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In a decision that could open the door to legalizing marijuana in Mexico, that country's supreme court said Wednesday that four plaintiffs should be allowed to grow marijuana for their own use.

Physicists don't know why there's more matter than antimatter in our universe. New research smashed together atoms of pure gold to look for clues.

The timing of an interest rate increase has been in question because of a slowing U.S. job market and troubles overseas.

Days after a Russian jet crashed in Egypt, killing 224 people, Britain has suspended its flights through the Sharm el-Sheikh airport, and cite a 'significant possibility' of a bomb on the plane.

The Treasury Department has launched a new type of retirement account that allows people to save without taking risks or paying fees. The myRA program is designed to encourage workers to start saving.

Faced with a tragic situation, Trooper Nathan Bradley says he stalled for time — to find the kids' nearest relatives, and to figure out how to salvage their Halloween.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets last night, after the death toll in last weekend's nightclub fire rose to 32.

Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was found dead of a gunshot wound in September. Local and federal authorities launched a massive manhunt, and now investigators have concluded Gliniewicz shot himself.

The ordinance became the flashpoint in a confrontation between the city's lesbian mayor and conservatives, who said the measure would allow men in women's bathrooms.

The immigration judge says the Justice Department ordered her not to hear cases involving Iranian nationals. Tuesday, her lawyer announced that the department had rescinded the order.