20 October 2009

The Morning News

- Another step toward sanity: The Justice Department issued a directive yesterday, instructing U.S. attorneys not to prosecute people who use or distribute marijuana for medical purposes.

- Two suicide bombers attacked an Islamic university in Pakistan today, killing at least four.

- European scientists have discovered 32 new planets outside or solar system.

- Jupiter's moon, Europa, could be rich with oxygen, say researchers at the University of Arizona.