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Coverage Problems Could Still Remain For Young Adults

Supporters and critics of the Affordable Care Act seem to agree on at least one thing: Allowing young adults to stay on their parents' health plans until they reach age …

China's New Priority: Social Wellbeing Over Growth

China's government promised its people Tuesday deficit-fueled spending to fight deep-seated corruption, improve the despoiled environment and address other quality-of-life issues demanded by an increasingly vocal public looking for change.

Census: Record 1 in 3 U.S. Counties Are Now Dying

A record number of U.S. counties—more than 1 in 3—are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs …

Osteopathic Physicians: An Answer To Rural Health Care Needs?

With a tradition more than 100 years old, osteopathic physicians are hardly the new doctors in town.

Transocean CEO: Rig Workers Should Have Done More

Transocean employees should have done more to detect signs of trouble before the company's drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, killing 11 workers and triggering the …

Jam To These Beats

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Jubilee!JAM Strikes Back! We've highlighted some of this year's top acts, including the most recognizable pairing of ridiculously long beards since Moses met his reflection in the Red Sea. For …

Memories of Medgar

A week and a half before he met his fate outside his family's Jackson home, Medgar Evers, the Mississippi field secretary for the National Association of Colored People, said if …

NSA Debate Pits Far Left, Right Against the Middle

Revelations of massive government collections of Americans' phone and email records have reinvigorated an odd-couple political alliance of the far left and right.

Obama: Northern Ireland is a Peace 'Blueprint'

"The terms of peace may be negotiated by political leaders, but the fate of peace is up to each of us," Obama said Monday.

Ohio Woman Accuses 3 of Holding Her Captive

A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with …

Russia Rejects U.S. Demand for Snowden's Extradition

Russia's foreign minister bluntly rejected U.S. demands to extradite National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, saying Tuesday that Snowden hasn't crossed the Russian border.

Zimmerman Portrayed as Vigilante in Fla. Shooting

George Zimmerman was fed up with "punks" getting away with crime and shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin "because he wanted to," not because he had to, prosecutors argued Monday.

Watch Nights Mark Emancipation Proclamation 150th

As New Year's Day approached 150 years ago, all eyes were on President Abraham Lincoln in expectation of what he warned 100 days earlier would be coming—his final proclamation declaring …

Obama Defense Pick Faces Rough Going in Senate

President Barack Obama's pick of Chuck Hagel to run the Pentagon faces rough going in the Senate as a handful of Republicans quickly announced their opposition to a former GOP …

A Disconnect Between Violence and Television

If there's any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting, it isn't readily apparent.

Feds Replace Foreclosure Review With $8.5 Billion Settlement

The Independent Foreclosure Review was supposed to be a full and fair investigation of the big banks' foreclosure abuses, and it was trumpeted as the government's largest effort to compensate …

GOP Lawmakers is Swing States Looking to Change Electoral College

BOSTON (AP) — After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win.

As Gitmo Plods, Obama's Winning the Case for Court

Four years after his failed effort to bring the 9/11 mastermind to New York for trial, President Barack Obama has reinstated the federal courthouse as America's preferred venue for prosecuting …

Chris Christie Gay Marriage Move Stirs GOP

Gov. Chris Christie's decision to stop fighting gay marriage in New Jersey was pragmatic—same sex weddings had already begun and a court warned that the state would have little chance …

Herman's Picks

This week quality and quantity have got their proverbial jam on in high gear. On Thursday Rufus McKay, R&B/Blues lead vocalist for The Red Tops will perform with the Ben …