U.S. spending deal would raise tobacco age, deny some Trump border wall money
Congress would raise the U.S. tobacco purchasing age to 21 and permanently repeal several of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) taxes under a massive government spending bill unveiled on Monday.
U.S. officials arrest man who wanted to take ship to join Islamic State
A Connecticut man was arrested as he tried to reach a ship to travel to the Middle East to fight alongside the Islamic State, federal prosecutors said on Monday.
At noisy town hall, a vulnerable U.S. Democrat says ‘yes’ to impeaching Trump
Democratic Representative Elissa Slotkin, co-author of a column that helped launch the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, ended months of uncertainty on Monday by telling voters at a noisy town hall meeting that she will vote for impeachmen…
Vaping increases the risk of lung disease by a third: U.S. study
Using e-cigarettes significantly increases the risk of developing chronic lung conditions such as asthma or emphysema, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
U.S. spending deal would raise tobacco age, deny some of Trump border wall funding
Congress would raise the U.S. tobacco purchasing age to 21 and permanently repeal several of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) taxes under a massive government spending bill due to be released later on Monday, congressional sources said.
‘Havana syndrome’ U.S. diplomats get benefits in spending bill
U.S. diplomats who mysteriously fell ill in Cuba and China would get long-term emergency health and other benefits under a $1.4 trillion spending bill lawmakers unveiled on Monday.
Judge rejects claims by Trump ex-adviser Flynn of FBI misconduct
A U.S. judge on Monday flatly rejected a last-ditch bid by President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn to get the criminal charge to which he already pleaded guilty dropped, brushing aside his claims of misconduct by prosecu…
U.S. proposes to require disabled-accessible toilets on single-aisle airplanes
The U.S. Transportation Department on Monday proposed to require airlines ensure that toilets on single-aisle aircraft are accessible to the disabled but is not requiring larger lavatories.
At noisy town hall, a vulnerable U.S. Democrat says ‘yes’ to impeachment
Democratic Representative Elissa Slotkin, co-author of a column that helped launch the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, ended months of uncertainty on Monday by telling voters at a noisy town hall meeting that she will vote for impeachmen…
California ‘Tool-Box Killer’ Lawrence Bittaker dies in prison at 79
Lawrence Bittaker, one of two men who became known as the “Tool-Box Killers” for the torture, rape and murder of five teenage girls in 1979, has died of natural causes in a California prison, state officials said on Monday.
