Video Produced by Gaby Levesque As more and more U.S. states expand marijuana legalization, and with weed usage on the rise, doctors and advocates are warning about a little-known condition affecting heavy users of the drug. Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, or CHS, causes severe abdominal pain, nausea and “cyclic vomiting” among regular marijuana users — and […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A 23-year-old man who posted on Facebook, “I don’t know why I don’t go on a killing spree.” A West Palm Beach couple who shot up their home while high on cocaine. A 31-year-old Gulf Coast man who pointed a semiautomatic rifle at a motorcyclist. All four Florida residents had […]
Valentine’s Day is going to the dogs. People are expected to spend $1.7 billion on their furry Valentines this year, according to the National Retail Federation, up 17% from what these animal lovers were dropping in 2010. It reflects the overall trend of paramours getting more and more swept up in the romantic date, as […]
Amazon.com Inc. has won a temporary restraining order from a federal court Thursday to block Microsoft Corp.’s award of a $10 billion Pentagon cloud-computing contract. CNBC first reported on Thursday’s injunction. Amazon AMZN, -0.20% , which lost out on the bitterly disputed deal, filed a lawsuit last month asking the court to halt Microsoft’s MSFT, […]
Hard seltzers had a big year in 2019 and Molson Coors Beverage Co. is looking to capitalize with the launch of Vizzy in March. Vizzy will be the first hard seltzer made with acerola cherry, according to Gavin Hattersley, chief executive of Molson Coors TAP, -0.13% , who spoke on the fourth-quarter earnings call on […]
Tesla Inc. surprised the market with the news that it’s planning to offer about $2 billion of common stock in an underwritten deal, but an initial negative reaction gave way to hopes it’s the right step considering the recent runup for the stock and the Silicon Valley car maker’s expansion goals. Tesla stock TSLA, +4.73% […]
Stock indexes traded under pressure Thursday afternoon, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq struggling to maintain altitude in record territory and the Dow tilting lower after a change in the methodology reported by China resulted in a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths. What are major indexes doing? The Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
1 / 3 Italy US Arrest This photo provided by the Eaton County Sheriff’s Department and released on April 17, 2109 shows Robert Carabello. Eaton County prosecutors say 35-year-old Caraballo was killed in Charlotte, where he lived, and his remains were found in a metal foot locker that had been set on fire and left […]
WASHINGTON — Legal experts and former federal prosecutors say the Justice Department’s reversal of the sentencing recommendation for President Trump’s former campaign adviser is an extraordinary development that could have a long-term impact on public perception of federal law enforcement’s independence from political interference. Roger Stone, a longtime friend of Trump, was convicted last November […]
Getty Images Joe Biden speaks during the Nevada Democrats’ “First in the West” event at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas last November. The state’s caucuses “can’t come fast enough” for the former vice president, according to one analyst. Democrats’ presidential primary race is turning to Nevada and South Carolina, two states whose […]