Making it illegal to make or sell Newports, Kools and other such brands will have a massively disparate impact on African American smokers, nearly 85 percent of whom smoke menthols. By contrast ...

Thus was born Spud brand cigarettes, the first widely sold menthol smoke in America ... early 1950s showed a slight preference for menthol Kools among African American smokers, and firms quickly ...

The Marlboros are on their way out at Indian-owned stores. Kools, too. Camels, Newports, Winstons, Salems. Taking their place: Seneca, Niagara’s, Bishop, Cayuga. As the state cracks down on tax ...

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned child-friendly flavors in cigarettes in 2009, it didn’t include menthol cigarettes. That was unfortunate because, like cherry and mocha, menthol ...

Police couldn't get video surveillance of the theft at the time and the man had none of the Kools left, so the crime couldn't be proven. A store manager said she'd try to find archival ...