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A vendor points to a selection of cannabis strains for sale during a 2018 marijuana festival in California.

4/20 Fizzle: Pot Industry Tested As Virus Slams Economy

The unofficial holiday saluting all things cannabis arrives at a challenging time for the nation's legal marijuana industry.

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate education committee on March 28.

Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers

The education secretary says many students who were defrauded by for-profit colleges don't deserve full relief from their loans. Department memos show career staff arguing the opposite.

Elm Hall, a dormitory at the California Institution for Men, appears in this undated photo.

California Reports 1st Prison Inmate Death Caused By Virus

California corrections officials have confirmed the first prison inmate death caused by COVID-19.

If the current federal government shutdown, which began Dec. 22, continues past Jan. 1, all Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo will close, effective Jan. 2.

Smithsonian And National Zoo To Close After New Year's Day In Government Shutdown

"There's no getting around it," says Linda St. Thomas, chief spokeswoman for the Smithsonian. About two-thirds of the institution's staff are federal employees and will be furloughed effective Jan. 2.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in November.

Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, Key Figure In Impeachment Trial, Retires

The career diplomat, who served as ambassador to Ukraine, became a key figure in the impeachment of President Trump, was forced out of her post in May.

With more people working remotely, companies are turning to technology that tracks what employees are doing all day on their computers. Some workers say they feel like their privacy is being compromised.

Your Boss Is Watching You: Work-From-Home Boom Leads To More Surveillance

With more people now working from home, employers are increasingly relying on tracking software to monitor what employees do when they're on the clock.

President Trump said in an interview this week that he intends to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations despite resistance from Mexican officials.

Trump Floating Terrorist Label For Mexican Cartels Brings Fears Of Drone Strikes

President Trump says he plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The remarks are stoking fears that such a move would trigger a military response.

Puerto Ricans Concerned That $20 Billion Recovery Plan Is 'Not For The People'

Island officials will have discretion to spend the federal money as they see fit. But some worry the government's plans will leave local communities behind.

President Trump addresses the annual American Farm Bureau Federation convention in New Orleans on Monday.

In Speech To Struggling Farmers, President Trump Promotes Border Wall

President Trump addressed the Farm Bureau Federation on Monday, courting a constituency that was key to his 2016 election. He tried to reassure his audience that his trade policies will soon pay off.

Ray Rosetta is a reluctant gunman for the movement. He said he still believes the pen is mightier; he'd rather be writing his poems.

An Uneasy July 4th In Richmond, Va., As Armed Groups Gather Warily

Black protesters and Boogaloo boys, both carrying weapons but offering radically different visions of America, assembled in the former capital of the Confederacy over the holiday weekend.

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