MICHAEL R. BLOOD
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than three years after California voters broadly legalized marijuana, a state panel is considering if its potent, high-inducing chemical — THC — should be declared a risk to pregnant women and require warnings.
Studies have indicated that a rising number of mothers-to-be have turned to marijuana products for relief from morning...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Doctors on Wednesday reported unusually good results from tests of two experimental drugs in women with an aggressive form of breast cancer that had spread widely and resisted many previous treatments.
One drug showed particular ability to reach tumors in the brain, which are notoriously tough to treat.
The other pairs a...
FRANK JORDANS
Associated Press
MADRID (AP) — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said she was surprised and honored Wednesday to learn she had been named Time's youngest "Person of the Year," saying the accolade deserved to be shared by others in the global movement she helped inspire.
The 16-year-old Swede has become the face of a new generation of activists, drawing...
AYA BATRAWY
Associated Press
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco surpassed Apple to become the world's most valuable company Wednesday, when its shares jumped 10% in a stock market debut that's part of an ambitious shift away from the very fossil fuels the country's economy depends on.
The shares' rally on the Saudi exchange brought state-owned Aramco's...
MARK THIESSEN
Associated Press
NAPAKIAK, Alaska (AP) — A school employee wearing a traditional pink Alaska Native smock called a kuspuk breezed through the hubbub in the cafeteria adorned with murals of purely Alaska scenes, zigzagging through children clutching presents and past uniformed soldiers wearing Santa caps.
"Napakiak is happy today," she proclaimed to principal Sally Benedict.
That's a rare emotion of...
LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is considering several options to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan, including one that would shift to a narrower counterterrorism mission, the top U.S. military officer told Congress on Wednesday.
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, did not disclose any potential troop totals,...
ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that he is concerned that "so many basic and fundamental errors" were made by the FBI as it investigated ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Inspector General Michael Horowitz's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee comes two days after the release...
JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Britain's election has been like the country's late-autumn weather: chilly and dull, with blustery outbursts.
On the last day of the campaign, political leaders dashed around the U.K. on Wednesday trying to win over millions of undecided voters who will likely determine the outcome.
Opinion polls suggest Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives have a lead over...