Jeremy White

California doctors find themselves in a tenuous position when it comes to marijuana, a substance that remains illegal under federal law and whose potential health benefits have yet to be proven. The California Medical Association's recently announced solution to this predicament was both simple and unprecedented: legalize it.

As he seeks to build momentum for what will likely be an arduous re-election campaign in 2012, President Barack Obama is signaling that he'll try to tap into rising populist voter sentiment by distancing himself from Wall Street.

Protesters at Occupy Wall Street inspired demonstrations across the world rallied under banners bearing the phrase We are the 99 percent, a mantra reflecting the perception that wealth and political influence are disproportionately concentrated in the hands of the most affluent.

While Bachmann's a conception of the law as being rooted in Christian teachings may fall outside the political mainstream, it is a guiding principle at Christian law schools throughout the country

Invigorated by the news that they would be allowed to remain in their base camp of Zuccotti Park, the Occupy Wall Street protesters took to the streets Friday for a frenetic protest that resembled a cat-and-mouse game with police officers.

The owner of Zuccotti Park postponed a plan to evict the Occupy Wall Street protesters from the park in order to clean it, averting a looming clash between authorities and hundreds of protesters thronging the park.

Faced with eviction from their base camp of Zuccotti Park for a city-mandated cleaning, the Occupy Wall Street protesters moved on Thursday afternoon to undertake their own cleanup by purchasing supplies out of a $150,000 general fund.

Iran experts are sharply questioning the Obama administration's allegations of an Iranian plot to assassinate a Saudi Arabian ambassador on U.S. soil, pointing to the uncharacteristic ineptitude of the operation and questioning Iran's motives.

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg visited Occupy Wall Street's encampment for the first time on Wednesday night to deliver a message: we need to clean the park.

To some Egyptians, a weekend demonstration that led to the deaths of two dozen mostly Coptic Christian protesters illustrated the continuity between the ruling military regime and the dictatorship of former president Hosni Mubarak.

A coalition of community groups allied with Occupy Wall Street transplanted their critique from downtown Manhattan to the Upper East Side on Tuesday, rallying in front of the stately apartment buildings of billionaires that included News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch, Koch Industries vice president David Koch and New York Private Bank & Trust CEO president Howard Milstein.

Journalists and witnesses are challenging the Egyptian government's account of Coptic-led protests that turned deadly, charging that the Egyptian military provoked violence and later attributed it to sectarian tension.

An unusual Triassic burial site has scientists postulating the existence of a massive octopus-like creature similar to the mythological Kraken.

On issues ranging from racial prejudice to economic inequity, Cain has invoked his own ascendance as a template for success -- and suggested that those who fall short have only themselves to blame.

Of all the falsehoods to attach themselves to President Barack Obama, perhaps the most outrageous is the one that Mitt Romney trotted out during a foreign policy speech on Friday: that Obama is an America apologist who has undercut the country's military.

Sheehan's court case, which ended on Thursday with a jury exonerating her of second-degree murder charges, illustrated the legal recourse available to women who defend themselves against domestic violence with lethal means.

On the morning after a massive, union-fortified protest underscored Occupy Wall Street's scope and tenacity, the scene at Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan reflected how the movement has evolved since its Sept. 17 beginning.

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Herman Cain showed themselves to be no fans of the burgeoning Occupy Wall Street movement, dismissing the critique of corporate power and economic inequity. Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks, if you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself! Cain said.

The Occupy Wall Street movement staged a massive rally on Wednesday night, drawing on the newfound support of labor unions to attract thousands of protestors to downtown Manhattan and amplify its critique of economic inequity.

The Occupy Wall Street protest is poised to enter a new phase on Wednesday afternoon, with union support for an afternoon march and rally potentially swelling the demonstration to an unprecedented size.

Now that Chris Christie's flirtation with the Republican presidential race has ended in rejection, polling suggests that Mitt Romney's steady courtship of potential voters may ultimately render him the nomination.

Voters will get a glimpse of the substance behind Warren's meteoric rise during Tuesday night's debate at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.

A judge's decision to uphold Alabama's stringent new immigration law has led immigrants to flee their homes, pull their children from school and avoid farming jobs at the height of harvesting season.

As the demonstration gains momentum and institutional support, the protestors may need to alter their tactics if they want to have staying power

The assassination of radical al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S. citizen, has revived a debate about the limits of the Obama administration's authority to hunt and kill terrorists abroad.

The Occupy Wall Street protestors offered a lesson in community organizing on Friday afternoon: if you are trying to increase the size of a demonstration, a rumor that Radiohead will be playing a free show helps.

Help could be on the way for the protestors, as New York City labor unions and community groups have thrown their support behind Occupy Wall Street and pledged to join in a massive rally on Wednesday, Oct. 5.

U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn's decision to uphold key provisions of Alabama's controversial new immigration law -- characterized by supporters and detractors alike as the toughest in the country -- could have repercussions that reverberate far beyond the Yellowhammer State.

The iPhone5 is an upgrade, not a completely new type of product. So why all the excitement?