afghan army is not making much progress in training to take over security. the pentagon reports only one of the afghan s army s 23 brigade s is able to operate independently without support from the u.s. or nato. the colorado governor has signed the law to legalizes the use of marijuana. state voters approved the change to the state s constitution last month. an investigation is under way by the federal trade commission into whether software companies that make cell phone apps violated the rights of children by capturing data on their physical location and telephone numbers of their friends. for the first time in decades, several american cities including new york and los angeles are reporting small declines in childhood obesity rates, but it s not exactly clear what s causing it. thousands of people in houston, texas, say they saw something just before 7:00 a.m.