Nation & World

The World Health Organization is proposing that we eat less sugar, making it less than 5 percent of our daily caloric intake. That is the equivalent of about 25 grams of sugar or six teaspoons.

In 1986, a newborn wrapped in a red sweater was found abandoned in the bathroom of a fast-food restaurant in Pennsylvania. Nearly three decades later, she's all grown up and looking for her biological mother -- and tens of thousands of people are trying to help.

It's that time of year again. Clocks will spring ahead one hour this weekend as daylight savings time begins and New Jersey fire officials are urging homeowners to change the batteries in their smoke detectors.

Despite the weather-related pause, New Jersey and the nation are poised for more slow but steady economic growth this year.

In this electronic age, more and more children have televisions in their bedrooms. However, a new study in JAMA Pediatrics found that 60 percent of children ages 10 to 14 had televisions in their bedrooms and of those children, researchers found that they had gained nearly an extra pound per year over a four-year period.

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds most people who abuse prescription painkillers are getting them for free from friends and relatives, not rogue doctors or the black market.

Following a winter plagued by thousands of flight cancellations, a new report predicts a plentiful spring for American air travel.

The House has approved legislation to roll back a recently enacted overhaul of the federal flood insurance program, after homeowners in flood-prone areas complained about sharp premium increases.

Seismic air gun testing along the Atlantic Coast could see federal approval, much to the dismay of environmental groups.

The upward march of gas prices that you may have recently noticed will continue into early April.