Ken Stanford

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new weight loss drug from Vivus Inc. that many doctors consider the most effective therapy in a new generation of anti-obesity pills designed to help patients safely shed pounds.

Jim Tonjes was high above North America when he bit into a hot turkey sandwich aboard a Delta Air Lines flight and felt a sudden jab in his mouth.

House Republicans Tuesday unveiled legislation to get rid of AmeriCorps, the national service program, and cut off federal funding for National Public Radio, public television and Planned Parenthood.

A fiery Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of believing the government is more vital to a thriving economy than the nation's workers and dreamers, scrambling to get back on message by declaring of Obama, "I'm convinced he wants Americans to be ashamed of success."

Publix Super Markets has teamed up with United Way of Hall County to collect school supplies through the School Tools for Cool Kids program.

With the primaries two weeks away, the four candidates for the new 9th District Congressional seat have turned in their latest report on campaign spending and expenditures.

Emory University is set to get about $7 million for its part in an intensive national effort to develop a vaccine against HIV and AIDS.

The Coca-Cola Co. is selling more of its sodas, sports drinks and bottled waters in most parts of the world, with growth particularly strong in emerging markets.

In a campaign fast growing nasty, the Republican National Committee is trying a gentler approach.

For the first time, researchers are reporting that a treatment might help stabilize Alzheimer's disease for as much as three years, although the evidence is weak and in only four patients.