Christopher Ingraham

There were more than 12,000 calls to U.S. poison control centers for people eating laundry pods last year

January 16, 2018 at 9:48 p.m.

Tide Pods are the internet's breakout meme of early 2018. For those of you not in the know, the joke is that brightly colored laundry detergent pods look like delicious...

Trump administration must battle public opinion, economics in attack on marijuana

January 4, 2018 at 3:23 p.m.

Rolling back marijuana policy is likely to cause political headaches for the Trump administration given widespread public support, the economic clout of the marijuana industry and the supporters legal marijuana...

A new study found that taking a daily dose of iron during pregnancy did not provide any additinoal benefits in terms of birth weight or improved infant growth compared to bi-weekly supplementation. (Shutterstock)

More pregnant California women are using marijuana; risks still aren’t fully understood

December 27, 2017 at 2:42 p.m.

More women - especially younger women - are testing positive for marijuana use during pregnancy in northern California, according to a new study.

Patrick Kennedy slams Trump as “all talk” after new opioid overdose figures released

December 22, 2017 at 12:32 p.m.

The national opioid epidemic escalated in 2016, driven by an unprecedented surge in deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opiates, according to new data released Thursday by the Centers for...

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100 land barons including John Malone, Stan Kroenke, now own the equivalent of New England, minus Vermont

December 21, 2017 at 9:26 p.m.

Denver telecom baron John Malone, with 2.2 million acres -- an area considerably larger than the state of Delaware 鈥� to his name in 2017 is the largest landowner in...

An initiative that failed to make the Denver ballot in November 2017 sought to spend city money 鈥� as much as $8 million every four-year election cycle 鈥� to publicly fund political campaigns.

Economy is creating millionaires at an astonishing pace. But what’s it doing for everyone else?

December 8, 2017 at 12:18 a.m.

The U.S. economy is minting new millionaires at an astonishing rate, according to a paper by New York University economist Edward N. Wolff.

Douglas Weller waves an American flag at the Gettysburg National Military Park on July 1 in Gettysburg, Pa. The U.S. Park Service issued protest permits for three groups, including Sons of Confederate Veterans, and Real 3% Risen, on the 154th anniversary of the battle.

Not only are Americans becoming less happy — we’re experiencing more pain too

December 6, 2017 at 1:15 p.m.

Americans "are in greater pain than citizens of other countries" and have been growing steadily more miserable for decades, according to a new working paper by David Blanchflower of Dartmouth...

Analysis: Air pollution is making you worse at your job

January 5, 2018 at 9:08 a.m.

Poor outdoor air quality is likely to have a negative impact on your job performance, even if you work indoors at a desk, according to a new working paper from...

What your Christmas lights will do to your electricity bill

November 24, 2017 at 5:47 p.m.

Starting around Black Friday every year, the light intensity in American suburbs increases by 30 to 50 percent, and it doesn't return to normal levels until after the new year....

How many families actually own half-million dollar homes?

November 3, 2017 at 11:14 p.m.

Of the many changes to the U.S. tax code proposed in House Republicans' plan released this week, few are proving to be as contentious as the cut to the mortgage...

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