Jul 09 Watch Crisis centered on children affects tone of immigration debate on Capitol Hill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 09 Lawsuit accuses Anthem Blue Cross of misleading 'millions' By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News California insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross misled "millions of enrollees" about whether their doctors and hospitals were participating in its new plans, and failed to disclose that many policies wouldn't cover care outside its approved network, according to a… Continue reading
Jul 09 PHOTO: Immigrants take oath of allegiance in U.S. naturalization ceremony By Justin Scuiletti Seventy-five immigrants took the oath of allegiance and became United States citizens during a naturalization ceremony in New York City Wednesday. The event was held by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during the League of United Latin… Continue reading
Jul 09 Don't pet the new Secret Service dogs at the White House By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Planning a visit to the White House? Bring your kids and camera. But please, don't feed the animals. Continue reading
Jul 09 Former mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin sentenced to 10 years in prison By Colleen Shalby Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 09 Survey finds 40 percent of colleges not investigating sexual assaults By Kyla Calvert Mason Over 40 percent of colleges and universities represented in a national survey released by Sen. Claire McCaskill Tuesday have not conducted a single investigation into incidents of sexual assault in the last five years. That does not mean those campuses… Continue reading
Jul 09 How learning to pass the marshmallow test explains global economic evolution By Gregory Clark Why did the Industrial Revolution happen in England, setting them economically apart from the rest of the world? Contrary to popular economic theory, economic historian Gregory Clark says the existence of market and political institutions had nothing to do with… Continue reading
Jul 09 Obama administration pledges to stem immigration tide By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials defended their response to the immigration crisis on the Southwest border Wednesday and pledged to get control of the flood of unaccompanied children arriving from Central America. "We believe we will stem this tide," the… Continue reading
Jul 09 Top VA official apologizes for whistleblower retaliation By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A top official at the Veterans Affairs Department says he is sorry that VA employees have suffered retaliation after making complaints about poor patient care, long wait times and other problems. Continue reading
Jul 09 Federal government made $100 billion in improper payments last year By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — By its own estimate, the government made about $100 billion in payments last year to people who may not have been entitled to receive them — tax credits to families that didn't qualify, unemployment benefits to people who… Continue reading