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Possession: Marijuana possession is illegal in Washington. But the law provides an “affirmative defense” for qualified medical-marijuana patients and designated caregivers — meaning they still can be arrested and charged but can use their authorizations […] […]

After a recent shootout at the home of medical-marijuana activist Steve Sarich, police found 375 pot plants, $10,700 in cash and a stack of credit-card receipts showing Sarich’s business had collected hundreds of thousands of […] […]

FORT HANCOCK, Tex. — The giant rusty fence of metal bars along the border here, built in recent years to keep illegal immigrants from crossing into the United States, has a new nickname among local […] […]

In a major backflip, the Rudd Government will re-open the controversial Curtin detention centre near Derby to house asylum seekers in a bid to ease crowding on Christmas Island. The move follows the Government’s shock […] […]

Just hours after the ban on mephedrone came into force, officers are on the alert for yet another party drug. Police have been put on alert for another dangerous “party drug”, just hours after the […] […]

LOS ANGELES — A white supremacist group rallied against illegal immigration in downtown Los Angeles Saturday as hundreds of counter-protesters gathered to shout them down in a tense standoff that included several arrests, thrown rocks […] […]

A group of educators [right] from the United Kingdom who were in the island to observe teaching strategies in the Jamaican education system. A group of British educators has praised the Jamaican school system but […] […]

Oprah fans everywhere, rejoice — the talk-show queen isn’t leaving the airwaves anytime soon. As the daytime TV audience slowly slips away, Oprah Winfrey has plans to stay on top. According to the Wall Street […] […]

LONDON — Few people in the working-class neighborhood of Barking seem willing to proclaim unalloyed enthusiasm for the ultra-right-wing, anti-immigration British Nationalist Party. But get past “hello” in any conversation and their feelings come spilling […] […]

Six security staff and a police officer were hurt in an operation to remove 60 detainees from an immigration unit in Cambridgeshire following a disturbance. Trouble broke out at the Oakington removal centre after a […] […]