La Crosse doctor: FDA's proposed ban of flavoring in tobacco products could save 650,000 lives over 40 years
LA CROSSE (WKBT) — A La Crosse physician says the FDA's proposed ban menthol flavoring in cigarettes and…
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Health experts raise concerns as cigarillos become more popular among teens
The use of one kind of tobacco product is increasing among teens.
With change to tobacco purchasing age, businesses start seeing impact in sales
You now must be 21 or older to buy tobacco products. There previously had been confusion about when the change would go into effect, but now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the law starts immediately.
Sheriff: Calif. school shooting suspect used a ‘ghost gun'
The 16-year-old who killed two students and injured three others in a shooting at a California high school last week used a "ghost gun," Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told CNN affiliate KABC.
He sold illegal AR-15s but feds agreed to let him go free
For more than a year, Joseph Roh illegally manufactured AR-15-style rifles in a warehouse south of Los Angeles.
ATF still looking to determine what caused deadly dive boat fire
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has not yet determined the cause of deadly fire aboard a dive boat earlier this month along the California coast, spokeswoman Ginger Colbrun said Friday as the agency announced one phase of the investigation has come to a close.
Shootings highlight dangers of guns sold without background checks
The recent shooting in and around Odessa, Texas, is shining new light on an old problem: In some states, a person barred from owning a gun under the law can still buy one in a private sale, without a background check.
West Texas shooter bought gun in private sale
The West Texas man who killed seven people and wounded 25 in a shooting rampage bought his gun in a private sale, which doesn't require a background check, a law enforcement official told CNN.
California gunman used untraceable 'ghost gun' in shootout with police
The firearm used in the deadly Riverside, California, shootout was an untraceable AR-15-type weapon assembled from separately acquired parts, commonly known as a
FBI: Ohio teen threatened agents, had stockpile of weapons and ammo
Authorities have arrested an 18-year-old Ohio man who the FBI says threatened to assault federal law enforcement officers in an online post and showed support for mass shootings.
