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Feds try to cut costs of hospital errors
Apr 14 2008 5:37PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials on Monday proposed adding dangerous blood clots in the leg and eight other conditions to the list of complications that Medicare won't pay to treat if they were acquired at the hospital.
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Wal-Mart toughens gun policies
Apr 14 2008 5:29PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wal-Mart, the nation's largest seller of firearms, announced Monday it will toughen rules for gun sales, from storing video of purchases to creating an internal log of which guns they sell that are later used in crimes.
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Iraqi militias win recruits with aid
Apr 14 2008 5:18PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sectarian militias are increasing their profile in Iraq and recruiting members by providing much-needed assistance to families displaced by the war, according to the Washington-based advocacy group Refugees International.
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Vitter spared testimony in sex case
Apr 14 2008 12:41PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense attorneys spared Sen. David Vitter an embarrassing trip to the witness stand in a federal prostitution trial Monday as they rested their case without calling the Louisiana Republican.
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World Bank leader urges action on food
Apr 13 2008 5:45PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The president of the World Bank on Sunday urged immediate action to deal with mounting food prices that have caused hunger and deadly violence in several countries.
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Jimmy Carter defends meeting with Hamas
Apr 13 2008 12:34PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Carter said he feels "quite at ease" about meeting Hamas militants over the objections of Washington because the Palestinian group is essential to a future peace with Israel.
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Financial firefighting a G7 priority
Apr 11 2008 7:20PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Finance officials from the world's top economic powers endorsed a plan Friday aimed at preventing another financial crisis like the credit and mortgage debacles that erupted in the United States and quickly sent tremors around the globe.
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LAPD looks to uncover terrorist plots
Apr 11 2008 6:52PM CT
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Police Department has launched a new reporting system aimed to help connect dots that could uncover local terror plots — a program that police departments in other major cities across the country hope to incorporate into their daily routines as well.
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Digital shift affects cable
Apr 11 2008 4:53PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - For months, TV viewers have been told by government, by industry and by the media that if they already subscribe to cable, there's no need to worry about the coming transition to digital broadcasting.
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