A government watchdog group filed a federal lawsuit against the Health and Human Services Department, demanding documents ...

An estimated 80% of Black smokers smoke menthol cigarettes, compared with 30% of white smokers. The proposed rule was originally announced in April 2022. At the time, Becerra said in a statement ...

And menthol use is more common among Black, Hispanic and Asian people who smoke. The striking statistics are some of the reasons Abdulla “Tony” Ahmed of Lackawanna does not sell cigarettes at ...