by Amina Ismail & Noor Wazwaz | Nov 14, 2013 | Science + Technology
Six weeks after the rollout of the troubled federal health care website, President Barack Obama acknowledged Americans’ frustrations and announced a series of changes aimed at fixing the program. Seemingly frustrated himself, the president said Americans who have been...
by Marina Cracchiolo | Nov 10, 2013 | National Security, Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — The world went dark for the Rossiter family in April 2007. “We enjoyed our nice family of five … until times changed and we received our diagnosis,” said Maj. Kim “Rooster” Rossiter, a faculty member at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va....
by Amina Ismail & Noor Wazwaz | Nov 6, 2013 | Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — Senators grilled a top health care official Tuesday over the security of information gathered by the government’s month-old health care website. Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee jumped on a recent audit of...
by Amina Ismail & Noor Wazwaz | Nov 4, 2013 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — A new United Nations report says the world has work to do to reduce the number of young girls becoming mothers too soon. Despite a decrease in adolescent pregnancies in the last 15 years, the United Nations Population Fund said each day 20,000 girls...
by Mattie Quinn | Nov 4, 2013 | Science + Technology, Topics
Developing countries have long lists of problems—illiteracy, disease, hunger, corruption. There’s one more problem that has gotten less attention, until recently: lightning strikes, which cause a disproportionately high number of deaths in developing countries....
by Summer Nettles | Oct 24, 2013 | Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON – Pet owners are seeking safe, healthy treats in the aftermath of a Food and Drug Administration update on an investigation into jerky treats causing illnesses in cats and dogs. In a letter to veterinarians Tuesday, the FDA said there have been “3,000...
