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Obama opposes effort to stop DC pot legalization, President believes Congress should not interfere with local District of Columbia law, the White House said Thursday as lawmakers were poised to pass a budget deal blocking a measure that would legalize marijuana in the capital city.

Minivan Mom Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity, The South Carolina woman who drove her three children into the ocean off Daytona Beach in March entered a key plea in her criminal case on Friday. The mother of four, Minivan Mom Ebony Wilkerson, 32, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to three counts of child abuse. In return, prosecutors …

Boy Shot On FaceTime, A 15-year-old Illinois boy is dead after he accidentally shot himself while on FaceTime with a friend. Blake Hannett, 15, was pronounced dead at his home in the 2700 block of Lake Park Drive in Lynwood at 8:39 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He was a sophomore at Marian Catholic High School …

Debra Milke, a Phoenix woman who spent more than 22 years on death row on a conviction of conspiring to murder her 4-year-old son in 1989 had the case against her dismissed on Thursday by the Arizona Court of Appeals. The Arizona Court of Appeals said the charges against Debra Jean Milke in the 1989 death of her son Christopher …

Malcolm Gladwell Plagiarism? The anonymous plagiarism watchdogs who spent months going after Fareed Zakaria have finally set their sights on another target: Malcolm Gladwell, the best-selling author and New Yorker staff writer.

Duchess Kate caught giving epic eye roll, Kate Middleton had an eventful three-day trip to the United States, but one moment during her whirlwind swing through New York deserves special attention.

A new study has suggested that people are exchanging paid work with their sleeping time and a chronic sleep loss can be prevented with flexible working hours.

Sarah Koenig Talks Serial With Stephen Colbert, As season one of “Serial,” the most downloaded podcast in the world, comes to a close next week, there are still so many questions that have not been answered by investigative journalist and host Sarah Koenig.

Family Of 5 Missing – Report : A body found in the trunk of a car was determined to be that of the mother of four Montebello boys who were recovered safely following an Amber Alert, freeway chase and standoff that ended with the children’s father in custody Thursday morning.

Friend’s Antibiotic Causes Life-Threatening Reaction In Teen Mom, a california woman is in intensive care after having an allergic reaction to her friend’s medication that has caused her body to burn from the inside out. Yaasmeen Castanada, 19, suffered a life-threatening allergic reaction called Stevens-Johnson Syndrome after taking some anti-biotics on Thanksgiving Day because she was feeling sick.

Sarah Ferguson lost 50 pounds? The Duchess of York, 55, showed off her more than 50-pound weight loss at the London premiere of ‘The Theory of Everything’ on Tuesday, Dec. 9.