Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done. The switch would move marijuana away from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD. Cannabis would instead be a Schedule III substance, like ketamine and some anabolic steroids. Reclassification by it...
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- Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash
- Half of $18B in federal funds for Minnesota-run programs may have been defrauded, official says
- Police are investigating link between Brown shooting and killing of MIT professor, AP sources say
- Tennessee governor pardons country star Jelly Roll, who has sought redemption from criminal past
- In recorded message, Rob Reiner urges resiliency for Holocaust survivors at Hanukkah event
- Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
- Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center
- Romanian court sentences US rapper Wiz Khalifa to 9 months for drug possession
- Democrats keep 2024 election review under wraps, saying a public rehash won't help them win in 2026
- Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
- Kremlin envoy set to visit Miami for talks on US peace plan for Ukraine
- Brian Walshe is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, whose body was never found
- The Latest: Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
- Mourners grieve 10-year-old killed in Bondi mass shooting as Australian leader pledges new hate laws
- US stocks jump after an encouraging inflation update, as Micron helps AI stocks stop their slide
- US says price increases eased last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren't feeling it
- Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York
- Belgium seeks protection from Russian retaliation as EU leaders weigh a massive loan for Ukraine
- US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, angering China
- Israel launches intense airstrikes in Lebanon as deadline looms to disarm Hezbollah
- Rain creates a crimson spectacle on Iran's Hormuz Island for the first time this year
- Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died
Wed, 17 Dec 2025
- US government admits role in causing helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington
- Trump gives a partisan prime-time address insisting the economy is stronger than many voters feel
- FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No 2 official
- Shooting of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro has police searching for a suspect
- Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump
- Rob and Michele Reiner's son appears in court on murder charges while siblings speak of their loss
- More drops for AI stocks drag Wall Street to its worst day in nearly a month
- 4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
- Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video
- The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC
- Investigators seek older video that might show the Brown campus shooter days before the attack
- Trump will witness the dignified transfer of 2 National Guardsmen and an interpreter killed in Syria
- Saturn's moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggests
- Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid by Paramount Skydance
- Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens
- Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail
- What Americans think about giving cash as holiday gifts, according to a new AP-NORC poll
- China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report says
- Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder
- FCC leader Brendan Carr to face Senate questioning for first time since Kimmel controversy
Tue, 16 Dec 2025
- Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro
- Billy Crystal, Albert Brooks and other close friends of Rob and Michele Reiner pay tribute
- Prosecutors charge Rob Reiners son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents
- Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump's crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids
- Australia to hold funerals for the 15 victims of an antisemitic mass shooting at Bondi Beach
- Doctor who helped sell ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death avoids prison time
- Indiana's Curt Cignetti becomes the first back-to-back winner of AP coach of the year
- Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries
- House Speaker Johnson rebuffs efforts to extend health care subsidies, pushing ahead with GOP plan
- Investigators release video timeline of the Brown campus shooting suspect's movements
- Trump will go to Delaware for the dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria
- Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean
- Wall Street drifts lower following mixed data on the economy
- Gaza families struggle to recover from days of torrential rains that killed 12 people
- Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair
- The US gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6%
- Zelenskyy says proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days
- The Latest: Hegseth and Rubio to brief lawmakers on US military escalation
- Levee breach triggers flash flood warning and evacuations south of Seattle
- Holocaust survivor and 10-year-old with gentle soul among those killed in Bondi Beach shooting
Mon, 15 Dec 2025
- US Army names 2 Iowa National Guard members killed in attack in Syria
- 4 charged with plotting New Year's Eve attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say
- Search for the Brown University shooter continues as questions swirl about campus security
- Crews use sandbags to shore up levee breach near Seattle after failure prompts flood warning
- Big Ten puts 10 on AP All-America first team, led by 4 from Ohio State and Hoosier star Mendoza
- US officials say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees in peace talks
- Big retailers didn't pull ByHeart baby formula fast enough after botulism recall, FDA says
- Australia's leaders promise to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach massacre on Hanukkah
- Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested after the director and his wife were found dead at their home
