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Diet Coke for sale in a Chinese supermarket. A new World Health Organization report recommends that nations adopt fiscal policies, including taxes, that raise the retail price of sugary drinks to fend off obesity and diabetes — and the health care costs

Health & Safety

Tax Soda To Fight Obesity, WHO Urges Nations Around The Globe

4:56pm October 11, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

A World Health Organization report recommends fiscal policies, including taxes, that hike the retail price of sugary drinks to fend off obesity and diabetes — and the related health care costs.

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes a bill that would have guaranteed that employees of small businesses can keep their jobs if they take parental leave to bond with a new child.

California Fails To Extend Family Leave Rights For Parents At Small Businesses

3:54pm October 11, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes a bill that would have required small businesses to guarantee that employees' jobs would be there for them after they take parental leave.

Federal Court Rules Consumer Watchdog's Structure Is Unconstitutional

2:12pm October 11, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

An independent federal agency should not be run by a single person, the court found. It decided to remedy the situation by giving the president the authority to fire the agency head at will.

World News

Brexit Results Prove Increasingly Costly To Britons

1:49pm October 11, 2016

by Frank Langfitt

Since the U.K. voted to leave the European Union last June, the value of the pound has fallen 16 percent — making the U.K. relatively cheap for foreign tourists, but bad news for British consumers.

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Samsung and Apple, two smartphone giants, have been battling each other — not just in the marketplace, but in the courts — since 2011.

National

What's In A Design? A Smartphone Battle In The Highest Court

7:58am October 11, 2016

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Tuesday in a case that pits Samsung against Apple — and could have major repercussions for tech products across the board.

Economy

Samsung Permanently Halts Production Of Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

7:15am October 11, 2016

Samsung is ending production of the smartphone after reports that some replacement devices were also spontaneously igniting. Renee Montagne talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Jonathan Cheng.

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Samsung Halts Sales Of Galaxy Note 7 Smartphones

9:47pm October 10, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Last month the South Korean tech giant recalled 2.5 million phones amid reports that their batteries were safety risks. There are reports that the replacement devices are dangerous too.

Rethinking Automatic Insurance Coverage For Preventive Health Care

5:32pm October 10, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

Three former leaders of an influential task force that issues guidelines for preventive care says insurance coverage for highly rated tests and services shouldn't be mandatory.

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Marvin Roffman had been covering gambling in Atlantic City since legalized gambling in New Jersey began in 1978, and was not impressed with the numbers for the Trump Taj Mahal in 1990. A newspaper printed his opinion and Donald Trump took umbrage.

The Analyst Who Gambled And Took On Trump

4:40pm October 10, 2016

by Joel Rose

Even before the troubled Trump Taj Mahal casino opened in 1990, Marvin Roffman predicted it would flop. Donald Trump took offense and Roffman was fired. But the securities analyst had the last laugh.

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National

Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phones Catch Fire

4:40pm October 10, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Samsung isn't confirming reports it has halted production of its troubled Galaxy Note 7 phones. Samsung recalled the phones after some of them caught fire. It said customers could replace their phones with new ones. But now some of the replacement phones are having similar problems.

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