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Even though quit-lines were designed to help people kick cigarette habits, calls and texts from people who use e-cigarettes are climbing as more people fall ill with a mysterious and devastating respiratory illness linked to vaping. File…

Vapers were mobilized for two congressional campaigns with postcards produced by political operative Mark Block, who also started the Vape PAC political action committee. Photo credits: Lydia Zuraw/KHN Illustration; Mark Block; Getty…

As one of the leading spokesmen of the latest Trump/Ukraine brouhaha, it was Adam Schiff who lied about himself or his staff meeting with the so-called “whistle blower” beforehand (a faux whistle blower who had no first hand knowledge of…

While prescriptions for durable medical equipment, such as orthotic braces or wheelchairs, have long been a staple of Medicare fraud schemes, the manipulation of telemedicine is relatively new. The practice appears to be increasing as the…

Condoms can help prevent the spread of syphilis. Women who acquire syphilis before or during pregnancy and aren’t treated are at risk for passing it on to their babies. File photo: Pixabay. CALIFORNIA - One of the nation’s most…

As federal and state health officials struggle to identify what exactly is causing the deadly outbreak, vaping advocates are stepping into the void and crafting an alternative narrative that is being echoed broadly in online communities.…

Nearly 80,000 New York jobs are supported by exports within North America. Photo: Ford Motor Co. ALBANY, N. Y. - Congressional leaders are still trying to hammer out a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and there's a lot on…

Since the 1990's, the knives have been out and the “politics of personal destruction” has been in full force by the left in trying to shut down dissent on the part of people and candidates on the right. DELRAY BEACH, FL – They say that…

CALIFORNIA - The Department of Justice unsealed charges today in a criminal complaint charging Xuehua Peng, also known as Edward Peng, 56, for acting as an illegal foreign agent in delivering classified United States national security…

Advocates say to get an accurate count, census outreach efforts need to begin by January. Photo: U.S. Census Bureau NEW YORK - Now is the time to begin distributing funds for promoting participation in the 2020 census: That's the…

Saul Santos Ferro, 74, was arrested by federal agents last February, accused of lying and misrepresenting the application he gave to obtain a visa as a permanent resident. After serving his time in prison, Santos Ferro will be placed in…

In the absence of a statewide ban on flavored tobacco products, such as those sold by e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs, California cities and counties are stepping in. File photo: Pixabay. CALIFORNIA - States are piling on.…

Go down the list, Detroit, Baltimore, Cleveland, Chicago, New York City, New Orleans, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Oakland, San Francisco etc., etc. They are all run by Democrat (liberals) politicians who pander to the mostly…

The epidemic has prompted outrage about federal oversight of vaping, but there is also a local public health success story to be told. Doctors and regional officials in Wisconsin, Illinois and elsewhere pieced together that this…

President Trump just after he signed MLK Day Proclamation, making January 15, 2018 the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday. As he exited, reporters asked, "Mr. President, are you a racist?" Jan 12, 2018. Photo credit: C-SPAN. NEW…

To equate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib with the outrageously funny jokers, the “Three Stooges”, might not do justice to Larry, Moe, and Curly. The originals didn't alienate the public at large, but the newly…

MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Department of Justice announced that Alexei Saab, 42, of Morristown, New Jersey, also known as Ali Hassan Saab, Alex Saab, or Rachid, was charged today in a nine-count indictment for offenses related to his support…

Jose Bayron Piedrahita-Ceballos, 60, of Medellin, Colombia when Colombian federal police arrested what they considered one of its major kingpins at one of his farms in Antioquia, Colombia in September 2017. Photo: National Army of Colombia…