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2:32 PM on Thursday, April 23

President Donald Trump's administration has reclassified medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug

2:11 PM on Thursday, April 23

The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been an octopus

11:14 AM on Thursday, April 23

Two University of South Florida doctoral students have gone missing, and authorities are seeking help to find them

10:19 AM on Thursday, April 23

Renowned American conductor and composer Michael Tilson Thomas has died at 81

10:15 AM on Thursday, April 23

More than two years after an Ohio judge declared a mistrial, a murder retrial has begun for a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy charged in the December 2020 killing of a Black man

9:01 AM on Thursday, April 23

Paving roads in the Amazon rainforest often causes deforestation that threatens the people who live there

8:32 AM on Thursday, April 23

President Donald Trump loves to keep people guessing about his next policy moves, a reality TV, cliffhanger governing style that is helping “events” wagering companies, including some backed by one of his sons

8:16 AM on Thursday, April 23

A cannabis industry group calls President Donald Trump’s reclassification of state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug “the most significant federal advancement in cannabis policy" in decades

7:25 AM on Thursday, April 23

President Donald Trump has turned to naval blockades to pressure the governments of Venezuela, Cuba and now Iran to meet his demands

7:08 AM on Thursday, April 23

An AP-NORC poll finds many of the groups that helped elect Donald Trump as president again are deeply unhappy with his performance

7:04 AM on Thursday, April 23

Cricket is set to return to the Olympics in 2028

6:53 AM on Thursday, April 23

Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was splattered with red liquid as he left a building after a news conference in Berlin

6:51 AM on Thursday, April 23

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants government food assistance programs to cover rotisserie chicken from grocery stores

1:29 AM on Thursday, April 23

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is seeking counseling and will not be with the team for Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday, following the publication of photos of the coach and longtime NFL reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort

1:06 AM on Thursday, April 23

The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster fueled global fears about nuclear energy and slowed down its development in Europe and other regions

5:45 PM on Wednesday, April 22

The Pentagon has abruptly announced that Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job

3:04 PM on Wednesday, April 22

Digital nomads often work from cafes, co-working spaces or airports, thanks to reliable internet and the rise of remote work

1:45 PM on Wednesday, April 22

The Gates Foundation confirmed Wednesday that it is reviewing its ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

1:39 AM on Wednesday, April 22

The U.S. military hsa seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil

12:09 AM on Wednesday, April 22

Six leading candidates for California governor are jostling for advantage in a chaotic race with no clear leader