Healthcare.gov failures surface at Hill hearing
Written by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leading contractors on the Obama administration's troubled health insurance website told Congress Thursday that the government failed to thoroughly test the complicated system before it went live.
More victims of online abuse reach out to parents
Written by ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Ball was a 15-year-old high school sophomore at Hernando High School in Brooksville, Fla., when a friend posted on Facebook: "I hate Sarah Ball, and I don't care who knows."
VP Biden: Country on cusp of mental health changes
Written by STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the country is on the cusp of what he called "remarkable changes" in the treatment of mental illness.
Mixed bag when US exam scores compared globally
Written by KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — So how do U.S. eighth-graders do in math and science when compared to their peers around the globe? Turns out it matters which state they live in, according to a study being released Thursday.
US unemployment aid applications drop to 350,000
Written by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 350,000 last week, though the total was elevated for the third straight week by technical problems in California.
Town mourns after teen charged in teacher's death
Written by JAY LINDSAY, Associated Press
DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — She had a bright smile, a penchant for pink and an admitted overenthusiasm for the subjects she taught. The lanky boy was just a decade younger, new to the school, with a pleasant manner but little to say.
Moms: Wounded sons weren't targets in NV shooting
Written by SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press
SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The parents of the two boys wounded by a seventh-grader who fatally shot their teacher before turning a semi-automatic handgun on himself said Wednesday they don't believe their children were targeted in the schoolyard rampage.
Nearly united House backs new water projects bill
Written by HENRY C. JACKSON, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of intense partisan fights, the House is showing it can come together on major legislation after all.