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The Biden Administration delayed its ban on menthol cigarettes until March, posing a major defeat fo

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Texas civil rights organizations and El Paso County on Tuesday sued the Texas Department of Public S

Guy Fieri is rolling out, and he's looking for diners, drive-ins and dives degrees. The Food Network

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s exports fell slightly in November from a year earlier, the first decline in thr

Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe have settled their lawsuit a year after the allegations sent shockwave

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge expressed strong misgivings Tuesday about extending a restrai

Five children left alone by the father of four of them when he went out Christmas and grocery shoppi

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge expressed strong misgivings Tuesday about extending a restrai

A record number of Americans are 401(k) millionaires, thanks to a surging stock market. The tally of

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the public disclosure of the identities of more than 150

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama couple was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison after being convi

Alabama couple gets life for abusing foster child who suffered skull fracture, brain bleed