A court in western Japan rejected a damages claim by three same-sex couples against the state on Monday, finding that same-sex marriage being not allowed in the country is not unconstitutional.
Implementing a new law to punish traffickers of fentanyl and declaring deaths from the drug as a health crisis could curb the damage it is doing to the country.
A California doctor has been sentenced to two months in prison for being involved in the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol and stepping inside the restricted premises along with her co-defendant John Strand.