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Philadelphia has become the first major U.S. city to put an extra tax on sodas and other sugary drinks as part of an effort to improve public health. NBC's Erika Edwards reports.

The detail was included in Omar Mateen's personnel file from the Florida Department of Corrections.

President Obama delivered his remarks after meeting with family members of victims and survivors of the shooting at Orlando's Pulse nightclub.

President Obama said while the motive behind Orlando nightclub shooter may be different than what happened in San Bernardino or Newtown, the means of carrying out the attacks are very similar.

Time was not on James "Whitey" Bulger's side when the notorious Boston gangster was finally captured in 2011, but he sure had a lot of expensive watch

Also on Thursday the Orange County Medical Examiner said the cause of Lane's death was 'drowning and traumatic injuries.'

Philadelphia approved a tax on sweet drinks Thursday, enraging the beverage industry, which fought a multimillion dollar campaign against it.

This means the end of the road for Texas' legal maneuvers, borne out of a contentious political debate over whether the U.S. should temporarily wall out refugees.

A North Carolina man fights off a machete-wielding robber who threatened his wife. WCNC's Xavier Walton reports.

As fear-mongering about Islam reaches a fever pitch in some circles, members of the Muslim community and their allies are pleading for understanding.