U.S. decrees that marijuana has no accepted medical use

The decision by the DEA comes almost nine years after medical marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify cannabis to take into account a growing body of research that shows its effectiveness in treating certain diseases.

Feds require gun dealers in border states to report sales of high-power rifles

• The policy applies to gun dealers in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas
• Gun dealers must report sales of high-power rifles under certain conditions
• Authorities say it's an effort to stem the flow of guns to Mexican drug cartels
• Critics say it's an illegal expansion of gun-control laws; the NRA says it will sue