A career Justice Department official named John Elias will testify today that Attorney General William Barr conducted inappropriate antitrust reviews of marijuana industry mergers, due to his personal zest for cannabis. Because it is important: This is not the first time that President Trump’s Justice Department has been accused of …

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference on the deals with China and Iran, and on the fight against the coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19), in Washington, USA. USA, June 24, 2020. Mangel Ngan / Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on …

Candidates from the left wing of the Democratic Party held a significant lead in three House of Representatives primaries in New York after the vote tally on Tuesday’s machine, in a profound display of progressive political power. One of the fighting could lead to the overthrow of an entrenched leader: …

Eagle County public health officials are investigating a group of 11 positive COVID-19 cases among teens in the Roaring Fork Valley, but in some cases they have been hampered by lack of cooperation. “Disease researchers have noted an unwillingness among some infected individuals and families to isolate themselves at home …

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object that they say could be a black hole or a neutron star. Both black holes and neutron stars are remnants of dead stars. “When the most massive stars die, they collapse under their own gravity and leave black holes; When stars that are a …