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Sites offering cannabis are scheduled to open in January, more than a year after the Compassionate Care Act became law.

The Dow dropped nearly 300 points Monday, with history showing that slow trading in January can sometimes set the tone for the rest of the year.

Did you know the kings were named Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar?

The state’s Fair Pay Act, which took effect Friday, puts the burden of proof on the employer to pay equitable wages.

The president said Monday that he is well within his executive authority to enact measures against gun violence.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents rounded up 121 people over the weekend, Homeland Security confirmed.

Chik-fil-A’s three-story restaurant in Manhattan will remain closed as it works to fix health inspection violations.

About 64 percent of Americans rated Bill Clinton’s presidency favorably in 2014.

Some social justice advocates scoffed at media descriptions of those participating in the standoff as a “militia,” instead of “terrorists.”

Rep. Jim McDermott, a liberal stalwart, was reportedly set to announce his retirement Monday. The district is solidly Democratic.

Women in Oregon no longer need a doctor’s prescription for birth control. California is expected to follow suit soon.

The Magnolia State is the last in the U.S. to publicly fly a flag featuring the Confederate symbol.

A McDonald’s worker was stabbed to death early Monday morning at a Bronx location. The suspect is at large.

The FBI issued a statement to the press Monday on the militiamen’s occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge center.

Kevin Matthews, an unarmed black man wanted for a probation violation, was killed by police in Dearborn two days before Christmas.

Ahead of President Barack Obama’s scheduled executive action on gun control, a leading GOP presidential candidate is planning to give away a gun.

Some Obamacare insurers are looking to offer free doctor's visits in 2016, and not just for primary care.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo authorized state officials to move people to shelters, by force if necessary, during freezing temperatures.

Most of the country is angry, and no longer believes the American dream exists, according to a new survey.

Hillary Clinton told the heckler, a New Hampshire Republican state representative, that she was "very rude."

After the main source in a documentary recanted, journalist Deborah Davies said Sunday she has a second credible source.

Her previous plans fall somewhere between those of her top primary opponent Bernie Sanders and the GOP field.

At least 31 people have died because of the floods in the U.S. Midwest, most of them due to vehicles being driven into water-covered areas.

Dwight Hammond, whom the armed group claims to be defending, will begin serving his sentence for arson Monday.

Donald Trump tweeted Democratic rival Hillary Clinton should order her Secret Service detail to disarm if she really believes guns don't make us safer.

Equities could get a boost from the so-called January effect, when stocks that were sold in December for year-end tax-loss harvesting are bought back at lower prices.

The front-runner in the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination says that because al-Shabab is not the Islamic State group, Hillary Clinton is still a liar.

Jaime Rosenthal, a 80-year-old Honduran banker and politician, was accused of participating in a scheme that moved illicit funds through U.S. accounts.

The militia group entered the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge building after a peaceful march.