Jun 23 Obama and Boehner Take Center Stage as Republicans Walk From Biden Talks Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., left, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., walk to the budget talk meeting with Vice President Biden and other Congressional leaders in Sen. Reid's office on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (Photo By… Continue reading
Jun 23 15 Tips to Combat Obesity in Babies Chubby cheeks for babies may not be so cute after all. A report released Thursday afternoon by the Institute of Medicine offers a stark reminder that obese babies often become obese adults -- and a series of simple… Continue reading
May 20 Obama, Netanyahu Discuss Peace Process in White House Meeting By News Desk President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) President Obama welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House Friday, one day after a major… Continue reading
May 20 Top Five Global Health Stories: Docters in Bahrain Report Abuse, Paralyzed Man Stands By Talea Miller Bahrain doctors treat protestors in February. AFP/Getty photo. Doctors Detained in Bahrain Report Abuse More than 100 medical workers have been targeted and detained by Bahrain's government in recent months for their role in aiding protestors, say human… Continue reading
May 17 Report: Push for Electronic Medical Records Overlooks Security Gaps As the Obama administration pushes ahead with plans to increase the use of electronic medical records, two internal reports released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services revealed "significant concerns" about security gaps in the system. Continue reading
May 16 Morganza Spillway Before and After Photos Released By Vanessa Dennis After engineers opened the Morganza spillway Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Google and GeoEye released some before and after satellite photos Monday evening. Continue reading
May 16 Donald Trump Nixes Presidential Run Donald Trump attends South Florida Tax Day Tea Party Rally on April 16, 2011 in Boca Raton, Fla. (Photo by Larry Marano/Getty Images) Billionaire real estate tycoon and reality TV star Donald Trump announced Monday he will not run… Continue reading
May 05 Gas Prices, Government Debt Return to Forefront in Congress Thursday on Capitol Hill represented a significant shift in narrative, as attention turned from the minute details of the death of Osama bin Laden to the looming debate over the budget, the debt ceiling and gas prices. Gas… Continue reading
Apr 13 What Gets Cut? A Look Into Winners and Losers of the Budget Deal Congressional leaders and the White House averted a government shutdown Friday evening by agreeing to cut almost $40 billion in federal spending on non-entitlement and non-defense projects from current levels. This was a rare move for Congress, which rarely… Continue reading