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A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won't come until after the presidential election 09/03/2024 12:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won't come until after the November presidential election, a timeline that raises the chances it could be a potent political issue in the closely contested race. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administ The Best Plant-Based and Vegan Protein Powders 09/02/2024 08:00pm • Protein is an incredibly important part of a healthy diet; it helps our body repair muscles, strengthen bones and even create hormones. Eating more protein can also make you feel more full and reduce food cravings. While meats like chicken, steak and fish are high in protein, there are also many pla 7 Best Money Market Funds to Buy for 2024 09/02/2024 08:00pm • When you're evaluating how to keep spare cash as part of a diversified investment portfolio, there are three key variables you should consider: safety, liquidity and income. Safety is straightforward -- how can you minimize the risk of losing your principal? Liquidity means you should have access to Walz unharmed after some of the vehicles near the back of his motorcade crash in Milwaukee 09/02/2024 06:38pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some vans at the back of a motorcade carrying Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz crashed on the highway while heading from the airport to a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Monday, but Walz was unhurt. President Joe Biden called from Air Force One and spoke to Walz a shor GALLERY: 2024 Paris Paralympic Games 09/02/2024 05:27pm • Let the games begin again. The Paralympic Games opened Wednesday as some 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments prepare to compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days in Paris. Several D.C.-area athletes are competing in the event, which runs through Sept. 8. Da Florida coach Billy Napier expects criticism after latest and arguably most galling performance 09/02/2024 04:49pm • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It sure feels like it’s over for Florida coach Billy Napier. It might not even be close, but the lack of tangible progress in Napier’s third season seems to be more of a head-scratcher than the Gator's six-game losing streak and a 41-17 shellacking at the hands of Cam Watch your money! Don't fall for phony donation campaigns 09/02/2024 01:38pm • With all the attention and fundraising surrounding the upcoming presidential and congressional races, scammers are looking to take money from unsuspecting people willing to open their wallets to support a candidate or cause. Tech reporter Kim Komando offered guidance on what to watch for in her b Florida could be without QB Graham Mertz, opening the door for freshman DJ Lagway against Samford 09/02/2024 01:25pm • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida could be without quarterback Graham Mertz against lower-division Samford on Saturday night, raising the possibility of highly touted freshman DJ Lagway making his first career start. Mertz was knocked out of last week's 41-17 home loss to No. 19 Miami in the third AI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient 09/02/2024 12:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is. Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that runs customer-service centers around the world, has introduced an artificial intelligence translation tool that lets its representatives talk with cus South Korea's president skips opening ceremony of parliament as strife with opposition deepens 09/02/2024 06:38am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Yoon Suk Yeol boycotted the formal opening of South Korea’s parliament on Monday as his squabbles with the opposition deepen over allegations of wrongdoing by top officials and his wife. It’s a tradition for South Korean presidents to deliver a speech at op Federal workers around nation's capital worry over Trump's plans to send some of them elsewhere 09/02/2024 12:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have long been the economic backbone of the nation's capital and its suburbs. During former President Donald Trump 's administration, her office under the U.S. Department of Ag Tens of thousands in Mexico cheer on president's proposed judicial reforms as protesters reject them 09/01/2024 05:56pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador crowded around him Sunday as he began his last month in power by calling again for support of his judicial reform plan. In a rebuke to critics, López — who has spent six tumultuous years in office —d College Football Corner: Maryland, Navy, Virginia and James Madison begin 2024 season with big wins 09/01/2024 04:06pm • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. Read his latest rankings here. Welcome back to the wild world of college football! Like any overblown Labor Day picnic (where for some reason there are too many dishes to choose from), the first weekend involves mostly nonconference games with plenty of FBS Yankees activate Anthony Rizzo, keep Jasson Domínguez in Triple-A 09/01/2024 01:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees activated Anthony Rizzo from the injured list after the first baseman missed more than two months with a fractured right forearm and made three other moves on Sunday as part of their roster expansion to 28 players that did not include the promotion of top prosp Youth football safety debate is rekindled by the same-day deaths of 2 young players 09/01/2024 01:14pm • HEWETT, W.Va. (AP) — Ryan Craddock had seen his share of tragedy during two decades as a coal miner and firefighter. Then came the toughest heartbreak of all: his own. Craddock and his family are mourning the loss of his 13-year-old son, Cohen, who died from brain trauma last month after mak