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A legally blind woman who has led a fight to make Medicare pay for care even when patients' medical conditions don't improve is in court to get Medicare payment for her own home care.

Working with the government, the Red Cross sends 2 million texts a month to people in Sierra Leone, reminding them to wash their hands, take their temperature and protect themselves from Ebola.

Hungry kids aren't showing up to programs that exist to feed them when school — and free lunches — are done for the year. A new bill would give their parents extra food stamps to help them eat at home.

The Obama administration is taking $1.2 billion in high-speed rail money away from Ohio and Wisconsin and awarding it to 12 other states, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday.

Under the federal health care law, states have the option of creating a ‘basic health program.’

After a disastrous, glitch-filled rollout in October, HealthCare.gov, where people in 36 states can shop for coverage, received 2 million visits Monday, its highest one-day total, the government said.

The 3-2 vote to push forward with proposed rules was a setback for advocates of "net neutrality," or equal Internet access for all. Public comments on the proposal are due by July 15.

It was unclear why Monday's flights for San Diego and El Centro, about 100 miles of east of San Diego, were shelved, a Customs and Border Protection spokesman said.

The national curriculum standards for math and English begin this fall, but the Chula Vista Elementary School District decided to get a jump on the effort.

When Americans drive to their Thanksgiving gatherings this week, they will have one more blessing to count: lower costs.