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Supporters of the ordinance said the cannabis industry is experiencing a drop-off in business following a boom early in the COVID-19 pandemic and that a tax hike would result in higher prices.

Lance MacBlane plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Asma Khalid.

Some U.S. states and cities make menstrual products available for free at certain locations, but Ann Arbor says it's the first jurisdiction to require them in all public restrooms.

The price of oil rose to $100 per barrel for the first time on the first trading day of the new year. The belief that global demand for oil and its byproducts will continue to outpace supply fueled the rally that briefly took prices to the historic high.

Nearly three times more people became U.S. citizens this week in Tucson, Ariz., than at the previous citizenship ceremony in July. Why the surge? This year's election may be the answer.

John McCain's chief economic adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, says the Republican candidate wants to revamp the patchwork of regulations that govern economic transactions. McCain is not in favor of more regulation, he says, just uniformity.

Hurricane Dean is now heading toward Mexico's mainland, after leaving the Yucatan peninsula remarkably unscathed. Thousands of people fled coastal cities ahead of the storm.

NATO and Afghan soldiers have mounted an offensive into the densely packed fruit orchards of the Arghandab district, less than 15 miles from the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. On Monday, Taliban insurgents infiltrated and occupied at least a half-dozen villages in Arghandab.

A group of activists who meet every year with a focus on world peace and natural living, the Rainbow Family brings thousands of people to U.S. Forest Service land. John Twiss, who is overseeing law enforcement at this year's gathering, says keeping the gathering contained is a priority.

The shuttle Endeavour blasted off early Tuesday on what is to be its longest space station mission ever — a 16-day trip to build a Canadian robot and construct part of a Japanese science module. Endeavour's departure marked the second successful launch of a shuttle in just over a month's time.