House approves bill to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to stem a vaping epidemic among young people, the House has approved a bill to ban the sale of ...
39 states investigating Juul’s marketing of vaping products
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul La...
Middleton leads Bucks past pesky Wizards 137-134 in OT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Khris Middleton scored Milwaukee’s final nine points and the the Bucks beat Bradley Beal and the Washi...
Trades juice up arms race in deep Metropolitan Division
The Metropolitan Division was already the deepest and most competitive in the NHL.Now the race to the finish is getting ...
Capitals snap skid, beat Penguins to vault into first place
WASHINGTON (AP) — T.J. Oshie scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, Braden Holtby made 33 saves and t...
Can Ovechkin catch Gretzky? NHL’s new Mr. 700 has a chance
Alex Ovechkin is making the seemingly impossible appear to be not so far-fetched after all.Wayne Gretzky’s 894 career go...
700 club: Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin scores for milestone goal
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — With power and a prodigious shot, Alex Ovechkin now stands where few in the NHL have been.He became ...
Caps hope trade for Dillon, adjustments solve struggles
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — For the first time since October, the Washington Capitals took the ice for practice as something o...
Raanta stops 36 shots, Coyotes keep Ovechkin at 698 goals
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Alex Ovechkin tested Antti Raanta early with a hard slap shot from his customary power-play spot in the left circle. He tried to sli...
Minnesota Wild fire coach Bruce Boudreau
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday after their 30th loss of the season.
US women beat Canada 3-0 in Olympic qualifying final
CARSON, Calif. — Lynn Williams broke open a scoreless stalemate with a goal in the 61st minute and the United States beat Canada 3-0 on Sunday in the ...
FDA crackdown on vaping flavors has blind spot: disposables
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some...
In Iowa, anxiety and unpredictability cloud caucus finish
DES MOINES, Iowa — On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic presidential candidates hustled across the state Sunday trying to fire up voters an...
Sanders calls for unity, but his supporters have other ideas
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — When Bernie Sanders addresses throngs of supporters who gather at his rallies, the divisions that plague the Democratic Party can...
Democrats focus on unity as tensions from 2016 linger
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidates promised voters in Iowa on Saturday they would unify the party to take on President Donald Tr...
Ovechkin scores twice, moves into 8th on NHL’s goal list
OTTAWA, Ontario — Alex Ovechkin scored two goals and moved into eight place on the NHL's career goals list, leading the Washington Capitals to a 5-3 w...
Wildfire creates state of emergency in Australian capital
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of an out-of-control forest fire burning erratical...
Rising inequality eroding trust in capitalism - survey
DAVOS, Switzerland — Rising income inequality is undermining confidence in capitalism around the world, according to a survey conducted by public rela...
Ovechkin hat trick helps Capitals beat Devils
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin took a stick to the face and put three pucks in the net for a hat trick to lead the Washington Capitals past the New Jersey...
Wieskamp leads Iowa to 67-49 win over No. 12 Maryland
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa Hawkeyes were down to eight scholarship players and still outplayed No. 12 Maryland.
Ivanka Trump’s appearance at CES tech show draws criticism
LAS VEGAS — The nation's largest consumer electronics show hosted Ivanka Trump as a keynote speaker — a choice that drew scorn from many women in tech...
No. 12 Maryland grinds past No. 11 Ohio State 67-55
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 20 points, and No. 12 Maryland used an unyielding defensive performance to defeat 11th-ranked Ohio State ...
Arizona sues Juul, 2nd vaping firm; cites illegal marketing
PHOENIX — Arizona's attorney general on Tuesday sued e-cigarette giant Juul Labs for alleged violations of state consumer fraud laws, becoming the lat...
Cannabis startup pulls out of CES tech show amid limits
LAS VEGAS — A Canadian cannabis tech company has pulled out of the CES gadget show after being given constraints on how it could promote its products.
Trump suggests some flavored vapes may be pulled from market
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government will soon announce a new strategy to tackle underage vaping, promis...
Montana vape shop turns to home kits to dodge flavored ban
HELENA, Mont. — A Montana vape store chain has announced plans to offer customers do-it-yourself vaping kits to combat the state's new temporary ban o...
Survey shows boom in marijuana vaping among school kids
NEW YORK — About 1 out of 5 high school students in the U.S. say they vaped marijuana in the past year, and its popularity has been booming faster tha...
Bill to raise tobacco age has unlikely allies: Altria, Juul
WASHINGTON — Congress is moving to pass the biggest new sales restrictions on tobacco products in more than a decade, with support from two unlikely b...
No. 5 Maryland beats Marquette to win Orlando Invitational
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 22 points and backcourt mate Darryl Morsell helped fifth-ranked Maryland limit Marquette star Markus...
Second-half surge carries No. 5 Maryland over Harvard 80-73
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half to help No. 5 Maryland overcome another slow start to remain ...