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A flight bound for Toronto crashed landed in Guyana early Friday morning, but thankfully all 120 passengers, including two infants, survived. Just 11 minutes after the 2:10 am takeoff, pilots for Fly ...

A new report from the CDC says cigarette smoking is at an all-time low in the U.S. – but vaping is still on the rise. Currently about 14 percent of Americans adults smoke cigarettes regularly, a...

It’s been a long wait, but legal recreational marijuana has finally arrived on the East Coast. Two years after Massachusetts voted to legalize pot, the first recreational dispensary is set to op...

A grand jury has indicted a Branson, Missouri duck boat captain in connection with July’s deadly accident that killed 17 people. Kenneth Scott McKee is facing 17 counts as prosecutors argue he w...

A federal appeals court has ruled against the Trump administration on DACA, declaring that the White House must continue the Obama-era program. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA prog...

Get ready for some new types of Coca-Cola. The brand known worldwide has announced that they are going to be releasing two energy drinks under their namesake. In an e-mailed statement, Coca-Cola decli...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The next election is for Mayor of Chicago February 26th, and the current mayor is sending a signal about it. Rahm continues to say it’s not his place to ta...

Well, we know who the clear winner in the midterm elections was – the marijuana industry. Marijuana stocks jumped up on Wednesday fueled by two big factors. First, there’s more potential b...

Not so fast! Many people thought that Andrew Gillum conceded too quickly in the Florida governor race and they may be right! In Florida, an automatic recount of all votes is triggered when there is a ...

Now that they’ve won control of the House, Democrats are making plans to go after President Trump’s tax returns. Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal, who will be taking over as chair of the Wa...