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Marijuana possession penalties in nation’s capital will be among the lowest in the country; criminal penalties for simple marijuana possession will be replaced with a…

First Lady Michelle Obama spoke about the importance of arts education Wednesday at the Grammy Museum’s Jane Ortner Education Award Luncheon, emphatically declaring “we cannot be satisfied until every child has some exposure to the arts,” reports the Associated Press. Noting 6 million American school children have no music or arts classes in the schools, […]

What started out as a simple favor, turned into a beautiful act of Internet kindness for one dad on Reddit. Nathen Steffel posted a photo of his…

Gun violence is ripping through the nation. While it’s only the second weekend in July, already the shootings are mounting. Some folks walk around saying,…

*Talk of Jay Z and Beyoncé going to a marriage counselor looks to be heating up. The Daily Mail reports the hip-hop power couple, who are on the road together for their “On the Run” tour, are utilizing Skype to speak to a counselor once a week in an effort to maintain the peace and […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michelle Obama says every arts organization in the country should embrace the mission of the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, which…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Once a niche business, locally grown foods aren’t just for farmers markets anymore. A growing network of companies and organizations is delivering…

NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged Wednesday that systemic safety problems have for years plagued federal…

The cigarette industry, like many of its customers, is gasping for air. And now it’s turning more than ever to racial targeting to survive. Reynolds…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats suffered what looked like a difficult setback on birth control Wednesday, but they hope it pays big political dividends in…