Sticker shock often follows insurance cancellation
MIAMI (AP) — Dean Griffin liked the health insurance he purchased for himself and his wife three years ago and thought he'd be able to keep the plan even after the federal Affordable Care Act took effect.
Associated Press21 mins agoPresident Obama used to be a popular guy. Now, not so much
Following a knock-out keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, he rode a short stint in the US Senate to the White House just four years later, handily winning re-election four years after that. Along the way, and with the help of Democratic majorities in the House and Senate,…
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AdChoices CreditCards.comSponsoredCleveland kidnap survivor sits down with Dr. Phil
CLEVELAND (AP) — One of three women who escaped from a ramshackle Cleveland home after more than a decade in captivity is about to share her story.
Associated Press28 mins agoHouston Astrodome sale features turf, lockers
HOUSTON (AP) — Eight red-and-black turnstiles once let crowds of people into the Houston Astrodome, the iconic sports stadium that now stands empty and dilapidated.
Associated PressYoung Wife Expecting First Child Faces Adult Decisions
DEAR ABBY: I am 19 and a new bride. My husband is in the Army. We're very happy, but I just found out that I'm pregnant -- I'm not sure how far along yet -- and I feel torn about what to do.My husband wants a child very badly, but he did say he would support whatever decision I make. While I have…
Dear AbbyRed Sox hold "rolling rally" to celebrate title
BOSTON (AP) — From the Green Monster to the Charles River, the bearded champions celebrated their improbable journey with another familiar sight in Boston.
Associated PressTexas abortion ruling: Abortions instantly curbed in Texas as nation takes stock
The ruling this week by the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals came down like a ton of bricks on America’s long-running abortion debate: As the court upheld a controversial new Texas law, up to a dozen women’s health care centers immediately began turning away women seeking abortions. Those optics…
Christian Science MonitorMadeleine McCann: A new kidnapping suspect emerges in 2007 case
Last week, Portuguese prosecutors suddenly reopened their investigation into the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann. British and Portuguese media now report that the leading suspect is Euclides Monteiro, an immigrant who was a restaurant worker at the Ocean Club resort in Praia…
Christian Science MonitorWarming report sees violent, sicker, poorer future
WASHINGTON (AP) — Starvation, poverty, flooding, heat waves, droughts, war and disease already lead to human tragedies. They're likely to worsen as the world warms from man-made climate change, a leaked draft of an international scientific report forecasts.
Associated PressDeath-defying daredevils (44 photos)
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Germany, France, Spain carry out mass surveillance: Snowden files
Spy agencies in Germany, France, Spain and Sweden are carrying out mass surveillance of online and phone traffic in collaboration with Britain, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden, the Guardian newspaper reported Saturday. Britain's GCHQ electronic eavesdropping centre -- which has a…
AFP2 hurt in illegal street racing crash
Investigators say two trucks were going about 95mph on Ella Blvd. when one driver lost control
KTRK – HoustonPakistan Taliban secretly bury leader, vow bombs in revenge
By Saud Mehsud and Hafiz Wazir DERA ISMAIL KHAN/WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban fighters secretly buried their leader on Saturday after he was killed by a U.S. drone aircraft and quickly moved to replace him while vowing a wave of revenge suicide bombings. The Pakistani government…
ReutersHall of Fame center Walt Bellamy dies at 74
ATLANTA (AP) — Walt Bellamy, the Hall of Fame center who averaged 20.1 points and 13.7 rebounds in 14 seasons in the NBA, died Saturday. He was 74.
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AdChoices American Airlines®SponsoredIn midst of Syrian war, giant Jesus statue arises
BEIRUT (AP) — In the midst of a conflict rife with sectarianism, a giant bronze statue of Jesus has gone up on a Syrian mountain, apparently under cover of a truce among three factions in the country's civil war.
Associated PressBloomberg, the billionaire mayor who transformed New York
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg will go down as one of New York's most transformative mayors but he has divided an electorate set to elect his polar opposite. The 71-year-old tycoon, who founded the successful news and financial data company Bloomberg PLC, steps down on January 1 after a record 12…
AFPUnited stroll, City run riot, Chelsea crash
Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Manchester United overcame Fulham and Manchester City smashed seven goals past Norwich City in the Premier League on Saturday, but Chelsea were dealt a shock defeat at Newcastle United. A day that also witnessed a freak goal by Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic…
AFPEuropean cargo freighter undocks from ISS
Europe's heaviest-ever cargo carrier to the International Space Station burned up in Earth's atmosphere Saturday in a controlled manoeuvre after a five-month mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. Filled with about six tonnes of garbage and waste produced on board the ISS, the Automated…
AFPFrench woman reported missing in Egypt
Egyptian authorities Saturday launched a nationwide search for a French woman reported missing when she failed to catch a connecting flight the day after she arrived in Cairo, officials told AFP. The 25-year-old arrived in Cairo from Ghana on Thursday evening and had been due to fly to…
AFPSnowden 'free to talk' to Germans: Kremlin
Intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is free to speak with whoever he chooses, including foreign authorities, a Kremlin spokesman said on Saturday, after the US fugitive said he was ready to help a German probe into US spying. That status does not foresee any restrictions on his moving around the…
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