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Kids who saw an ad for legal marijuana were more likely to report smoking it one year later, according to a Rand Corp. report.

In The Age Of Legalization, Talking To Kids About Marijuana Gets Tougher

Now that recreational marijuana use in California and other states is legal for adults and marketers are ramping up ads, youth drug educators fear that kids may think it's safe for them to light up.

San Diego County Board of Supervisors meet to discuss the $6.4 billion fiscal year budget for 2020-21. Aug. 10, 2020.

San Diego County Supervisors Hear From Public Regarding 2020-21 County Budget

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Monday received an overview of the $6.4 billion, fiscal year 2020-21 budget and also heard from residents on spending priorities.

Eleven year old Damien Omler has a rare disease known as CDG. But he is the only known person in the world with a specific mutation, March 4, 2020.

San Diego Child Only Known Person In World With This Rare Form Of Disease

San Diego scientists have diagnosed a patient with a new form of a rare disease. They say he's the only known person in the world with it.

Orthopedic surgeon Kebba Marenah and his team get ready to perform knee surgery on a 14-year-old at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul, the capital of Gambia. The country struggles with a lack of access to sufficient pain medications.

A Place Where The Opioid Problem Is Upside Down

While the opioid problem in the U.S. is about too many opioids, in some countries there are few options for treating or controlling pain.

Des Moines City Councilman and a precinct chair Carl Voss shows the app that was used for caucus results reporting on his smartphone after he unsuccessfully attempted to drop off a caucus results packet from Precinct 55 at the Iowa Democratic Party headquarters on Tuesday in Des Moines, Iowa.

What We Know About The App That Delayed Iowa's Caucus Results

Iowa Democratic Party officials said a new smartphone app designed to speed the results actually ended up delaying them. Last month, NPR reported on security and other concerns with the app.

The town sign stands in the snow at the entrance to Davos, Switzerland, host to the 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum taking place this week. Donald Trump will be among the attendees.

Why The Internet Loves And Hates Oxfam's Global Inequality Report

The annual report is intended for the rich and powerful who gather in Davos to talk about world poverty. And it causes the Twittersphere to flare up.

A person stands next to a fence as demonstrators protest Thursday near the White House over the death of George Floyd. The security perimeter is being extended several blocks.

Security Perimeter Around White House Expanded By Several Blocks

The fencing is being put in place to protect the White House in the face of protests, the Secret Service says. The mayor of Washington, D.C., has criticized the increased federal security in the area.

Surging hospitalizations are straining health care systems around the United States.

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hit Record Highs. Where Are Hospitals Reaching Capacity?

The pandemic is once again putting tens of thousands of people in the hospital in the U.S. Is it more than the health care system can handle? Find out which states are getting close to their limit.

China Makes A Big Play In Silicon Valley

"The Chinese figured out that technology is the key to wealth and power, and the source of technology is still the West for China," says one China and tech watcher.

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Surging. Where Are Hospitals Reaching Capacity?

The pandemic is once again putting tens of thousands of people in the hospital in the U.S. Is it more than the health care system can handle? Find out which states are getting close to their limit.

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