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ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When Roland Conner was a teenager in the 1990s, he was imprisoned on a marijuana-related charge. Conner told ABC News that he struggled with the stigma of that criminal record for a long time, but recently his past has helped him and his family in a major way. In January, Conner opened Smacked! Village in Manhattan and became the first Black-owned legal cannabis store in New York City. "It was surreal because a lot of the time you try to hide your past, especially whe...

Natasha Campos/Getty Images for GreenSlateAulii Cravalho will not be playing Moana in the forthcoming live-action remake of the 2016 animated Disney film. The 22-year-old actress shared the news in a video on her Instagram account May 19. "When I was cast as Moana at 14, it wonderfully changed my life and started my career," she began. "In this live-action retelling, I will not be reprising the role." Cravalho continued, "I believe that it is absolutely vital that castin...

Dunkirk Mayor's brother arrested for stealing festival, hurricane relief funds... The brother of Dunkirk Mayor Willie Rosas has been indicted for allegedly stealing hurricane relief donations an...

Louisville Metro Police(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) -- Louisville police caught a convicted felon who they say escaped police custody on Thursday and then briefly kidnapped two people, forcing them to drive him away. "He was in the area of Brownsboro and Lindsey. Close to the Thorntons where we get our doughnuts. #BigMistake," Louisville police said in a Facebook post Saturday announcing his capture. A Kentucky deputy jailer was transporting Norman Wolfe, 31, when he kicked out the back window o...

Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro used by some for weight loss experience a surge in popularity, they remain out of reach for many people. The reason is the medications cost, which can run more than $1,000 a month without insurance coverage. "Patients may not have [insurance] coverage, and so, if they elect to use them, they often are paying out-of-pocket," Dr. Veronica Johnson, an obesity medicine specialist at Northwestern Medicine,...

Disney ParksDisney is closing its Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser experience at Walt Disney World Resort later this year, the company announced Thursday. The vacation experience, which launched in March 2022 and provided guests with an immersive two-night adventure that blended Star Wars-like interiors with live entertainment like alien lounge singers and a live-action role-play element for guests, will embark on its "final voyage" September 28 to 30. The hotel attraction, set aboard a...

ABC News(UVALDE, Texas) -- Uvalde parents entered the school where their children were killed almost a year ago for the first time on Thursday. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed on May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary School, making it the site of the second-deadliest school shooting in American history. The visit comes as the small Texas community prepares to mark the one-year anniversary since the rampage, in which the shooter was killed by law enforcement more than an hour after he b...

City police arrest man involved in taking a youth, and barricading himself and youth inside home during domestic incident for second-time this week... A Jamestown man arrested just two days before f...

Dunkirk Mayor's brother arrested for stealing festival, hurricane relief funds... The brother of Dunkirk Mayor Willie Rosas has been indicted for allegedly stealing hurricane relief donations an...

Obtained by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking a trove of military secrets was twice admonished by his superiors last year over "concerning actions" he took with regards to classified information, federal prosecutors said in a court filing on Wednesday. Jack Teixeira was told by superiors in September and October "to no longer take notes in any form on classified intelligence information" and to "cease-and-desist on any...