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- Marijuana use did not climb following legalization in states: Study
iStock/CatEyePerspective(NEW YORK) -- Recreational pot has become legal for more Americans, but despite that ease of access, marijuana use hasn't ignited, a study released Monday found. An article published in The Journal of the American ... read more - 6-year-old boy follows mom’s instruction to leave mask on at school, wears it in school photo
LightFieldStudios/iStock(LAS VEGAS) -- A 6-year-old boy whose mom told him to keep his face mask on at school is now going viral for following his mom's instructions exactly. Mason Peoples, a first-grade student in Las ... read more - John Hinkley, who tried to assassinate Reagan, granted unconditional release
Bettmann/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge approved a plan Monday to unconditionally release John Hinckley Jr., who had shot and wounded former President Ronald Reagan in 1981, from all remaining court-ordered restrictions, if ... read more - Drugging allegations at Northwestern frat houses spark protests
BSPollard/ iStock(EVANSTON, Ill.) -- Northwestern University says it is investigating two fraternity houses after students say they were non-consensually drugged during gatherings at the Evanston, Illinois, campus locations. There is also now a criminal investigation ... read more - Biden gets COVID-19 booster shot before cameras, pushes vaccinations
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden publicly received his COVID-19 booster shot on Monday afternoon as his administration promotes new booster guidance that has spurred some confusion among Americans on when to get a ... read more - WWII veteran finally meets woman who wrote him a letter 12 years ago
Ratstuben/iStock(NEW YORK) -- In 2009, when Dashauna Priest was just 9 years old, her third grade class project was to write letters of gratitude to military veterans. Priest’s letter was sent to Frank Grasberger, a ... read more - Anita Hill reflects on Clarence Thomas testimony, her 30-year fight against gender violence
George Frey/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- When Anita Hill accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of unwanted advances and lewd comments when she worked for him, she says it changed "just about every aspect" of her life. ... read more - COVID-19 live updates: CDC director stands by decision to overrule panel on boosters
carmengabriela/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 686,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.7 million people have ... read more - School districts struggle to establish COVID-19 testing, frustrating parents
valentinrussanov/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Angela McCray left her job as a pharmacist to homeschool her three children as pandemic lockdowns closed public schools in Monroe, North Carolina. So when public schools in the region announced reopening ... read more - Police investigate ‘suspicious’ death of mother and child at Padres stadium in San Diego
tttuna/iStock(SAN DIEGO) -- A woman and her 2-year-old son died Saturday afternoon after falling from the stands at Petco Park before the Padres game, investigators said. The 40-year-old woman and her toddler were at a ... read more - Three dead, over 50 injured in Amtrak train derailment
CribbVisuals/iStock(JOPLIN, Mont.) -- At least three people were killed and multiple others were injured when an Amtrak train derailed in remote northern Montana on Saturday, sending several cars toppling over, authorities said. Eight cars on ... read more - Mourners pack Gabby Petito’s funeral as parents give emotional eulogies
kanyakits/iStock(New York) — A large crowd of mourners packed a public funeral service for Gabby Petito, the slain 22-year-old travel blogger, on Sunday afternoon in Long Island, near where Petito grew up in Blue Point, ... read more