danchooalex/iStock(ALBANY, New York) -- New York state has banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes amid growing national concern about the safety of the products.

The ban went into effect after being approved by the states Public Health and Health Planning Council Tuesday afternoon.

New York is the first state to enact such a ban, although Michigan lawmakers have approved a similar ban but are ...

lucagavagna/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Half of the worlds population may be malnourished by 2030 if current trends go unchecked, according to a new report.

The report, Growing Better: Ten Critical Transitions to Transform Food and Land Use, finds that without significant changes to the global agricultural industry, the worlds food supply, as well as the environment, are at risk.

Over $700 billion a ye...

US Department of State(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to discuss the recent attack on Saudi oil facilities that has rattled world markets and left the region on edge.

A team of U.S. military forensics specialists is already on the ground to gather evidence from the sites of the attacks, Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of th...

luchezar/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Facebook on Tuesday revealed changes to policies for combating hate and extremism on its namesake platform and on Instagram, including updating its definition of terrorist organizations and revamping detection efforts.

Some online privacy experts, however, said questions remain as to whether these steps will have a major impact in stopping the spread of hate speech.

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ABC Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) -- Selena Gomez has lined up another producing credit at Netflix.

After producing 13 Reasons Why for the streaming service, the singer has announced she will be executive producing the new Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented.

The project tackles the complex U.S. immigration system and follows eight undocumented families as they face potential deportat...

Adene Sanchez/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Those first few photos after the birth of a child are usually beautiful: Mom and babys first meeting, a shot with dad and babys siblings.

But the story behind the smiling photos is sometimes not so picture perfect. One moms Instagram post about the pain she experienced postpartum is as real as it gets.

"It hurts to use the restroom," Luci Wormell, a mom of thr...