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In September, Charles Wilcoxen was hospitalized for three days with a severe respiratory illness after vaping cannabis cartridges he bought at a legal shop. Photo credit: Will Stone. SEATTLE, WA- Cannabis shops around Washington state…

WELLINGTON, FL - The Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office is conducting an investigation and is asking the public for assistance in identifying a person wanted for fraudulent use of stolen credit cards. According to police, an unknown…

According to the report, the unknown suspect appearing in the surveillance picture helped himself to Dewalt Combo kits from Home Depot then fled in a gray 4 door vehicle. WEST PALM BEACH, FL - According to the Palm Beach County…

According to police, the unknown suspect who is shown in the surveillance footage walked into the Best Buy store, selected two all-in-one desktop computers and fled the store. BOCA RATON, FL - According to the Palm Beach County…

A past panel and live webcast release of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies annual State of the Nation's Housing report. Through its research, education, and public outreach programs, JCHS helps leaders in government, business,…

Paul Pelosi Jr., son of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.), was a board member for a company called Viscoil, a corporation registered in California, with ties to Russia. Paul Jr. was also the President of an investment…

A Press conference where President Obama discussed the quality of health plans due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, nick-named 'Obamacare, and the insurance on the marketplace. File photo: Pixabay. ST. LOUIS — As…

Some employers say that, in a tight labor market, offering a more generous plan with a deductible that’s less than four figures can be an attractive recruitment tool. Plus, a more traditional plan may appeal to workers who want more…

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer estimates the plan will replace 63 million gas powered cars with electric vehicles by 2030. File photo: Pixabay. ALBANY, N.Y. - Clean air advocates say combating climate change requires switching from…

County Legislator Candidate Linda Kabot pictured in the Legislature Meeting Room, March 27, 2019 following testimony at the County's Spending Task Force Public Hearing. Photo Credit: Kabot Campaign Anthony Piccirillo LONG ISLAND, NY -…

Striking workers at John F. Kennedy Airport on Monday were joined by union leaders and elected officials. Photo: 32BJ SEIU. NEW YORK - Passenger-service workers including baggage handlers and wheelchair agents staged a strike at John F.…

The Florida Department of Health released a report in April 2019 noting a 58 percent increase in the use of e-cigarettes among Florida high school students from 2017 to 2018. According to the report, nearly one in four Florida high school…

Hospitals have become so overzealous in fall prevention that they are producing an “epidemic of immobility,” experts say. To ensure that patients will never fall, hospitalized patients who could benefit from activity are told not to get up…

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) as he delivered his inaugural address in Sacramento in January. He outlined some of his priorities, including addressing criminal justice reform, mental health care, and climate change. File photo:…

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont who rolled out a sweeping proposal last month to overhaul medical debt collection with a headline-catching promise: to wipe clean the roughly $81 billion Americans owe in past-due medical debt. Photo: C-SPAN.…

EarthWater manufactured and sold bottled water that it claimed was infused with special minerals mined from an 80-million-year-old deposit hidden in a secret location. Barnes was EarthWater’s Chief Financial Officer. EL PASO, TX…

LAS VEGAS, NV – William Waller Jr., a Las Vegas real estate broker and the owner of Burbank Holdings or Platinum Properties, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for tax evasion and willful failure to file tax returns,…

WEST PALM BEACH- More than 30 Hispanic athletes, will be recognized tonight for their excellence in sports in a gala dinner, organized by the Hispanic Sports Association. For the first time in Palm Beach County, Hispanic athletes…

HUD Secretary Ben Carson in a press release noted that the new rule will assist both seniors looking to maintain their current dwelling, as well as first-time home-buyers looking to start a family. Photo: C-SPAN. DENVER, CO – The…

While prescriptions for durable medical equipment, such as orthotic braces or wheelchairs, have long been a staple of Medicare fraud schemes, the manipulation of telemedicine is relatively new. The practice appears to be increasing as the…

Dr. Sara Ritterling Patry, one of University of Kansas School of Medicine-Salina's first graduates, practices internal medicine in Hutchinson, Kansas. With a population under 41,000, Hutchinson, Kan., isn’t the most rural community, but…

Nearly 80,000 New York jobs are supported by exports within North America. Photo: Ford Motor Co. ALBANY, N. Y. – Congressional leaders are still trying to hammer out a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and there’s…

MARYLAND - The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit alleging that defendant Guaranteed Auto Sales, a used car dealership, along with its owner and manager, defendants Kelly Ann West and Robert Chesgreen, violated the federal Equal…

Beth N. Sallee, 39, of McKee, Kentucky, was sentenced yesterday to 45 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Sallee was also ordered to pay $161,808.23 in restitution for devising a multi-year scheme to defraud…