarence B. Jones, legal adviser to Martin Luther King Jr., takes notes behind King at a press conference regarding in Birmingham, Ala., in February 1963. Ernst Haas/Getty Images Clarence B. Jones, legal adviser to Martin Luther King Jr., takes notes behind King at a press conference regarding in Birmingham, Ala., in February
Enlarge image i A spectator on the National Mall holds an image of President Obama and Martin Luther King during the 2013 presidential inauguration in January. Gabriel B. Tait/MCT/Landov A spectator on the National Mall holds an image of President Obama and Martin Luther King during the 2013 presidential inauguration in January. Gabriel B. Tait/MCT/Landov
Enlarge image i A gay rights activist chant slogans during a demonstration in front of the Russian consulate in New York on July 31, 2013. Gays in the United States and elsewhere are outraged over Russia’s intensifying campaign against gay-rights activism. Mary Altaffer/AP A gay rights activist chant slogans during a demonstration in front of
Enlarge image i A young girl receives treatment at a makeshift hospital in Damascus, Syria, after a suspected chemical weapons attack by the military. AP A young girl receives treatment at a makeshift hospital in Damascus, Syria, after a suspected chemical weapons attack by the military. AP The present Syrian crisis ranks among the most
In a case closely watched by the intelligence community and the media, the Justice Department urged a federal appeals court on Monday to leave in place a court ruling that gives reporters little protection from testifying against their sources in criminal prosecutions. Federal prosecutors told the Virginia-based U.S . Court of Appeals for the Fourth
You’ve probably heard it a few times already: The wildfire raging north of Yosemite National Park has burned 149,780 acres, an area as big as Chicago. Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a couple of photographs taken by the Suomi NPP satellite over the weekend. One of them is a nighttime shot that
Fantasy sports attract an estimated 36+ million players in the U.S. and Canada. istockphoto.com You may just call it late summer; for many die-hard sports fans, it’s called fantasy football drafting season. Fantasy sports is a huge business, with an estimated 36 million people in the U.S. and Canada picking teams and talkin’ trash, according
Enlarge image i The Amir Tadros Coptic Church in Minya, Egypt, was set ablaze on Aug. 14. AFP/AFP/Getty Images The Amir Tadros Coptic Church in Minya, Egypt, was set ablaze on Aug. 14. AFP/AFP/Getty Images As Egypt plunges into unrest amid the military-backed government’s crackdown on demonstrators, the country’s Christian minority has been targeted by
Enlarge image i Muriel Siebert stands on the trading floor of her discount brokerage and underwriting firm in New York on May 9,1995. Siebert died Saturday in New York. She was 80. Wyatt Counts/AP Muriel Siebert stands on the trading floor of her discount brokerage and underwriting firm in New York on May 9,1995. Siebert