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"The debate over the role of medical marijuana laws in adolescent marijuana use should cease," researchers said of their 24-year study of teens.

France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday it was unclear whether an international deal could be reached on Iran's nuclear program by a June 30 deadline.

Vandals wrote the words "black lives matter" and "this was the problem" on a statue in Charleston's White Point Gardens.

The pastor of an African Methodist Episcopal Church in New York's Harlem told congregants the church was born out of the black community's need for justice in a racist society.

“He pointed the gun at his head and pulled the trigger, but it went ‘click.' "

"No doubt racism has no connection to brains," a follower tweeted back.

A former adviser to Hillary Clinton says people “shouldn’t be surprised” if Bernie Sanders wins in the New Hampshire U.S. presidential primary election.

“It’s nerve-racking, it’s exciting, but it’s also scary,” says one litigant with a case soon to be decided by the highest court in the U.S.

Greece has until the end of the month to solve its most pressing problem, namely, a deal with creditors on bailout funds and an IMF repayment.

Iran's parliament OK'd a bill Sunday that would prevent foreign powers from accessing military sites or interviewing scientists.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter will urge NATO allies to "dispose of the Cold War playbook" during a trip to Europe this week.

City officials likely will vote to protect the birthplace of the gay-liberation movement in the U.S., but preservationists say more work should be done.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not immediately clear whether the group was preparing to destroy the ancient ruins or planted the mines to deter government forces.

The economy customarily tops the list of voter concerns, but Republicans are seeking to discuss ISIS and Iran this cycle, and a former ambassador wants to get them ready.

Thousands of Indians pulled out their yoga mats in celebration of the first International Yoga Day Sunday.

The Russian assets had been frozen because of a legal battle over $50 billion shareholders in a former Russian oil company were awarded, but didn't receive.

Nairobi's is aiming to choke off the flow of money to Islamists whose cross-border raids have hammered Kenya and its tourism industry.

Saudi-led airstrikes killed 15 people and wounded dozens across Yemen late on Saturday, the Houthi-run Saba news agency reported.

The assault is the latest in a string of attacks carried out by the jihadist group al-Shabab, targeting the Western-backed government in Somalia.

Violence has spiraled in Afghanistan since the departure of most foreign forces at the end of last year.

Charleston's historic Mother Emanuel church, the scene of a mass shooting leading to nine deaths this week, will reopen for services Sunday.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Osama Naqli warned the country not to “allow enemies of the state to achieve their intentions in regards to exchanging or publishing any documents”.

The country is preparing a new proposal, encompassing some pension cuts, ahead of a meeting Monday that is seen as its last chance to secure a deal to avoid default.

President Barack Obama blamed public apathy combined with the tight "grip" on Congress of the National Rifle Association, the powerful U.S. gun lobby, for blocking stricter gun laws.

A block party in West Detroit turned violent Saturday night when a shooter opened fire, killing one and injuring eight.

Dylann Roof, the alleged mass murderer who killed nine in Charleston, South Carolina, was inspired by a variety of widespread racist fictions.

In rural South Carolina, locals who raise the Confederate flag deny the ugly side of Southern heritage and history.

Princess Maha al-Ibrahim skipped town without paying her hotel and limo bill in Geneva.

Caracas and Bogota have a long list of diplomatic disputes and temporarily froze trade during the administration of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.