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Birth, School, Work, delaying Death: The Godfathers' Peter Coyne snuffs lifelong smoking addiction 03/16/2023 05:45am • Great moments in live rock ’n’ roll shows that have been burned into music fans' minds can often become distorted over time, yet Peter Coyne, the singer of The Godfathers, recently confirmed one of my great 9:30 Club memories. It was March 1988, weeks after the British band released their Juul to pay Chicago $23.8M for underage vaping settlement 03/10/2023 02:09pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Vaping company Juul Labs will pay Chicago $23.8 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company marketed products to underage users, the city announced Friday. The Chicago Department of Public Health will use the money for youth prevention and reduction programs, education and outr Altria invests $2.75B in rival startup NJOY after Juul exit 03/06/2023 10:21am • Days after exiting its stake in troubled electronic cigarette maker Juul, Altria announced a $2.75 billion investment in rival electronic cigarette startup NJOY. The Marlboro maker gets full ownership of NJOY’s e-vapor product portfolio, the Virginia company said Monday, including its pod-based Expenses that are destroying your budget 03/06/2023 07:45am • Overspending is often the result of making a bunch of small purchases rather than one big one. As inflation causes prices for nondiscretionary items like food, housing and energy to rise, families may need to reduce their expenses in other areas to make ends meet. Consider cutting these 13 recurr Today in History: MARCH 5, Stalin dies after long USSR reign 03/05/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, March 5, the 64th day of 2023. There are 301 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who’d been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people. On this date: Police: Officer who shot Black man retired 'in bad standing' 03/04/2023 11:29am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer who shot and killed a Black man as he lay in bed in his home last summer is no longer on the force. Columbus police said Friday evening that the officer had retired as of that day and “retired in bad standing due to the ongoing criminal and administra Preparing for Surgery: How to Improve Your Recovery 03/01/2023 07:00pm • How to work with your doctor to prepare for a successful post-operation recoveryUndergoing surgery understandably produces anxiety for many people. No one likes the idea of an invasive procedure, but sometimes they are necessary to treat an array of conditions. Likewise, recovering from surgery can Virginia lawmakers pass bill to get tougher on hemp products 02/26/2023 09:36am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly voted Friday to pass a bill to toughen regulations on hemp-derived products that con FDA's tobacco unit pledges reset after criticism 02/24/2023 03:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration officials on Friday pledged a reset in the agency’s tobacco program, responding to criticisms that a lack of direction has hampered efforts to regulate cigarettes, vaping devices and related products. The head of the agency’s tobacco center promis Study offers concerning insight into how daily marijuana use can affect your heart 02/24/2023 09:10am • Using marijuana every day can raise a person's risk of coronary artery disease, or CAD, by a third compared with those who never partake, a new study found."A growing body of evidence suggests that cannabis is not entirely without harm and may actually cause cardiovascular disease," said lead study Harsh: NYC dogs getting sick from discarded weed 02/20/2023 01:31pm • Dog owners know their pets love to nose around — it's part of being a dog; but if it ever becomes legal to smoke marijuana in public in the D.C. region, that nosiness could cause a problem. It already is a problem in New York City, where since 2021, it's been legal to smoke a joint in any place Family of Ohio man shot by police while in bed sues officers 02/16/2023 05:17pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nearly six months after a Black man was fatally shot by a white officer while lying in bed, his family sued the officer and four others in the Columbus Police Department, calling his killing senseless and completely preventable. The family of Donovan Lewis is seeking accounta Fairfax Co. police say THC-infused sports drinks being marketed to kids 02/13/2023 04:32pm • Along with pills laced with fentanyl and candy containing THC, police officers say they're now seeing THC-infused drinks marketed to kids. Drugs are now being marketed to kids in drink form, and concerningly, there is no telling how much THC or what else could be in the drinks, police said. "S Wisconsin lawmakers seek to redefine illegal strip searches 02/13/2023 03:15pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin introduced a bill Monday that would expand the definition of illegal strip searches after a school superintendent told six girls to remove their clothes during a search last year for vaping devices. Prosecutors charged Suring School District S Prosecutors won't charge Wisconsin ex-senator in fatal crash 02/09/2023 05:49pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have decided not to charge a former Wisconsin state senator who was involved in a car crash that left a Pennsylvania woman and her 5-year-old daughter dead. Ashland County District Attorney David Meany told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Thursday that there isn