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Though a judge canned Mayor Bloomberg's large-soda ban, NYC government still has the power to battle obesity.

There’s precious little data to actually say whether or not changing soda cup sizes will have any measurable effect on obesity.

Bloomberg told television show Face The Nation that Starbucks not changing its offerings is "ridiculous."

Along with the soda ban, Bloomberg's three-term reign has produced health initiatives aimed at curbing obesity, smoking and hearing.

Microsoft has threatened potential pirates with "consoles bans" if they partake in a leak of its upcoming video game, "Gears of War: Judgement."

Brave couples still celebrate in countries, such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, that have outlawed the holiday.

The Icelandic government cited the lasting damaging effects of porn on women and children.

The Federal Trade Commission Tuesday announced new rules for the marketing of Four Loko caffeinated malt beverages

Russian said that moves by the UK and France to approve same-sex marriage will preclude couples of such unions from adopting Russian orphans.

The game industry could face a tougher challenge than investors originally predicted when trying to enter the Chinese market.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who's leading the push to restore an assault weapon ban, acknowledged on Sunday that the effort faces tough odds to pass Congress and she blamed the NRA.

Recipients of food stamps and other forms of public assistance -- as well as people who have filed for bankruptcy protection -- in North Carolina may be banned from purchasing lottery tickets.

It’s not a Super Bowl alcohol ban, as advertised elsewhere, but a plan to walk the line between bars and restaurants bringing in big business and utter chaos in the streets.

An Oregon lawmaker has proposed a bill that would essentially ban the sale and use of cigarettes by requiring that all nicotine products receive a doctor’s prescription.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, introduced a bill on Thursday that would ban the sale, transfer, manufacture and importation of 100 specialty firearms and certain semiautomatic weapons.

India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu has imposed a two weeks ban on the screening of a new big budget multi-starrer movie following protests from Muslim organizations.

Lance Armstrong’s years of doping denial are over after the cyclist confessed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. With pending federal government and world doping sanctions Armstrong’s doping ordeal won’t end with a televised interview

An estimated 4,500 lions remain in Zambia, while the leopard population is unknown.

The northwestern African country of Mauritania has banned the use of plastic bags, citing the harmful effects of pollution.

A city in the Indonesian province of Aceh is mulling a ban on women straddling on motorbikes or bicycles.

U.S. President Barack Obama rarely talks about gun control. The latest massacre may change that.