Virginia is moving toward legal recreational marijuana sales starting May 1, 2027, under legislation lawmakers approved in 2025. The plan sets rules for licensing, taxation, and local control, but many details will be decided before stores open.
Several major U.S. cities are tightening July 4 firework rules this year, with burn bans, fines, and limits on personal fireworks already confirmed in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada. What is allowed still varies block by block, and many cities have not published one full regional list.
Active wildfires near the Colorado-Utah line are disrupting travel and prompting closure warnings in parts of Mesa County and Grand County. Officials say people should stay away from fire zones near Highway 46 and other restricted areas as crews work to contain the blazes.
Rising housing costs, weak job matches, long commutes and social isolation are common reasons some Americans in their 30s say a big-city move backfired. Here is a city-by-city look at 10 places that repeatedly show up in first-person accounts of relocation regret.
A road trip through budget motels across the U.S. turned up repeat problems in 10 states, from aging rooms to weak upkeep. This listicle breaks down where the worst stays happened and what was consistently wrong.
From covenant marriage in 3 states to a growing number of open and commuter marriages discussed by therapists and researchers, Americans are using several lesser-known relationship models. Here’s what is confirmed, where these arrangements show up, and why they are getting more attention in 2025.
High U.S. cancer treatment bills are pushing some Americans to seek care in Mexico, India and Turkey, where common procedures can cost a fraction of U.S. prices. Hospitals and medical tourism groups say price gaps are especially large for chemotherapy, surgery and radiation.
From the first movement out of Africa to the 1947 Partition of India, several mass migrations changed borders, languages, economies, and daily life. Here are 8 of the biggest population shifts historians say still shape the modern world.
