A Broward County jury Thursday awarded a record $300,590,000 verdict against tobacco giant Phillip Morris, USA, including $244 million in punitive damages alone. The verdict is the largest ever in...

MUSKEGON — Local fire officials are hailing a new law that will require manufacturers sell only self-extinguishing cigarettes in Michigan as of Jan. 1.The measure is expected to save lives and...

Philip Morris, the biggest maker of tobacco cigarettes in the U.S., reportedly is in talks with Ruyan Group, which manufactured the original electronic cigarette in 2005, OfficalWire reported...

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation that would crack down on Internet sales of tobacco products, which many public-health advocates believe is a common way that minors get...

The Minot Park Board voted unanimously Tuesday to install new signage reinforcing a no tobacco policy in events centers and around areas where children congregate. Two signs advising no smoking or...

Underage smoking should be an offence like underage drinking, says the peak body for corner stores and petrol stations. The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) is calling on...

The "Great American Smokeout Block Party -- Live on Air!" is set for 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 19 on DeSoto Street between Third and Fourth streets in downtown Alexandria. The event is hosted by Region VI...

Although Staten Island’s smoking rate dropped from 20.4 to 16.9 percent from 2007 to 2008, it’s still the highest in the city. With the goal of knocking it down even further, the campaign "Staten...

PRAGUE -- Cash-strapped Central and Eastern European governments are turning to a time-tested strategy of raising taxes on cigarettes and alcohol as the recession takes its toll on the region's...

A convenience store lost $2,150 worth of cigarettes to theft Tuesday, according to a Gastonia Police report. Joo Hee Kim told police that someone broke into his Wilco/Hess convenience store at 2305...