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Heavier Teen Pot Smoking Linked To Problems In Young Adults

Daily smokers are less likely to graduate from high school or college and are at higher risk of suicide, according to an analysis of three long-term studies of teenagers in Australia and New Zealand.

Gov. Jerry Brown signs a bill mandating three paid sick days per year for California workers in Los Angeles, Sept. 10, 2014. With Brown, from left, are Restaurant Opportunities Center organizer Manuel Villanueva, and state Assemblymembers Evan McLaughlin and Lorena Gonzalez.

Gov. Brown Signs Bill Providing 3 Sick Days To California Workers

The bill was authored by San Diego Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. California is the second state in the nation to have such a requirement.

President Obama has spent much of his presidency scaling back the U.S. military presence in the Middle East. The campaign against the Islamic State is likely to broaden the current bombing mission and be open-ended.

How Far Will President Obama Go?

The president has spent most of tenure scaling back the U.S. military role in the Middle East. Now he appears poised to broaden an operation that will bring with it substantial risks.

Peters Vs. DeMaio: Where Things Stand In The Money Race

Pundits predicted the San Diego County congressional race between Democratic Rep. Scott Peters and Republican Carl DeMaio would be expensive. They were right. Both candidates are over the $2 million mark.

Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley celebrates with supporters as she claims victory in the primary election Tuesday in Boston.

Coakley Will Face Baker In Massachusetts Governor's Race

Attorney General Martha Coakley begins with an advantage in the Democratic state but polling shows a majority views Republican Charlie Baker as a strong enough leader to be an effective governor.

Obama To Push Military Campaign Against Islamic State Militants

Experts say it's not so much the American people that the president has to convince, but the Middle East leaders he's counting on for help.

Men from Lev Tahor shop in San Juan, Guatemala. In a culture of brightly colored clothing and clean-shaven men, the black suits and long beards stood out.

Dogged By Controversy, A Jewish Sect Is On The Move Again

Members of Lev Tahor left Canada with trail of allegations of child abuse. Then leaders of the Guatemalan village where they settled asked them to leave. The sect is again looking for a new home.

New transit-oriented, mixed-use walkable downtowns, like this one in Rockville, Md., are often replacing indoor shopping malls and strip malls that once defined suburban America.

Here's What's Becoming Of America's Dead Shopping Malls

What happens when a shopping mall dies? Often they're turning into medical centers, churches, schools and universities and new suburban downtowns.

A worker repairs electrical lines in Plainview, N.Y., after Superstorm Sandy in 2012. A proposed plan to overhaul the state's power grid could help help the system better withstand severe weather and enable energy to be stored and managed more efficiently.

New York Says It's Time To Flip The Switch On Its Power Grid

Officials want to overhaul the state's energy grid. Experts say the plan would help utilities withstand severe weather events, but it would also require a massive re-engineering of the power system.

Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial nominee Gina Raimondo waves as she takes the stage to address supporters during a primary election night watch party Tuesday in Pawtucket.

Rhode Island Sets November Match Up For Governor

State Treasurer Gina Raimondo, who won the Democratic nomination, will face Cranston GOP Mayor Allan Fung in a heavily Democratic state with a history of electing GOP governors.

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