Set to be approved on September 13, the plan will prohibit sales of large sugary drinks in city restaurants, stadiums and movie theaters.

According to AAA, thirty three million Americans will travel 50 miles or more, a 2.9 increase from last year. Of those travelers, 85 percent plan to drive to their destination.

Earlier this week Best Buy announced that it earned $12 million, or 4 cents per share, in the quarter that ended on August 4. In addition, revenue dropped to $10.55 billion and adjusted earnings were 20 cents per share.

The Army Corps of Engineers has over one dozen dredging vessels working on the Mississippi River this summer, excavating sediment and depositing it off to the side in order to increase the waterway’s flow.

The smartphone app called Uber gives users an opportunity to summon a hired car with the tap of a finger, rather than waiting for a taxicab to finally respond to a hail.

When William Shatner’s character on the Priceline commercials was “killed off,” customers took to the Internet to voice their displeasure. The “Priceline Negotiator” has since returned to the airwaves.

Amtrak reported that between New York and Washington, 75 percent of travelers go by train. Prior to 2001, the train company had just over a third of the business between the two cities.

Some cattle are being bred with genes from animals hailing from Africa and India, while scientists are creating varieties of corn with longer roots to absorb more water and smaller tassels to save more of the plant’s energy for making kernels.

Alan Wurtzel, the top research executive for NBC, said that using the Olympics as a promotional platform is valid, as it’s very beneficial to have so many viewers for a select period of time.

Last week health officials in several Midwestern states reported a five-fold increase in cases of a new strain of swine flu that spreads from pigs to people.