The cause of the deadly explosions at a Texas fertilizer plant last month remains undetermined, state and federal officials said Thursday.Robert Champion, the agent in charge of the Dallas office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said at a briefing that investigators hadn't Full story
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Socially responsible investing has long been associated with avoiding companies in "vice businesses" like alcohol, tobacco and weapons. Full story
When Jonnie R. Williams believed he had discovered a way to make tobacco less harmful, the Virginia car salesman-turned-entrepreneur tried to sell his method to anyone who would listen. Full story
State taxes on chewing tobacco would drop by more than 30 percent but the price of cigarettes would climb for some brands under a bill given tentative approval in the Texas House. Full story
GENEVA (Reuters) - Cuba has launched a legal challenge to Australia's tobacco packaging laws at the World Trade Organization, the Geneva-based trade body said in a statement on Monday. Full story
High taxes have emerged as the No. 1 weapon in the war on smoking. The more cigarettes cost, research has shown, the fewer people buy them. That is one of the reasons six states are considering proposals to hike tobacco taxes. Full story
Strategists David Winston and Doug Thornell discuss the latest health initiative from NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who's also taken on large, sugary drinks, trans-fats, and second-hand tobacco smoke.
Rachel Maddow describes how the tobacco industry used a citizen smoker front group to be the face of its lobbying in order to shield itself from the political fallout of its own deadly product.
Rachel Maddow draws parallels between Big Tobacco's use of a marketing-managed fake citizen action group to shield itself from public rancor and the gun industry's use of the NRA to not only advocate for its business interests but to draw away the spotlight from the real players on the issue of gun
MSNBC's Karen Finney stuck around for the Very Last Word Wednesday to discuss the difficulty of confirming a director for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. She also speaks about the culture of fear that has been fomented by the N.R.A. around the idea of taking away people's g
An agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Adam Lanza and his mother, Nancy Lanza, visited shooting ranges where Adam practiced firing weapons. NBC’s Pete Williams reports.
A vehicle of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives enters the search area for Dzhokar Tsarnaev, the one remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, in Watertown, Massachusetts April 19, 2013. Police killed one suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing in a shootout and mounted
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius smiles with Todd Jones, Acting Director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as President Barack Obama asks that the U.S. Congress confirm Jone's permanent appointment as part of a series of proposals to counter gun violen
A customer rolls a joint made of half marijuana and half tobacco to smoke inside of Frankie Sports Bar and Grill in Olympia, Washington in this December 9, 2012 file photo. Fifty-two percent of Americans support legalizing the use of marijuana, the first time polls have shown most Americans back leg
Cigarette packs are displayed at a convenience store in New York, Monday, March 18, 2013. A new anti-smoking proposal would make New York the first city in the nation to keep tobacco products out of sight in retail stores. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the goal is to reduce the youth smoking rate. Th
