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Retailers across the country have begun to capitalize on the rising popularity of CBD, a newly legalized form of cannabis with alleged calming and pain-relieving properties.

In the past two years, more than 800,000 acres in northern Nevada have burned. The traditional sagebrush rangeland is being replaced by cheatgrass that burns hotter and more frequently.

“As soon as I hit it, the first person I locked eyes on was her,” Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. told reporters. Astros officials said the girl was rushed to the hospital.

A long-term study finds that children who are bullied or shamed for their weight may gain more weight over time than peers who aren’t teased.

Six other states have recently passed laws banning abortions. When Louisiana’s bill becomes law, it will join four other states in which abortions are barred when a heartbeat is detectable.

She was born prematurely at 23 weeks of gestation weighing about as much as a large apple.

The teenager, who had smashed an egg on the head of a right-wing politician, said the donations pledged to him to pay for legal fees were not “mine to keep.”

“Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability,” a company official announced. Riders will get advice on how to improve their ratings before being deactivated, including being polite.

Kurdish Syrian authorities have tried 7,000 ISIS suspects in a justice system that bans torture and the death penalty. Some of the judges are women, which comes as a shock to ISIS fighters on trial.

Walking every day has been shown again and again to be important for staying healthy as you age. But how much do you need to walk to promote a long life?

Rare earths are used in communications, health care and national security. China blocked rare earths to Japan in 2010, but analysts say the threat — regardless of the trade war — may be hollow.

“The doctors said they hadn’t seen this kind of positive result in their memory,” the Jeopardy! host told People magazine. “Some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent.”

The Democratic National Committee released new qualification standards for its first post-Labor Day debate. Candidates will need higher poll numbers and more grassroots donors.

Mueller, a decorated veteran and long-serving prosecutor, returned to public life to lead the most-watched — and yet lowest-profile — Washington investigation in a generation.

The Senate majority leader told an audience in Kentucky that if a vacancy were to occur in the election year, “we’d fill it.” He had refused to allow a vote on President Obama’s nominee in 2016.

Mueller underscored that his report did not exonerate the president. In his first public remarks, he said that he did not believe the Justice Department could charge a sitting president with a crime.

Iran has been developing drones for both itself and its proxies. In recent months those drones have been used for targeted assassinations, military strikes and to sow chaos in the region.

A British court is ordering Boris Johnson to face accusations that while holding public office he repeatedly lied by saying Britain paid £350 million each week to be in the EU.

The Fire and Fury author offers surprising stories about the president. But there may never have been a more polarizing president, nor an author less likely to be read as a neutral recorder of facts.

A report released Wednesday concludes government troops are instigating violent clashes, extrajudicial executions, conducting arbitrary arrests, torturing prisoners and destroying historical sites.

More than half of Americans contacted about an overdue bill said it related to medical debt. Some consumer advocates say newly proposed limits on debt collectors don’t do enough.

The massive tornado skirted the metropolitan area but struck several towns to the west of Kansas City, Kan., leaving damaged houses “for a mile in every direction.”

Authentic Brands Group is buying the iconic magazine in order to take advantage of licensing opportunities. Meredith Corp., which acquired it in 2018, will continue to publish the magazine.

For teens who’ve experienced childhood trauma, playing team sports may help them avoid depression and anxiety later in life. But the cost of teen sports puts them out of reach for many could benefit.

Scott Warren of the humanitarian group ‘No More Deaths’ faces three felony counts for harboring migrants. The number of U.S. citizens arrested for harboring is on the rise.

The World Health Organization has updated its handbook of diseases to include an expanded definition of burnout. It closely links it to workplace stress and says it can lead to reduced productivity.

“We each come by the gifts we have to offer by an infinite series of influences and lucky breaks we can never fully understand,” Bezos said as she signed the Giving Pledge.

Anthony Rostain and B. Janet Hibbs say college students today face an “inordinate amount of anxiety” — but parents can help their kids cope. Their book is The Stressed Years of Their Lives.

Staff at the Paris museum went on strike Monday, citing deteriorating conditions for tourists and staff amid record-setting attendance. It’s unclear whether the galleries will re-open Wednesday.

Unpredictable moments involved the cost of drugs, the fight against snakebites and kissing bugs … and reproductive rights.

Secretary of State David Whitley was behind an effort to remove alleged noncitizens from the state’s voter rolls. He resigned Monday as the Texas Legislature’s session came to a close.

Regulators give many cancer drugs a fast track to market while requiring drugmakers to do more studies after approval. Researchers have found the follow-up studies frequently come up short.

Horwitz’s publisher says he died of apparent cardiac arrest. A Pulitzer Prize winner for covering the hardships of low-wage workers, the peripatetic writer sought truths obscured by history’s cliches.