French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis said Wednesday it is halting all research on a diet drug sold in Europe, Acomplia, and rival Pfizer Inc.

People caught with an ounce or less of marijuana will no longer be considered criminals in Massachusetts, after voters approved a ballot question today designed to ease the prohibition on the drug.

From left, Ann Arbor residents Emily Voss, Ryan Sample, Bill Sermon, Rachel Olson and Christina Sermon celebrate Obama's win and also Proposal 1, allowing marijuana use for medicinal purposes.

Voters in Colorado and South Dakota rejected ballot measures Tuesday that could have led to sweeping bans of abortion, and Washington became only the second statea 'after Oregona 'to offer terminally ill people ...

Two of three crime initiatives on California's ballot were rejected Tuesday by voters who may have been deterred by the hefty cost to taxpayers in hard economic times.