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For an extra fee, you can get a doctor or nurse practitioner to make a house call to check on a sick kid. The services can save a trip to the emergency room for problems that crop up after hours.

Last month, a news story about the conflict in Libya ended with this short, tragic line. One of the victims of the shelling in Misrata was a 3-year old girl. Too often, children become the casualties in armed conflicts. And sometimes they become unwilling participants.

About 100 people gathered at a traffic circle on one of the city's busiest streets calling for an end to the violence and for justice.

Florida regulators are failing to protect residents of assisted living facilities, according to an investigation by The Miami Herald and member station WLRN. In one case, Alfredo Navas's mother, Aurora, drowned outside her facility in less than two feet of water.

At the heart of the Republican plan is a proposal to give everybody in the program a subsidy to buy private health insurance. Its supporters say it would reduce health care spending. But critics contend it allows the government to spend less on Medicare by making patients pay more — potentially a lot more.

Learn how the local Muslim community and people who lost loved ones in 9/11 are reacting to the news that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has been killed. Plus, find out what the local military community thinks about the news. And, hear how bin Laden's death could impact terrorist networks around the world.

Researchers are finding that hoarding worsens with age. They're also learning that one of the best ways to help hoarders is to slowly build trust and organizing skills, rather than doing massive clean-outs.

The San Diego region ranks among the worst in the nation when it comes to ozone pollution.

A free senior care program keeps people in their own homes and out of skilled nursing facilities.

Viewed quarterly, his current rating is above those of Reagan, Carter and Clinton at the same points in their presidencies. It's below those of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon and both Bushes