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The beverage industry is challenging a 1.5 cent per ounce tax on sweetened drinks imposed in Philadelphia. Officials argue the tax is a good strategy to help combat childhood obesity.

Dassey was convicted on the basis of a confession he gave as a teen; his lawyers and supporters say it was coerced. He won some rounds, but lost an appeal; the Supreme Court won't be weighing in.

Miami University's board of trustees is set Friday to upgrade the school's gaming minor to its own major.

A dramatic increase in vaping among high school students is the largest yearly change ever seen in a long-running survey tracking substance use and abuse by teens.

Investigators believe the passenger train hit an empty truck trailer that was being carried on a freight train going in the opposite direction.

Lakewood choir teacher Lisa Richards doesn’t typically talk about bullying, racism and gun violence with her students at Garfield Middle School. Nevertheless, the students have a lot to say about the topics and recently wrote songs promoting social change. One of their songs, “Guns Down,” is a response to mass shootings and calls for amending laws and spreading awareness that no one person is alone. Another song, “Turn Around,” carries a message of redemption.

The gas company at fault in a series of explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities will miss its target date to restore all service. Thousands are still without heat more than a month after the accident.

One of the first, if not the first, person to purchase medical marijuana in Ohio on Wednesday morning thinks the much-anticipated opening of dispensaries…

Documents filed by William Husel’s lawyer reveal details of three of at least 34 patients who died while under his care at Mount Carmel Health…

Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas made headlines when outed himself as undocumented. His new memoir is “Dear America."