Study reveals insight to long-term marijuana use, some say debunks myth that weed is less dangerous The idea that smoking pot is less dangerous than the use of heroin or drinking alcohol, and less addictive, has been definitively debunked by a World Health Organization expert, but some media are reporting the reports are false.
The health worker tested positive after feeling feverish late on Friday. He or she is currently in isolation, and another person who came in contact with him or her has also been placed in isolation. The city and hospital have taken precautions to prevent further infections.
Presidents of the three nations suffering from an Ebola outbreak demanded urgent help at a meeting of the IMF and World Bank - they need doctors, nurses and hospital beds. The Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security announced five US airports will check travelers coming from the three countries by interviewing them and taking their temperature. 150 people from the three countries come into the US daily, and 95 percent through the airports in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, DC
Seattle will recognize Indigenous People's Day on Columbus Day on Monday by signing it into law. Minneapolis recognized it earlier this year, and efforts are afoot to change the name of the national holiday because it has painful associations for indigenous peoples.
Voters in Wisconsin and Texas for the moment are protected from voting ID laws that would have affecting their ability to vote in the November elections. But activists say the lack of concise instructions on voting rights is creating a roller coaster of expensive lawsuits fighting legal changes and voter harassment.
Thousands of the spiders populated the house when the new owners moved in, prompting a years-long legal battle and the loss of their home to the arachnids.
DEA interested in U.S. investments in Canadian marijuana industry Americans who want to invest in Canadian marijuana firms may be involved in an illegal transaction.
The family of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to die of Ebola in the US, is speaking out about what they feel was "unfair" and inadequate medical treatment given to their lost relative.
Thousands of protesters marched in St. Louis on Saturday demanding justice for Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri a little over two months ago.
A case to try and ban the humiliating and allegedly torturous practice of force-feeding inmates in Guantanamo Bay is moving forward as a district court judge in Washington, D.C., ordered videos be released to the public by Oct. 20.
Patients monitored for Ebola virus increased to 16 in Spain The number of patients being monitored for Ebola has increased to 16 in Spain, as of Saturday, in the first outbreak outside of West Africa.
A woman who spent the last 17 years of her life in prison for a crime that she says she did not commit was exonerated on Friday by a Los Angeles County judge.
Millennials may represent one-third of the overall U.S. population, but they are less likely to become homeowners than young adults from previous generations.
The excitement is growing for the Oct. 11 Powerball jackpot, which currently stands at a whopping $80 million. The drawing will take place Saturday night at 11 p.m. EDT.
The largest online Latino organizing, Presente Action, is stepping up its education campaign to run radio ads in key battleground states. The first ads to run on Spanish FM radio target Senator Kay Hagan in North Carolina for anti-immigrant vote. Does the group think their actions will risk seat loses and lead to a Republican majority Senate - they say they are between a rock and a hard place but they want to exercise their right to vote but reject both parties for turning their backs on immigrants.
Paula Kassig has been trying to reach ISIL's leader through social media in an attempt to secure her son's freedom. He will be beheaded if the U.S. government do not acquiesce to ISIL's demands.
