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The Georgia Senate has unanimously passed House Bill 1009, which seeks to ban student cellphone use "bell-to-bell" in public high schools. Lawmakers argue the ban will improve mental health and reduce ...

The Trump administration is drawing a clear line as oil prices surge: no export ban. With Brent crude pushing $110 per barrel and U.S. gasoline prices nearing $4 a gallon, pressure is building in ...

The Food and Drug Administration recently signaled that it’s planning to let e-cigarette companies sell a broader range of flavors in the United States. It’s a welcome change, but the FDA isn’t going ...

The statewide ban on residential brush burning in New York begins March 16 and runs through May 14, state officials said. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation enforces the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York State begins its annual spring burn ban on Monday, so residents aren’t allowed to light brush or vegetation on fire until May 15. The New York State Department of ...

An initiative to ban the U.S. Federal Reserve from issuing a government-run digital dollar has been approved in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 89-10 vote in the Senate, but it's tucked inside a housing ...

The final version of the previously proposed regulations on THC, which align with Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order cracking down on hemp, is set to go into effect at the end of the month. Last week, ...

Virginia is poised to become the 11th state with a ban on "assault weapons," an arbitrarily defined category of politically disfavored firearms. Senate Bill 749 makes it illegal to import, sell, or ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Virginia is one step closer to enacting an assault weapons ban. The Senate is sending a bill to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s (D) desk on Monday that would make it illegal to sell, ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. When Barbarian and Weapons director Zach Cregger signed on to helm the next Resident Evil movie, it was described as "a revamp that will take the ...

An appeals court struck down a local law in the District of Columbia that banned gun magazines containing more than 10 bullets, describing the measure as unconstitutional. The ruling Thursday from the ...