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Erica Freeman of Choice Organics weighs medical marijuana for a customer.

For Legal Pot Sellers, A Big Tax Problem

An obscure tax provision crafted for drug dealers is giving state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries a headache. Federal income tax rates for dispensaries in Colorado can soar to 70 percent because businesses can't claim certain deductions. It's a policy the industry is trying to change.

A Syrian woman walks past a poster for President Bashar Assad in an Alawite-dominated neighborhood in the western city of Homs, on Jan. 11, 2012. Support among the president's own minority sect is waning.

Members Of Assad's Sect Break Ranks With Syrian Regime

The Alawites have a history of siding with former dictator Syrian Hafez Assad and his son, President Bashar Assad, who are also members of the Shiite minority. But during a recent gathering in Cairo, some said they're willing to take the risk and denounce the regime after burying so many of their own.

How Close Is Doomsday?

Are you one of the last humans who will ever live? Commentator Adam Frank takes us through the famous Doomsday Argument and what it means.

Ex-Federal Prosecutor: Kaufman Killings Look Like Professional Hits

Fred Moss, a former assistant U.S. attorney, says the shootings of the Kaufman County district attorney, his wife and his top assistant have all the…

A child is immunized against polio at the health clinic in a farming village in northern Nigeria. The procedure involves pinching two drops of the vaccine into the child's mouth. For full protection, the child needs three doses, spaced out over time.

How To Get Rid Of Polio For Good? There's A $5 Billion Plan

Last year there were just over 200 cases of polio in remote parts of Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Now, a new $5.5 billion plan aims to eliminate the disease for good by 2018.

A colored 3-D MRI scan of the brain's white matter pathways traces connections between cells in the cerebrum and the brainstem.

Obama's Plan To Explore The Brain: A 'Most Audacious' Project

The White House is asking Congress for $100 million to develop new tools for "eavesdropping" on millions of cellular conversations, as individual neurons interact to form thoughts or create memories. The goal is more ambitious than the Human Genome Project, researchers say.

DFW Counties Form Unified Front Against Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus

The four DFW counties are teaming up to fight West Nile virus this year.Dr. Lou Brewer, director of Tarrant County Public Health says after last year’s…

Some say baseball is too slow and doesn't appeal to young people. Not Frank Deford.

Baseball Isn't Dead; It Just Takes More Work To Appreciate

For years, non-baseball experts have been ringing the death knell for this game. But sports commentator Frank Deford says popular team games are so deeply ingrained in our culture that they're here to stay.

H-1B Visa Applications As An Economic Indicator

The demand from American companies for highly skilled immigrants seems to be up this year. And that could mean something is about to change for the overall economy.

Dr. Madhumathi Gunasekaran examines John Pike at the Northgate II clinic in Camden, N.J.

In South Jersey, New Options For Primary Care Are Slow To Take Hold

Residents of an apartment building in Camden, N.J., racked up more than $1 million a year in hospital admissions and trips to the ER over about a decade. In response, a community group opened a doctor's office on the ground floor. But at first, residents weren't as eager to go as doctors had hoped.

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