Health and Fitness
States take aim to block healthcare plan
Mar 21, 2010 07:42 EDT
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - As the Congress once again rallies to pass healthcare reform legislation, momentum is growing in many states to pass laws to block the changes -- a move that could lead to a legal battle over states' sovereignty.
States take aim to block healthcare plan
Mar 21, 2010 07:42 EDT
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - As the Congress once again rallies to pass healthcare reform legislation, momentum is growing in many states to pass laws to block the changes -- a move that could lead to a legal battle over states' sovereignty.
Obama on the brink of a health care reinvention
Mar 21, 2010 07:13 EDT
Obama is on the brink of a health care reinvention that none before him could achieve. Rarely does the government, that big, clumsy, poorly regarded oaf, pull off anything short of war that touches all lives with one act, one stroke of a president's pen. Such a moment now seems near.
Kenyan runners sweep Taipei marathon
Mar 21, 2010 06:43 EDT
Kenyan runners defied a severe sandstorm to win both the men's and women's titles in the Taipei Express Marathon Sunday, organisers said.
US House to vote on Obama's historic health plan
Mar 21, 2010 01:57 EDT
The US House of Representatives was to vote Sunday on Barack Obama's historic plan to overhaul the US health care system that the president says will provide health insurance coverage to the overwhelming majority of Americans.
Clinton pokes fun at Dems, GOP and himself
Mar 21, 2010 01:29 EDT
Former President Bill Clinton poked fun at Republicans, Democrats, his own health and his audience of reporters Saturday night, telling the Gridiron Club's annual dinner he was there because "I really didn't have anything much better to do tonight."
Clinton pokes fun at Dems, GOP and himself
Mar 21, 2010 01:29 EDT
At dinner for Washington reporters, Clinton pokes fun at Democrats, Cheney and himself. Former President Bill Clinton poked fun at Republicans, Democrats, his own health and his audience of reporters Saturday night, telling the Gridiron Club's annual dinner he was there because "I really didn't have anything much better to do tonight."
Nepalese doc is God of Sight to poor
Mar 21, 2010 00:07 EDT
Raj Kaliya Dhanuk sits on a wooden bench, barefoot, with a tattered sari covering thin arms as rough as bark. Thick clear tears bleed from her eyes, milky saucers that stare at nothing.
A historical look at health care legislation
Mar 21, 2010 00:07 EDT
Pivotal moments in American health care history:
Obama close to health law success that eluded past
Mar 21, 2010 00:07 EDT
Rarely does the government, that big, clumsy, poorly regarded oaf, pull off anything short of war that touches all lives with one act, one stroke of a president's pen. Such a moment now seems near.
Nepalese doc is God of Sight to poor
Mar 21, 2010 00:01 EDT
Nepalese doc brings sight to poor worldwide with 'assembly line' cataract surgery. Raj Kaliya Dhanuk sits on a wooden bench, barefoot, with a tattered sari covering thin arms as rough as bark. Thick clear tears bleed from her eyes, milky saucers that stare at nothing.
A historical look at health care legislation
Mar 21, 2010 00:00 EDT
A look at key moments in American health care history. Pivotal moments in American health care history:
Williams, Millsap lead Jazz past Hornets
Mar 20, 2010 23:33 EDT
Williams, Millsap lead short-handed Jazz past Hornets, 106-86. Paul Millsap had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Deron Williams added 17 points and 11 assists to help the short-handed Utah Jazz beat the even-more- depleted New Orleans Hornets 106-86 on Saturday night.
Lawmaker won't press charges in spitting incident
Mar 20, 2010 23:18 EDT
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., won't press charges after being spat on by Capitol Hill protestor. A congressman who was spat on by a protestor on Capitol Hill says he is declining to press charges, but turns out the Capitol Police say they made no arrests.
Obama urges Dems to come together for health care
Mar 20, 2010 22:50 EDT
Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families now left out. Leaders exuded confidence as they defused thorny problems in the countdown to a landmark vote.
US doctor charged in Australian deaths faces trial
Mar 20, 2010 22:46 EDT
An American doctor charged with manslaughter in the deaths of three patients at a rural Australian hospital will go on trial Monday, accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling.
Obama says historic health plan will pass
Mar 20, 2010 21:36 EDT
US President Barack Obama led Democrats in a triumphant, fist-pumping rally Saturday and confidently predicted Congress would rise to a century-old challenge and pass his health care overhaul.
Paralympic skier puts Harvard on hold to compete
Mar 20, 2010 21:33 EDT
If not for the terror attacks of 9/11, it's unlikely that Caitlin Sarubbi would be either a Paralympic-level ski racer, or a Harvard University student aiming at becoming a sports physician.
Lawmaker won't press charges in spitting incident
Mar 20, 2010 21:32 EDT
A congressman who was spat on by a protestor on Capitol Hill says he is declining to press charges, but turns out the Capitol Police say they made no arrests.
Raucous, ugly buildup to House health care vote
Mar 20, 2010 21:20 EDT
House Democrats heard it all Saturday ? words of inspiration from President Barack Obama and raucous chants of protests from demonstrators. And at times it was flat-out ugly, including some racial epithets aimed at black members of Congress.
