A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century is being looked at as a possible model for other cities and towns hoping to further clamp down on cigarettes and tobacco products.

One person is dead after an industrial fire and hundreds of explosions north of Detroit sent “fireballs” and “shrapnel” into neighborhoods as far as a mile away. The fire burned for hours Monday night, March 4, launching nitrous-oxide and butane canisters into the air. During a news conference Tuesday morning, the Clinton Township fire chief…

On Feb. 28, Supreme Court justices will hear arguments in a case that could once again legalize the ownership of bump stocks. A bump stock is a device that attaches to a semi-automatic firearm and uses the rifle’s recoil to allow the shooter to depress the trigger repeatedly and quickly.  According to the Department of…

In a step to curb the increasing trend of youth vaping, the United Kingdom’s government has announced its plan to ban disposable vape sales. This action aligns the U.K. with several other countries and American states that have implemented similar measures. “We have teachers calling us, especially in the U.K., where you saw a 150%…

New York City is now the first major city to label social media an “environmental toxin,” as declared by the New York City Department of Health and Human Services and Mental Hygiene on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Mayor Eric Adams, D, granted Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan the authority to issue the public health emergency during his…

Gun rights groups are suing Colorado over a newly enacted law banning so-called ghost guns. Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and the National Association for Gun Rights filed a federal lawsuit against Colorado’s Unserialized Firearms and Firearm Components bill, signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis in June. “These pre-assembled, click together, untraceable, deadly weapons are…

What’s next for the House now that Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has been voted out as speaker? A shooting on a college campus leaves several injured as the suspect remains on the loose – these stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. McCarthy voted out as speaker in historic vote For…

A federal judge in Virginia has declared that U.S. laws prohibiting individuals aged 18 to 20 from purchasing handguns at federally licensed firearms dealers are unconstitutional. The judge cited them as a violation of the Second Amendment. While the Gun Control Act of 1968 permits individuals aged 18 and older to purchase shotguns and rifles,…

Democrats have been trying to strengthen gun regulation for decades while Republicans, for the most part, believe any meaningful reform would infringe upon Second Amendment rights. But following back-to-back mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, in which more than 30 people were killed, Congress passed bipartisan gun legislation. Now comes the JR-15 semi-automatic…

The U.S. is hosting South Korea’s president who is expected to make a speech to a joint session of Congress. And the number of Americans smoking cigarettes has reached an all-time low. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Thursday, April 27, 2023. South Korean president to address Congress South Korean President Yoon…