- Brian Walshe found guilty of murdering his wife, who disappeared nearly 3 years ago
- What to know about the search for the Brown University shooting suspect
- Arizona, Michigan stay 1-2 in AP Top 25 men's poll; No. 15 Nebraska hits highest mark since 1991
- US tariffs are having an uneven effect on holiday prices and purchases
- Trump administration says it needs to fight SNAP fraud, but the extent of the problem is unclear
- STORY REMOVED: ENT--Rob Reiner-Investigation
- Britains MI6 spy chief says Putin is dragging out peace talks and wants to subjugate Ukraine
- US stocks drift at the start of a week full of economic updates
- Former Trump aides appear in Wisconsin court over 2020 election fraud charges
- The Latest: Former Trump aides set to appear in Wisconsin over 2020 election fraud charges
- Court battle begins over California's new congressional map designed to favor Democrats
- Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise
- Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial
- Rob Reiner, son of a comedy giant who became one in turn, dies at 78
- Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting
Sun, 14 Dec 2025
- Landslide win for Kast gives Chile its most right-wing president in decades
- Mahomes tears ACL as Chargers eliminate Chiefs from playoff contention with 16-13 victory
- Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach
- 'Zootopia 2' reclaims No. 1 spot at box office, grosses $1B worldwide
- Hassett says Federal Reserve can reject Trump's views if he is chair
- Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski describes Belarus prison ordeal in first interview after release
- JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids 'midair collision' with US Air Force tanker
- Hamas confirms the death of a top commander in Gaza after Israeli strike
- Weekend storm drops heavy snow around Northeast as Pacific Northwest braces for more rain
- Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces, official says
- As gerrymandering battles sweep country, supporters say partisan dominance is 'fair'
- Like many holiday traditions, lighting candles and fireplaces is best done in moderation
- Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory
- New Zealand skier Alice Robinson wins World Cup super-G; Lindsey Vonn 4th
- Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than 30 years of activism
- Another blue wave? Meet the Democrat trying to make it happen and the Republican trying to stop her
- Arctic air mass pushes to the U.S. South; Midwest also bracing for dangerous wind chills
- Thailand says Cambodian rocket fire has caused its first civilian death in new border fighting
- Anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies intensify across Europe
- Wembanyama's return lifts Spurs to NBA Cup final, handing Thunder just 2nd loss
- Jalen Brunson's season-high 40 points lead Knicks past Magic to NBA Cup final
- Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 on campus
Sat, 13 Dec 2025
- Jimmy Lai, former pro-democracy newspaper founder, to hear verdict in national security case
- Fernando Mendoza wins the Heisman Trophy as college football's top player
- High-end car sales sink in China as its economy slows, taking a toll on European automakers
- A list of deadly shootings on college campuses in the US
- Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS
- Michigan expands investigation after firing Sherrone Moore, AP source says
- Russia and Ukraine trade attacks as US and European officials prepare for peace talks
- UN chief says 6 peacekeepers killed in drone strike on a UN facility in Sudan
- Affable comedy acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years old
- Israel says it has killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza
- Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions
- Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
- Expert tips to ease financial pressure and avoid holiday overspending
- Iran raises gasoline prices for the first time since deadly 2019 protests
- Fighting rages on Thai-Cambodian border despite Trump's ceasefire claim
- Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state
Fri, 12 Dec 2025
- Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative
- Trump says he's sealed Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire, but fighting continues
- New York is the 8th state found to have improperly issued commercial driver's licenses to immigrants
- Record floods in Washington state trigger dramatic rescues and evacuations
- Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge's contempt inquiry in mass deportation case
- King Charles III says his cancer treatment is being reduced as he promotes benefits of screening
- Tumbling tech stocks drag Wall Street to its worst day in 3 weeks
- Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains
- Trump sued by preservationists seeking reviews and congressional approval for ballroom project
- Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion after being fired as Michigan football coach
- House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate
- Russian police and National Guard will stay in Ukraine's Donbas postwar, a Kremlin official says
- Federal judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia
- The Latest: Indiana GOP rejects redrawn congressional map despite pressure from Trump
- Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say
- This holiday season isn't very merry for consumers, an AP-NORC poll finds
- A 6.9 magnitude earthquake causes small tsunami waves off northeastern Japan
- Thailand's Parliament is dissolved for new elections early next year
- Immigration crackdown leaves teens to care for siblings after parents get detained
Thu, 11 Dec 2025
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention on judge's order and returns home
- Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
- Tens of thousands ordered to flee flooding after torrential rain in Pacific Northwest
- A winter storm chills Gaza and floods tent camps, exposing aid failures
- Indiana Republicans defy Trump and reject his House redistricting push in the state
- Justice Department again fails to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP sources say
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