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James Billington helped usher the world's largest library into the digital age. The Library of Congress says he will step down on Jan. 1, 2016.

Berkeley, Calif., passed a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages in 2014. Researchers say soda prices went up three months after it was implemented — a first step toward reducing consumption.

Today is the deadline card issuers have given for merchants to be ready to accept the new, more secure, computer-chipped cards. But there's still a long way to go.

Communities around the state were shocked in January when an ODOT panel released a list of major road construction projects that could be delayed by…

A lone monkey remains unaccounted for in Muskingum County after it and a menagerie of bears, bigcats and a wolf were uncaged near Zanesville. Sheriff Matt…

Puerto Rico has a billion dollars in debt payments due January 1 and the U.S. territory's governor says the island may default. If forced to choose between making debt payments or paying for vital public services, Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla says he will choose Puerto Ricans. The heightening crisis has spurred Congress to take action, but it might not come until the island is insolvent.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday campaigned in Iowa, where he is facing a strong challenge from rival candidate Ted Cruz. The caucuses are Feb. 1 and he urged people to vote.

Bashar Assad's government will allow U.N. aid to enter three villages, including Madaya, where Doctors Without Borders has reported 23 deaths from starvation since Dec. 1.

Just a week ago, the court reached a very different conclusion, also by an 8-1 vote, ruling Florida's death penalty system is unconstitutional.

Violent crimes increased in the first six months of 2015, FBI data show. It's a relatively small increase, but one that might affect the current bipartisan push to shrink America's prison population.