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Tension grows on UCLA campus as police order dispersal of large pro-Palestinian gathering 05/01/2024 11:39pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Law enforcement on the UCLA campus donned riot gear Wednesday evening as they ordered the dispersal of over a thousand people who had gathered in support of a pro-Palestinian student encampment, warning over loudspeakers that anyone who refused to leave could face arrest. A lar The Latest | In Israel, Blinken pushes Hamas to agree on Gaza cease-fire deal 05/01/2024 04:08pm • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel on Wednesday to press for a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war, saying ��� the time is now ��� and warning that Hamas would bear the blame for any failure to reach an agreement to halt the war in Gaza. On his seventh visit since the latest wa What marijuana reclassification means for the United States 05/01/2024 11:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn't legalize it for recreational use. The proposal would move marijuana from the ��� US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it'll remain controlled substance 04/30/2024 07:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The proposal, which still must be Editorial Roundup: United States 04/30/2024 10:27am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: April 26 The Wall Street Journal on a potential Trump-Biden debate Is President Biden going to debate Donald Trump as the November election nears? ���I am. Somewhere. I don���t know when,��� Mr. Biden said Friday in an interview with H Abducted retired Catholic bishop who mediated between cartels in Mexico is located, hospitalized 04/29/2024 10:27pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico was located and taken to a hospital after apparently being briefly kidnapped, the Mexican Council of Bishops said Monday. The church leadership in Mexico said in a statement earli Reasons for Completing Medical School in Five Years 04/29/2024 08:00pm • For someone considering becoming a doctor, the road ahead may look long. After finishing an undergraduate degree, there's four years of medical school and then three to seven years to complete a residency. Aspiring subspecialists might follow that up with a fellowship. It can all add up to a decade What Can You Do With a Medical Degree? 04/29/2024 08:00pm • After graduating with a medical degree, most doctors complete a full three-year residency training program. While it's possible for medical school graduates to earn a general medical license after completing a single postgraduate year and passing all three steps of the United States Medical Licensin UN asks South Sudan to remove new taxes that led to a pause in food airdrops 04/29/2024 02:09pm • JUBA, South Sudan (AP) ��� The United Nations has urged South Sudan to remove newly imposed taxes and charges that led to the suspension of U.N. food airdrops for thousands of people who depend on outside aid. The U.N Humanitarian Affairs Agency said Monday in a statement that the pausing of airdrop Have you heard the one about Trump? Biden tries humor on the campaign trail 04/29/2024 08:34am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden is out to win votes by scoring some laughs at the expense of Donald Trump, unleashing mockery with the goal of getting under the former president's thin skin and reminding the country of his blunders. Like a comic honing his routine, the Democratic president County in rural New Mexico extends agreement with ICE for immigrant detention amid criticism 04/24/2024 07:20pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ��� County commissioners in rural New Mexico extended authorization for a migrant detention facility Wednesday in cooperation with federal authorities over objections by advocates for immigrant rights who allege inhumane conditions and due process violations at the privately oper About 1 in 4 US adults 50 and older who aren't yet retired expect to never retire, AARP study finds 04/24/2024 03:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds. About 1 in 4 have no retirement savings, according to research released Wednesday by Carli Lloyd turns diplomat and takes a US message to kids in Greece 04/24/2024 10:41am • One of America's greatest soccer players is spending the week in Greece working with kids and reminding everyone that the most important moments in sports don't always end with a group of Champagne-soaked winners holding up a trophy. Retired Olympian and World Cup star Carli Lloyd is joining onetime What's EMTALA, the patient protection law at the center of Supreme Court abortion arguments? 04/23/2024 03:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether doctors can provide abortions to pregnant women with medical emergencies in states that enact abortion bans. The Justice Department has sued Idaho over its abortion law, which allows a woman to The Latest | Failed rocket strike launched on US-led coalition forces base in Syria 04/23/2024 12:28am • A failed rocket strike was launched at a base housing U.S.-led coalition forces at Rumalyn, Syria, marking the first time since Feb. 4 that Iranian-backed militias have attacked a U.S. facility in Iraq or Syria, a U.S. defense official said. No personnel were injured in the attack. Iraqi authorities