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Spanish Bill Would Require Kids to Do Chores

By Randye Hoder

Colorado Abandons Pot-Bank Plans

By Michelle Arrouas

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FDA Proposes Ban on E-Cigarette Sales to Minors

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed rules that include requiring the markers of e-cigarettes and other tobacco-related products to register their ingredients in the next two years, marking a first step toward national regulation

By Noah Rayman

Oklahoma Restricts Abortion Drugs

Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill into law mandating that abortion-inducing drugs can only be used in first seven weeks of pregnancy, as per FDA guidelines. Opponents say the bill will force more women to get surgical abortions

By Eliana Dockterman

Georgians Can Now Pack Heat Almost Everywhere

Radical new gun legislation signed into law on Wednesday allows licensed owners to carry guns in more public locations than ever before, as places like churches can opt in to permit the weapons and bars can opt out if they want them banned

By Sam Frizell

California Lawmakers Kill 'Affluenza' Bill

California legislators shot down a bill that would have created the country's first ban on using the "affluenza" (rich kids don't know better) defense. It was introduced after a wealthy Texas teen got probation for killing four people and injuring others in a drunk-driving accident

By Katy Steinmetz

Chinese Court Upholds Anti-Graft Activist's Sentence

A Beijing court confirmed the guilty verdict against lawyer Xu Zhiyong but not before his allies in the New Citizens Movement, a civil society-led group that campaigns for an end to government corruption, launched a website and vowed to fight on

By Emily Rauhala / Beijing

Prez vs. The Pay Gap

The president signed executive orders to make it easier for female federal contractors to get equal pay as he pushes Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, which has foundered twice in Congress but is set for another vote this week

By Charlotte Alter

USAID: 'Cuban Twitter' Meant to Inform, Not Disrupt

The government's international development agency has rebutted claims that the U.S. aimed for the social network ZunZuneo, which failed to nab a massive user base, to spark a revolution in Cuba as administrator Rajiv Shah prepares to be grilled by lawmakers

By Laura Stampler and Maya Rhodan

Maryland Backs Wage Hike and Pot Reform

Gov. Martin O'Malley is now expected to sign a bill to raise the state's minimum hourly pay to $10.10, becoming the second state after Connecticut to act in support of President Obama's call for that federal wage, and another bill that decriminalizes small amounts of pot

By Charlotte Alter

The Army v. The Press

An Ohio newspaper sues the government after military police arrest its reporters

By Mark Thompson

Supreme Court Declines Same-Sex Discrimination Case

New Mexico's high court said a photographer's refusal to photograph same-sex weddings because it violated her religious beliefs was discriminatory, and the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear her appeal

By Charlotte Alter

Judge Drops Case Over Deadly Drone Strikes

A federal judge said that U.S. officials can't be "held personally responsible in monetary damages for conducting war." The drone attacks in question killed U.S. citizens in Yemen, including an al-Qaeda cleric

By Noah Rayman

Welcome to Deer Trail! Please Don’t Shoot the Drones

Residents in the Colorado town have voted down a unique proposal that highlighted displeasure with government surveillance and would have allowed townspeople to get licenses to shoot down drones in local airspace

By Katy Steinmetz

Hawaii Police Can't Sleep With Prostitutes Anymore

Police in state signaled this week that they're willing to drop their objections to nixing a bizarre provision in the state's law that allows officers to have sex with prostitutes while working to bust prostitution rings

By Eliana Dockterman

Green Light! Pot Busts in Colorado Can Be Reversed

Convictions that were under appeal when the new law allowing recreational weed took effect can be thrown out, a Colorado court ruled Thursday. The decision could impact hundreds of people who were jailed for pot possession

By Noah Rayman

Detective Olivia Benson on the Case: Mariska Hargitay's Emotional Plea to Get Backlogged Rape Kits Tested

The Law & Order SVU star teared up when she discussed the immense backlog of untested rape kits

By Charlotte Alter

Mothers Team Up to Fight 'Stand Your Ground' Law

The mothers of Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis -- the two teens who lost their lives in actions that put the controversial law center stage and sparked national debate -- are helping to lead a protest Monday at Florida’s State Capitol for the law's repeal

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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