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The Drug Enforcement Agency will announce Thursday that marijuana will remain a schedule 1 drug, which declares it has "no medical use or purpose," according to a U.S. official familiar with the decision.

Athletes often talk about breaking through the pain barrier -- but for one weightlifting star that simply was not an option.

It's only a sentence long; 27 words that barely take up a full line on the Bill of Rights.

What is so special about the world's most decorated Olympian, Michael Phelps? Top sports stars have their say.

Flight attendant Olivia Sievers travels often to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for work. On one such trip, she met a persistent stray dog whom she grew to love.

The owners of Kosrae Nautilus Resort wanted to leave their island paradise, but they weren't interested in simply selling it to the highest bidder.

The Aquarium de Paris has partnered with Airbnb to host an unusual sleepover.

An airline passenger in Madrid bypassed security, broke through an anti-fire door and jumped from a passenger boarding bridge to chase down a missed flight. He was able to board the plane but was arrested upon landing.

The shifting sands on Hawaii's coast have revealed petroglyphs experts believe date back more than 400 years.

At a Donald Trump campaign rally in Florida, the Republican candidate called President Obama the "founder of ISIS." CNN's Jim Acosta reports.

Kentucky District Court Judge Amber Wolf made an exception to allow an inmate to see his month-old baby for the first time in court.

It's likely to prove one of Rio 2016's most memorable moments and it has nothing to with the winning of medals.

A little talk and a big choice. It's Thursday (unlike yesterday's goof, we double checked this time), and here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

Four years after Julian Assange took refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Sweden may finally get a chance to question him.

The furor over Donald Trump's comments about gun owners' power in the presidential campaign continued Wednesday.

A California blaze that killed four people and cost nearly $57 million to extinguish was started by faulty hot tub wiring at a home, authorities said.

In reaching for the gold, many will falter and fail. Some will cheat.

Age is clearly just a number to US cyclist Kristin, who powered to gold in the women's cycling time trial the day before she turns 43.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte called the US ambassador to his country a "gay son of a bitch" in a speech, prompting US diplomats to raise the issue with their Filipino counterparts in Washington.

If you're looking to catch Pokemon in Thailand, don't get your hopes up.