Combat Vet's PTSD Untreated; Blames Her Gender[ Mar 13, 2010 00:10 ]

According to recent VA statistics, PTSD and depression are the top disability claims among America's female veterans. But many have trouble proving they saw combat — a key to being treated for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. One decorated war veteran's story is emblematic of the struggle to get help.

Pope Under Fire For Handling Of Sex Abuse Claims[ Mar 12, 2010 19:13 ]

His former archdiocese acknowledged it transferred a suspected pedophile priest while Benedict XVI was in charge, but said he did not know about the transfer. Criticism is also mounting over a 2001 Vatican directive he wrote instructing bishops to keep abuse cases secret.

Meet The Nation's Only Female H.S. Football Coach[ Mar 12, 2010 17:57 ]

Natalie Randolph, a 29-year-old biology and environmental sciences teacher, was introduced Friday as the coach of Washington, D.C.'s Coolidge Colts. She's believed to be the nation's only female head coach of a high school varsity football team.

Federal Court: Vaccines Don't Cause Autism[ Mar 12, 2010 17:49 ]

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has rejected claims in three test cases that tried to show that vaccines preserved with thimerosal contributed to the development of autism.

FDA Warns Plavix May Be Ineffective In Some People[ Mar 12, 2010 16:32 ]

People with a weak liver enzyme don't get the blood-thinning benefit of Plavix. Asians are the most like to have the problem.

Doctor Calls Surgery On Sen. Reid's Wife A Success[ Mar 12, 2010 16:02 ]

Landra Reid suffered a broken back and neck after the van she was riding in with her daughter was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck Thursday. Following surgery Friday, her doctor said Reid was not at risk of paralysis.

Clinton Rebukes Israel For Housing Announcement[ Mar 12, 2010 15:32 ]

The State Department said the secretary of state called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express frustration about a plan to build 1,600 homes in East Jerusalem. Tuesday's announcement cast a pall over a visit to Israel by Vice President Joe Biden and has endangered indirect peace talks with the Palestinians.

Carrot-And-Stick Health Plans Aim To Cut Costs[ Mar 12, 2010 15:25 ]

Workers at a Portland, Ore., steel mill soon will be able to pick a new type of health insurance: one with financial rewards to use proven treatments and disincentives to use less-effective surgeries and diagnostic tests.

Orange County Sues Toyota For Acceleration Flaws[ Mar 12, 2010 15:22 ]

District Attorney Tony Rackauckas accused the automaker of knowingly selling hundreds of thousands of vehicles that had defects. The suit seeks civil penalties of $2,500 per violation under the Unfair Business Practices Act, along with the recovery of attorney fees and investigative costs.

McConnell's Strategy For Health Care: No[ Mar 12, 2010 18:00 ]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is on a search-and-destroy mission for anything that comes from the Democrats. This especially applies to health care, where he has decided that opposition boils down to one word: No. Is this a winning strategy? McConnell and his GOP colleagues are betting on it.

Hollywood's New Battle Tactic: Make War Personal[ Mar 12, 2010 16:25 ]

Back in 2007, Hollywood was suffering from serious battle fatigue. But a new surge of war movies has come out — Green Zone takes on the search for WMDs; The Hurt Locker follows a bomb squad; and The Pacific is a 10-hour HBO World War II epic. These aren't battle-strategy flicks — they explore the brutality of war on an individual scale.

Abortion Language Still Sticking Point For Health Bill[ Mar 12, 2010 16:00 ]

House Democrats say they're closing in on a final vote on a health overhaul. But a few big issues remain to be ironed out before they can muster the votes needed to get the bill over the finish line. The biggest fight of all remains abortion.

Report Finds Lehman Used Accounting Tricks[ Mar 12, 2010 15:00 ]

A bankruptcy court examiner is raising new questions about the actions of Lehman Bros. executives in the weeks before the firm filed for bankruptcy. In a 2,000-page report, the examiner alleges that Lehman's top managers manipulated the firm's balance sheet in a bid to stave off bankruptcy.

Obama Delays Asia Trip To Push Health Care[ Mar 12, 2010 15:00 ]

The White House announced Friday that President Obama and his family travel won't travel to Guam, Indonesia and Australia as planned next week. Instead, the president will travel alone, beginning Sunday on an abbreviated trip. The reason: health care.

Ground Zero Suit Plaintiff On Settlement Offer[ Mar 12, 2010 15:00 ]

Ground Zero responders who developed health problems after working in the ruins of the World Trade Center and sued the city are being offered a settlement totaling $657.5 million. Glen Klein, a former police officer with the New York Police Department's emergency services unit, who was among the plaintiffs, offers his insight.