Calaveras supervisors table ordinance to ban commercial cannabis cultivation

Gary Jakobs, a consultant with Ascent Environmental hired by Calaveras County, confers with Peter Maurer, county planning director, on Wednesday during a special board meeting on cannabis in San Andreas. - union democrat Gary Jakobs, a consultant with Ascent Environmental hired by Calaveras County, confers with Peter Maurer, county planning director, on Wednesday during a special board meeting on cannabis in San Andreas.

Yoga and jogging could half risk of heart disease

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Author Explains How Government Avoids Accountability for Killing Citizens

"Texas City, the Tuskegee Syphilis study, Ruby Ridge, Waco, Fast and Furious, the VA hospital scandal - time after time, government employees kill Americans by negligence, stupidity, or agency corruption, and time after time they escape all legal accountability," attorney and author David T. Hardy told me about his latest book prior to its release. Now that "I'm From the Government, and I'm Here to Kill You: The Human Cost of Official Negligence" has been published , Hardy accepted my invitation for an exclusive Q&A that will give readers further insights into how and why such travesties occur.

At Mississippi school: Goodbye, Confederacy. Hello, Obama

A Mississippi school is shedding the name of the Confederacy's only president and will instead be named for the first African-American president of the United States. The school with 98 percent African-American enrollment is set to be renamed for Barack Obama in the next academic year, in a move proposed by parents and approved by a majority of students, parents, faculty and staff members.

FAA contradicts Maine airport explanation for airplane noise

A federal aviation official is contradicting the Portland International Jetport's contention that radar malfunctions could be contributing to noise complaints by forcing airliners to fly over residential neighborhoods. The Portland Press Herald reports that Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters says there have been no radar outages that change the direction in which airplanes take off and land at the Portland airport.

Senator and veteran: Trump playing ‘sick political game’ with military deaths

A Democratic senator who received the Purple Heart after losing both her legs in the Iraq War lambasted President Donald Trump for playing a "sick political game" with the deaths of fallen US service members. During an interview on CNN's "Erin Burnett Outfront," Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois said she had "utter disgust" for the way Trump has politicized his interactions with Gold Star soldiers.

Tip or not, Cubs manager Maddon ejected for 2nd time in NLCS

Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon argues a call during the eighth inning in Game 4 of baseball's National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at Wrigley Field in Ch... . Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon argues with umpires during the eighth inning of Game 4 of baseball's National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, in Chicago.

Sex trafficking sting rescues Colorado infant and 5-year-old sister from predators

A 3-month-old girl and her 5-year-old sister were rescued in Colorado last week from a child predator, who was offering to sell the children for sex, the FBI said Wednesday. A friend who was staying with the girls' family had made a deal with an undercover officer who was part of the FBI Denver's Rocky Mountain Innocence Lost Task Force, according to a news release from the FBI.

Alaskan picked to lead regional EPA office

Gov. Bill Walker says Hladick will leave his state role Nov. 1. Mike Navarre, the outgoing mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, will succeed Hladick. In joining the EPA, Hladick will oversee a region that includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington and about 270 tribes.

Lawmakers tour Miami-Dade juvenile lockup

Florida's Rep. David Richardson and Rep. Kionne McGhee talk to the media after they leave the Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center after a surprise visit to inspect the facility, October 18, 2017. 14 employees fall ill in hazmat situation at Miami Springs Middle School.

Miami native takes helm of FBI in South Florida

George Piro, shown in this April 2014 file photo, has served as the special agent in charge of the Miami field office since 2014. Piro has been promoted to assistant director of the International Operations Division at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. A Miami native who graduated from Columbus High School will take the reins of the FBI's regional office at the end of October.