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Trump signs order to reclassify marijuana as Schedule III drug 12/18/2025 07:53pm • ▶ Watch Video: Inside Trump's executive order reclassifying marijuana Washington — President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to reschedule marijuana to a lower drug classification, one of the most significant changes to drug policy in dec 12 Signs It's Time for In-Home Health Care 12/18/2025 07:00pm • Tamara and Michael Myer had always been an active couple, traveling and curious about the world and continually embarking on new experiences. Michael was fortunate to reach his late 90s with no health issues, but Tamara, who is nine years younger, was not so lucky. She began having cognitive difficu What Do I Do If I Lose My Health Insurance? 12/18/2025 07:00pm • If you lose your health insurance, there are a few options for quickly getting coverage again depending on your situation. Your options for preventing gaps in health insurance coverage include COBRA, ACA Marketplace plans, government programs such as Medicare or Medicaid, and short-term and medical Democrat Eileen Higgins sworn in as Miami's first female mayor after 30 years of GOP control 12/18/2025 06:43pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� Democrat Eileen Higgins was sworn in Thursday as Miami's first female mayor, two weeks after defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump. Higgins also becomes the first Democrat in almost 30 years to lead the city of 487,000 people. She replaces Republican Francis Suarez Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump's new Medicaid work requirements 12/18/2025 06:31pm • Nebraska will become the first state to implement new work requirements for some people with Medicaid health insurance under a law President Donald Trump signed last year. Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, announced Wednesday that the requirement would take effect in the state May 1 and could impact ab Half of $18B in federal funds for Minnesota-run programs may have been defrauded, official says 12/18/2025 05:21pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 Minnesota-run programs since 2018 may have been stolen, a federal prosecutor said Thursday, describing the massive and multilayered fraud schemes as staggering. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson NASCAR mourns the loss of Greg Biffle, family in tragic plane crash in North Carolina 12/18/2025 05:14pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Greg Biffle was picked by NASCAR as one of its top 75 drivers in history. He was a Hall of Fame nominee for the stock car series and he drove for 18 years at the top of the sport. Yet for all the races and the handful of memorable wins, he is perhaps best remembered for h Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company that wants to power AI 12/18/2025 04:29pm • The parent company of President Donald Trump���s Truth Social media platform is merging with a fusion power company, an unusual pairing of the Trump name with a futuristic clean energy venture that aims to power the next wave of artificial intelligence. Trump Media & Technology announced its mer How kosher is beer? As with other products, it's increasingly complicated. 12/18/2025 03:27pm • (RNS) ��� In November, three of America���s largest kosher certifying organizations came together to release new guidance regarding the status of beer, which has long been considered kosher by default. Due to the proliferation of flavorings brought on by craft brewing and other industry changes, how DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump's immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled 12/18/2025 12:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The federal agent described her wounds as ���boo-boos.��� Nevertheless, the Department of Justice aggressively pursued the alleged perpetrator. They jailed Sidney Lori Reid on a charge of felony assault, accusing her of injuring the agent during a July protest of President Donald US government admits role in causing helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington 12/18/2025 10:21am • The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing a collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation's capital, killing 67 people. It was the deadliest plane crash on American soil in Rural schools hit by Trump's grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money 12/18/2025 09:11am • SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� When the funding for Shannon Johnson's job as a school mental health counselor came to an abrupt end, two years into a five-year grant, she thought about the work left to be done. Johnson taught elementary and middle-school students in rural Kentucky how to navigate conflic A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat and other stories that made us smile in 2025 12/18/2025 08:52am • Even the most dedicated doomscrollers smile once in a while. Here���s a look back at some of the Associated Press stories that captured attention around the world and provided moments of brightness throughout 2025: Art and intrigue The brazen heist at the world���s most visited museum in November wa Arab female directors drive change at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah 12/18/2025 07:48am • JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) ��� Arab female film directors have helped change the landscape of Arab cinema in recent years, presenting stories that haven't been told before and claiming space in an industry in a region that rarely makes room for women to grow. Four influential female directors took p Efforts to reconnect Americans face challenges in a lonely time 12/18/2025 07:06am • It's been called an ���epidemic��� of loneliness and isolation. The ���bowling alone��� phenomenon. By any name, it refers to Americans' growing social disconnection by many measures. Americans are less likely to join civic groups, unions and churches than in recent generations. They have fewer frie