Cigarette smoking in the United States has plummeted over the decades, reaching an 80-year low in 2024. But nicotine, the highly addictive stimulant found in tobacco, has turned into a weird new trend ...

South Carolina House budget writers proposed allowing people to buy lottery tickets at vending machines. Tracy Glantz tglantz@thestate.com Trips to convenience stores to buy a bottle of soda or pay ...