Mainstream retailers embrace marijuana’s less taboo cousin
NEW YORK — Mainstream retailers are leaping into the world of products like skin creams and oils that tout such benefits as reducing anxiety and helping you sleep. The key ingredient? CBD, or cannabidiol, a compound derived from hemp and marijuana that doesn’t cause a high. Retailers are taking advantage...
Saint Vincent to showcase student projects, art demos
Student research and artistic talent will be on display April 24 during Saint Vincent College’s 16th Annual Academic Conference. Open to the public, the conference is scheduled for 2:30 to 7 p.m. in the Sis and Herman Dupré Science Pavilion on the college campus in Unity. Admission is free. The...
Justice Department expects to release Russia report Thursday
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department expects to make a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Trump-Russia investigation public Thursday morning, a spokeswoman said Monday. The redacted report would be sent to Congress and also made available to the public, Kerri Kupec said. Special counsel Robert Mueller...
White suspect in black church fires charged with hate crimes
OPELOUSAS, La. — Prosecutors have now added hate crime charges against the white suspect in three recent arson fires that destroyed African American churches in Louisiana. Twenty-one-year-old Holden Matthews pleaded not guilty at a Monday court hearing. He was ordered to be held without bond. Three black churches were torched...
Lori Loughlin, husband plead not guilty in college admissions scandal
LOS ANGELES — Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband pleaded not guilty Monday to charges against them in the far-reaching college admissions scandal. Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, are accused of paying $500,000 to have their two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California in an...
Income tax filing extension can delay inevitable for 6 months
Can’t file your income tax return by Monday’s deadline? Applying for an extension is not that hard. But bear in mind, that the extension is for the time needed to file a return, not to delay the paying of any tax that is owed. Paying the tax without the requisite...
Pitt graduate workers begin union vote
Pitt graduate student employees began voting in a four-day union election today. The election open to some 2,000 graduate research and teaching assistants comes more than three years after graduate students began organizing under the auspices of the United Steelworkers in Jan. 2016. The organizers said they were seeking safeguards...
Most-Googled ‘is it safe’ queries vary wildly by state
Ever wonder what “Enquiring minds want to know?” ASecureLife.com, a company that reviews home security systems, stun guns and tasers, among other services, said it set researchers loose to find out the answer to the age-old question the National Enquirer once used to promote tales of alien invasions and political...
100-year-old yoga instructor keeps moving, dancing
HARTSDALE, N.Y. — A 100-year-old yoga instructor has no plans to stop practicing and teaching. On a spring day in Hartsdale, a northern suburb of New York City where she leads her classes, Tao Porchon-Lynch said she first encountered the ancient practice at age 7 in her native India. Strolling...
Man sues parents for getting rid of his vast porn collection
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An Indiana man is suing his parents for getting rid of his vast pornography collection, which he estimates is worth $29,000. The 40-year-old man last week filed a lawsuit in federal court in Michigan, where he moved in with his parents in 2016 following a divorce....
Trump using Tax Day visit to Minnesota to tout 2017 tax cuts
ST. PAUL, Minn. — President Donald Trump will use Tax Day on Monday to visit Minnesota, an erstwhile Democratic stronghold he hopes to flip in 2020 after nearly winning it in 2016. Questions remain, however, about just how much he’s politically benefiting from his signature legislative accomplishment. Minnesota, which gave...
Trump campaign raises more than $30 million in first quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is set to report that it raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, edging out his top two Democratic rivals combined, according to figures it provided to The Associated Press. The haul brings the campaign’s cash on hand...
Strong winds knock down trees and power lines in areas north of Pittsburgh
Several Western Pennsylvania counties north of Pittsburgh suffered downed trees and power lines on Sunday evening from strong winds and heavy downpours, but no tornadoes were reported, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service issued a tornado watch with wind gusts of up to 60 mph shortly before...
Ivanka Trump honors victims of Ethiopian air crash
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — During a visit to Addis Ababa, Ivanka Trump has honored victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash that occurred soon after takeoff last month. The president’s daughter and senior adviser visited Holy Trinity Cathedral Monday, where she met with religious leaders and laid a wreath to mourn...
Study finds diabetes drug may prevent, slow kidney disease
A drug that’s used to help control blood sugar in people with diabetes has now been shown to help prevent or slow kidney disease, which causes millions of deaths each year and requires hundreds of thousands of people to use dialysis to stay alive. Doctors say it’s hard to overstate...
Hundreds evacuated in Frankfurt so WWII bomb can be defusedVideo
BERLIN — Some 600 people have been evacuated from their homes in the old city of Frankfurt so specialists could remove a World War II-era bomb that was discovered in the Main River. The German news agency dpa reported the bomb was defused, as planned, underwater on Sunday, which led...
Congress is not ‘smart enough’ to examine Trump’s tax returns, Sarah Sanders saysVideo
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Sunday that she doesn’t believe members of Congress are “smart enough” to examine President Trump’s tax returns, pushing back against Democrats’ demands for information on the president’s finances. House Democrats have given the Trump administration a hard deadline of April 23 to turn...
Democrats take aim at Miller as questions persist about ‘sanctuary city’ targetingVideo
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are sharpening their focus on White House immigration adviser Stephen Miller, with key lawmakers saying he should be brought before congressional committees to testify about his role in recent policy controversies. The talk of bringing Miller before lawmakers comes days after The Washington Post reported that...
West Virginia deputies fired after traffic stop set to returnVideo
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two fired West Virginia sheriff’s deputies are set to return to work after a sheriff declined to appeal their reinstatement related to a traffic stop in which a handcuffed teenage boy was kicked and punched. News outlets report Berkeley County Sheriff Curtis Keller announced last week he...
NRA has history of promoting gun rights outside U.S.
BOISE, Idaho — The recent revelation that National Rifle Association representatives had met with Australian politicians to discuss talking points after a mass shooting generated outrage from various politicians. The reality is that the NRA has been exerting its influence on gun debates outside the United States for a number...
Mayor Pete Buttigieg formally kicks off historic White House bidVideo
Mayor Pete Buttigieg, an underdog in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race who’s seen an uptick in support in recent weeks, formally entered the contest Sunday during an event in the city he leads. “It is time to walk away from the politics of the past, and toward something totally...
Storms sweep across the South, killing 8 and injuring dozens
Powerful storms swept across the South on Sunday after unleashing suspected tornadoes and flooding that killed at least eight people, injured dozens and flattened much of a Texas town. Three children were among the dead. Nearly 90,000 customers were without electricity in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Georgia as of...
White House: Migrants to sanctuary cities not a top choice
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wants to explore a twice-rejected proposal to send migrants to “sanctuary cities,” but that is not the preferred solution to fix the straining immigration system, the White House said Sunday. Press secretary Sarah Sanders said it was one of many options, though she hoped Congress...
Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony still hospitalized
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A 5-year-old boy who was seriously injured when he was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America near Minneapolis remains hospitalized. Friends of the family have started a crowdfunding effort to help with medical bills. The GoFundMe campaign had raised nearly $400,000 as of...
Pelosi calls on Trump to take down his tweet of Omar video
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday that she has taken steps to ensure the safety of Rep. Ilhan Omar following President Donald Trump’s retweet of a video that purports to show the Minnesota Democrat being dismissive of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The California Democrat also called on...
