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The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether e-cigarettes are linked to seizures and other neurlogical issues such as fainting or tremors. The agency received 127 reports from 2010 to 2019 of people who said they had seizures, tremors or fainted. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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This Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, file satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Michael, center, in the Gulf of Mexico. (NOAA via AP) ** FILE **
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Workers drill a hole in the desert floor of the Nevada National Security Site to prepare for an underground explosion as part of a major U.S. government experiment studying earthquakes and underground nuclear blasts. (Photos courtesy of Nevada National Security Site)
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Seismologists oversee the lowering of a canister filled with 4,900 pounds of chemical explosives down a hole for an experiment studying earthquakes and underground nuclear explosions.
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Assemblyman James Gallagher, R-Nicolaus, called for lawmakers to hold off in passing AB92, one of two drought-relief measures before the legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday March 26, 2015. The Assembly approved AB92 on a 50-27. The Assembly passed the other drought bill, AB91, on a 74-0 vote and sent both bills to Gov. Jerry Brown, who is expected to sign the legislation. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Gotti's Boys' (book jacket)
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The Maryland State Fair in Timonium, Maryland, runs until Sept. 2. For the safety of fairgoers, about 60 officers and security guards will roam throughout the grounds. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on the need for improved air traffic infrastructure by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Lance Cpl. Christopher Duffourc, top, fires a wire-guided missile at a range, in the Middle East, Dec. 13, 2009, as Sgt. Roberto Colon, stands by on the ground as a position safety officer. Duffourc and Colon are assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
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Transportation Red Tape Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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A sample of marijuana is placed on a table during a press conference at Thailand's Health Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The Health Ministry received its first batch of legal medical marijuana to be distributed in state-run hospitals. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Environmental health researchers found that ground level ozone pollution was strongly linked to an increased risk of emphysema.
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Courtesy Douglas Burton
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The Danger of Gun Free Zones Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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5. Roger Federer, 37, $93.4M
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Orville Burrell AKA Shaggy served in Operation Desert Storm. He is originally from Kingston, Jamaica. He joined the Marine Corps as a Field Artillery Cannon Crew member
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Adam Driver credits the attack on September 11th, 2001 as an influence on his decision to enlist. When he graduated high school, he joined the Corps and easily acclimated to life as a Marine. However, before he had a chance to deploy he injured his sternum in a mountain biking accident. After two years in the Corps without a deployment he was discharged for medical reasons
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U.S. District Attorney of Massachusetts, Paul Markham, is shown in this 1969 file photo. Markham, a former federal prosecutor who was on Chappaquiddick Island the night of U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedys fateful car crash, died July 13, 2019 in Peabody, Massachusetts according to his obituary. A funeral was held July 18, the 50th anniversary of the 1969 crash. He was 89. (AP Photo, File)
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'The Nickel Boys' (Book jacket)