Four out of four cities voted to follow in Philadelphia's footsteps by passing a proposal to tax sugary drinks on Thursday. It was on the ballot in San Francisco, Oakland and Albany, California.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is again calling on countries to raise the prices of “harmful products” such as alcohol and sugary drinks through a new initiative. In a bid to improve public ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Nearly three decades after a U.S. state last imposed a special tax on sugary drinks, Connecticut’s governor is pushing for one to help close a budget deficit — and bracing for a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years after California banned its cities and counties from implementing local grocery ...