NEW YORK – On his Brooklyn stoop, Marcel Bichotte could hold notes on his saxophone for what felt like hours. Bichotte was an accomplished musician with the big-band group Super Jazz des Jeunes, or ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The FDA's proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars is being applauded by advocates and doctors, who believe the step could help continue a trend of decreased smoking ...

Elijah Kinlaw, 24, smokes after his shift at a local roofing company in Central Florida. He enjoys menthol cigarettes and would like to quit, he said, but it’s tough. Research shows menthol cigarettes ...

The Biden administration abruptly announced Friday that it will delay regulations banning menthol cigarettes amid widespread opposition to the proposal. In a statement, Health and Human Services (HHS) ...

WASHINGTON — Anti-smoking groups sued the U.S. government Tuesday over a long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes, which has been idling at the White House for months. The lawsuit is the latest effort ...

Antismoking groups have been pressuring Joe Biden for years to ban menthol cigarettes. They made significant progress at one point: In April 2022, the Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule that ...

A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes in the U.S. "will take significantly more time," U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement Friday, delaying a decision that had ...

The White House’s decision this month to delay the Food and Drug Administration’s rule banning menthol cigarettes puts politics and profit over the health of Black Americans. Make no mistake: By ...