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On October 17th, Melissa McKinnies, a prominent activist in Ferguson, Missouri, discovered her 24-year-old son, Danye Jones, hanging from a tree in a wooded area behind her home. A bedsheet was tied around his neck and his pants were down around his ankles, which a family member documented by taking …

Bad news for teenage JUUL connoisseurs — on Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the popular e-cigarette brand was one of five manufacturers that must “put forward plans to immediately and substantially reverse” the access and appeal of their products to underage users. JUUL, Vuse, Blu, …

Long before Robin Green was an Emmy-winning writer and producer for The Sopranos, she was a young post-grad living in Berkeley, California. In 1971, she got a job interview with Jann Wenner, co-founder of an upstart magazine called Rolling Stone. She thought she was interviewing for a clerical position; instead, …

Wrongful convictions, missing persons, unsolved murders — the true crime genre has never been more popular, yet the vast majority of recent documentaries, podcasts and TV shows have been about unraveling some sort of mystery. Are Adnan Syed, Scott Peterson, Darlie Routier, Steven Avery and Michael Peterson actually innocent of …

Former adult film star Stormy Daniels filed a new lawsuit on Wednesday that alleges her former attorney, Keith Davidson, acted as a “puppet” for President Donald Trump and his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, Associated Press reports. In the suit, she claims that the pair “colluded” to have her appear on …

These days, a significant number of cannabis users aren’t getting stoned – and they’re not trying to. Instead, the products they’re consuming are high in cannabidiol, or CBD, a compound found in marijuana and hemp plants that offers the medical benefits of cannabis without the accompanying high. CBD is a …

ROLLING STONE READER SURVEY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED. SWEEPSTAKES BEGINS AT 12:00 A.M. (ET) ON APRIL 30, 2018 AND ENDS AT 12:00 P.M. (ET) ON JUNE 15, 2018 …

“This is one of the major reasons I’m in therapy right now,” says Dylan Petrohilos, an activist and graphic designer. Following a police raid on his home last spring, he hasn’t been able to shake a feeling of discomfort. “I can’t feel safe in my own home,” he says. “Which …

Rose McGowan facilitated a roundtable discussion for New York magazine’s The Cut recently that brought together women who have accused Harvey Weinstein, President Trump, Louis C.K. and others of sexual misconduct. The actress, who has been an outspoken proponent of the #MeToo movement, did not mince words when she pointed …

New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard joined a number of athletes and celebrities over the weekend in trolling Donald Trump after he said he was “probably”going to be named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Syndergaard tweeted that Sports Illustrated told him he was probably going to be Sportsman of …