The UK will publish landmark legislation to phase out the sale of tobacco products to create the first “smoke-free generation,” with the draft law also toughened to include a smoking ban in ...

People work behind the bar at XOchimilco Mexican Restaurant, one of the restaurants impacted by the repealed alcohol ban. Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times Share Voters in a small portion of Lincoln Square ...

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the government would legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, a policy the government says is world-leading. “Social ...

Meta announced Tuesday that it is extending its restriction on political ads until later in the week, though it did not specify which day the ban would be lifted. When asked for more information ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is alerting Pennsylvanians about the high risk of fires, issuing an open burn ban. In a Facebook post Tuesday, the department said ...

Meta extended its ban on new political ads on its platforms through Election Day, the social media giant announced Monday. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram said the restriction on new ...

This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. For more election coverage from the NPR Network head to our live updates page. ST. LOUIS – Missourians voted ...

The government will enact world-first rules to ban children under 16 from accessing social media, setting up an early flashpoint with powerful Donald Trump ally Elon Musk, and drawing criticism ...

Dominick Williams [email protected] Missouri voters overturned the state’s abortion ban on Tuesday, enshrining a right to reproductive freedom into the state constitution in a historic ...

Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans in one of seven victories for abortion rights advocates, while Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota ...

Coloradans rejected a proposed ban on mountain lion and bobcat hunting — a hit for wildlife advocates who have worked to outlaw or change the practice for years. Of more than 2.5 million votes ...

An attempt to overturn Florida's six-week abortion ban and enshrine female reproductive rights in the state's constitution has failed, NBC News is predicting. The proposal, known as Amendment 4 ...