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SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (search) on Monday called a special election for November to try to change the way California spends money, picks its politicians and hires its teachers. He said the election would continue momentum from the historic 2003 recall that brought him to power, saying he was …

The body makes compounds that work like marijuana to suppress pain, a new study in the journal Nature shows. “This study shows for the first time that natural marijuana-like chemicals in the brain have a link to pain suppression,” says researcher Daniele Piomelli, PhD, in a news release. Those chemicals …

SEOUL, South Korea – A South Korean soldier threw a grenade at his commander and then opened fire on his fellow soldiers Sunday near the border with communist North Korea (search), killing eight and injuring two others, the Defense Ministry said. Kim Dong-min, 22, told military investigators he threw the …