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Republican US Rep. Lauren Boebert wins after switching districts in Colorado

Nov. 06, 2024 02:53 AM EST

WINDSOR, Colo. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won a House seat Tuesday in a Colorado district where she moved midway through her term to avoid what would have been a tough reelection bid in her old district. Boebert, a rabble-rouser who’s helped define an...

Major cases before the Supreme Court deal with transgender rights, guns, nuclear waste and vapes

Oct. 05, 2024 08:40 AM EDT

The Supreme Court's new term begins Monday with a handful of important cases set to be heard and the possibility that the justices will be asked to get involved in election disputes. Here are some of the top cases that will be argued in the coming months: Transgender...

Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm

Sep. 09, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

Devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are overheating more often during airline flights and passengers often put them in checked bags that go into the cargo hold, where a fire might not be detected as quickly. Overheating incidents rose 28% from 2019 to 2023, although such events...

Teen vaping hits 10-year low in the US

Sep. 05, 2024 13:26 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer adolescents are vaping this year than at any point in the last decade, government officials reported Thursday, pointing to a shrinking number of high school students who are using Elf Bar and other fruity, unauthorized e-cigarettes. The latest survey numbers...

What to know about delta-8 and other common vape shop drugs

Sep. 03, 2024 10:36 AM EDT

They're sold in gas stations, vape shops, online and in other stores around the country in seemingly countless enticing forms: gummies, chocolate bars, chips. Their packaging lists things like delta-8 THC, micro- and macrodoses of “psychedelics” and “nootropics." These...