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The U.S. Department of Justice charged Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and 14 other current and former government and intelligence officials with an array of charges Thursday, including drug trafficking, narco-terrorism, and corruption. Per a statement from the DOJ, the indictment accuses Maduro of being involved in the Cartel de Los …

Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty has emerged as the only orange-hued public figure worth trusting on any and all matters related to the coronavirus pandemic with a heartfelt and silly note posted on social media Tuesday. With the NHL — like all other major sports leagues — on hiatus, Gritty offered …

If you’re a pansexual Midwestern horticulturist who’s also a fan of the movie Cats, then there’s likely an app on the market to help you find love (or at least, a consenting partner for some pelvis-bumping). Yet amid the coronavirus panic of the past few weeks, when colleges, universities, and …

In the tense new trailer for FX‘s first true crime docuseries, a man becomes convinced that his father is the Zodiac Killer, the unidentified serial killer who terrorized California in the late Sixties and early Seventies. All four episodes of The Most Dangerous Animal of All will air March 6th …

The public memorial service for Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, will take place today, February 24th, at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET, and will be broadcast live in a variety of places. The event, dubbed “A Celebration of Life,” will be streaming via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other …

On Monday afternoon, Ohio University first-year Anya Bartek was in class when she found out that Kaitlin Bennett — a right-wing personality known as Kent State Gun Girl for posing with an AR-10 rifle at graduation — was set to appear at her school to ask students questions about Presidents’ …

Carlos Santana is switching from “Moonflower” to Marijuana flowers. The 10-time grammy winner and Hall of Fame guitarist is starting his own line of cannabis and CBD products, becoming the latest high-profile musician to use their star power to launch cannabis companies. Partnering with Left Coast Ventures, a cannabis company …

Eighteen-year-old Tessa Majors jumps around and sways onstage. She’s wearing white jeans and a black tank top, her hair in pigtails. She’s playing the bass, grinning, while a skinny keyboard player with glasses accompanies her and a boy, on guitar, jumps up and down and sings along. The drummer keeps …

In the midst of the investigation into the vaping epidemic, which has resulted in the hospitalization of more than 800 people and 12 confirmed deaths nationwide, there’s been a rush to point fingers at the potential culprit behind the epidemic, as well as generate concern about issues that may be …

­This past Sunday, the Underground at Ink Block, an 8-acre underpass in Boston, transformed into the perfect festival backdrop for the final day of Cannabis Week. Headliner Lupe Fiasco impressed onlookers with a set that combined high-energy antics with masterful lyrical execution, while BIA brought raw stamina to a crowd …