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In this April 12, 2018, photo, a marijuana plant awaits transplanting at the Hollingsworth Cannabis Company near Shelton, Wash. Thirty states have legalized some form of medical marijuana, according to a national advocacy group. Nine of those states and Washington, D.C., also have broad legalization where adults 21 and older can use pot for any reason.

D.C. lawmakers pass a bill that would ban firing employees for failed marijuana tests

Employers can still give drug tests or fire an employee if they are acting under federal guidelines, or if an employee consumed marijuana at work or while performing work-related duties.

A taxi passes by Trump Tower, the headquarters of the Trump Organization, in New York City in 2021.

Trump's longtime accountant says a decade of his financial statements are unreliable

The accounting firm Mazars USA says it has severed its relationship with former President Donald Trump and his family business.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a meeting with Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich (on the left, in the center) in 2010.

How 'shock therapy' created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin

In the 1990s, reformers adopted a radical economic program in Russia. It devastated ordinary Russians and created a new class of oligarchs. And it explains the rise of Putin and the leader he is today

Leonard Francis, a Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed "Fat Leonard," who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history, has been arrested in Venezuela after fleeing before his sentencing, authorities said.

Experts: 'Fat Leonard' may be Venezuela's bargaining chip

While Venezuela and the United States have an extradition treaty, the Biden administration does not formally recognize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government.

Ladders are erected beside the apartment building where a fire occurred in the Bronx in New York City last month, killing 17 people and injuring dozens.

Amid a housing crisis, renters challenge firms they say are being exploitative

Low-income housing is in crisis — corporate landlords are squeezing renters with higher rents in often unsafe housing units. Renters are fighting back

One expert's surprise over how Romania's reacted to Ukrainian refugees

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Radu Umbres, lecturer at the National School for Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest, about Romania's response to refugees arriving from Ukraine.

Workers collect demographic data in the the 7th population census on November 1, 2020 in China.

China's Birthrate Drops, As Census Data Warn Of Aging Population

Leaders in Beijing will need to determine how to continue China's streak of economic growth while caring for a growing, nonworking part of the population.

Black creators on TikTok have joined a widespread strike over what some are criticizing as cultural appropriation on the popular video app.

Black TikTok Creators Are On Strike To Protest A Lack Of Credit For Their Work

Black creators on TikTok say that for years, non-black creators have risen to fame performing dances that Black influencers on the app created.

Buildings burn as the Dixie Fire tears through the Greenville community of Plumas County, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. The fire leveled multiple historic buildings and dozens of homes in central Greenville.

Nearly 900 Buildings Destroyed By Massive California Fire

California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history is running through forestlands as fire crews try to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes.

Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom in Khimki, just outside Moscow, for a hearing on Thursday.

Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges

The WNBA star admitted to bringing cannabis into Russia but said she had packed in a hurry and did not intend to break the law. If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison.

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