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A "weed" sign advertises a cannabis dispensary in Los Angeles. With a new Trump administration coming into the White House, marijuana could remain on a path toward relaxed federal restrictions. Mario Tama

In this image from 2022, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray points to a video display of a UAP during a congressional hearing on "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena," on Capitol Hill. A new hearing takes up the topic again on Wednesday.

A similar hearing last year brought extraordinary moments, including a retired intelligence officer alleging that the U.S. government has recovered nonhuman "biologics" from crash sites.

Journalist Michael Shellenberger, founder of the Public news outlet, displays redacted reports during a hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday as he stresses the need for more transparency over UAP investigations.

Record-setting skier Lindsey Vonn says she is mounting a comeback at age 40. She's seen here in 2017, speaking to media ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

A pocket gopher is seen in its home on a meadow in the Butte Camp area on the southern side of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington state. Gophers were taken to the northern side, which had been devastated by a volcanic eruption.

An attorney for Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host and President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, confirmed to NPR that Hegseth had

Pete Hegseth, seen here on Dec. 31, 2021, paid a woman to settle her accusation of sexual assault against him, his lawyer says.

At the 2005 French Open, Roger Federer congratulated Rafael Nadal after their semifinal. Now Federer is congratulating Nadal on his looming retirement — and a stellar pro career. Nadal is playing in the Davis Cup, his final tournament, on Tuesday.

The woman who accused then-Fox News host of sexual assault in 2017 said that she "remembered saying 'no' a lot," according to a police report. Hegseth is President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense.