The conservative Islamic kingdom’s approach to social policy change is often silence and ambiguity. Legalizing alcohol has ...

Prohibition ended on this day in 1933, meaning Americans could once again drink alcohol legally. Prohibition gave rise to ...

Many Americans use medical marijuana for chronic pain, sleep, and depression. But new research in JAMA says it may not really work. Instead, it may cause new health problems.

Because of the lawlessness that Prohibition inspired, as well as the prospect of jobs that legal alcohol production could ...

On Dec. 5, 1955, in one of the early civil rights actions in the South, Black Americans declared a boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Ala., demanding seating on an equal basis with white people.

George Remus controlled one-third of illicit liquor sales during prohibition. His operation was once bigger than Al Capone's, ...

State agencies that regulate marijuana are far more attentive to public health concerns than the those charged with ...

Without fail, I am astonished by the number of people who go on Antiques Roadshow with only a tiny kernel of knowledge pertaining to the treasure they ...

The disappearance of a law often signifies that it has either fulfilled its purpose, proven inherently useless, or been ...

Once a hub for mechanics, laborers and early-morning regulars, the Broken Drum was demolished in 1983 to make way for the 15th Street parking garage.

From Instagram feeds to the cocktail glass, fruity martinis are back — brighter, sweeter and craftier than ever ...

Local historian Michael Wynne took KALB down the steps of a building in downtown Alexandria to a basement that was once a ...