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Medicare Fails To Save Money So Far On Cooperative Care Experiment

4:03pm September 15, 2015

Health care practitioners who band together can earn Medicare bonuses by saving money. Most of the groups decline potentially richer deals that include penalties for excessive spending.

Cars and homes in Middletown, Calif., lay charred by the Valley Fire, which was 15 percent contained as of Tuesday afternoon.

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Fast-Moving Wildfires Destroy Hundreds Of Homes In Northern California

3:15pm September 15, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The Valley Fire alone has claimed 585 homes and hundreds of other structures since it started Saturday. At least one person has died.

National

3 Crazy Crazes Of The Late 1800s

2:53pm September 15, 2015

by Linton Weeks

Hairpin stealing, ring turning and automobiling — apparently folks in turn-of-the-20th-century America were as fad-prone as we are today.

Many pundits agreed that Fiorina turned in one of the strongest performances at Fox News' Aug. 6 debate.

CHART: How The GOP Candidates Got On The Debate Stage

2:19pm September 15, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The story of the CNN debate reveals the challenge networks have faced in trying to squeeze 17 candidates into debates — and the folly of using polls to decide who will make it.

A law enforcement officer stands watch as emergency vehicles clog a road near Delta State University after an active shooter was reported in Cleveland, Miss., on Monday. One person died in the shooting and classes were cancelled.

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Suspect In Delta State University Shooting Dead, Authorities Say

1:49pm September 15, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

A deputy county coroner tells NPR that professor Eric Schmidt was shot in the head. Lamb is also a suspect in a woman's death.

Do You Use Money? If So, You'll Want To Read This By Thursday

12:51pm September 15, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

This week, the Federal Reserve will be making decisions that could affect your ability to borrow. Because it works behind closed doors, it can seem mysterious. Here's what the Fed is and does.

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina marches in the Labor Day parade in Milford, N.H.

'Ladies, Look At This Face': Fiorina Hits Back At Trump

11:51am September 15, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Donald Trump was recently quoted commenting on Carly Fiorina's appearance, "Look at that face!" and "Would anyone vote for that?" Fiorina turns her rival's remarks around and voters back her up.

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Gunman's Motivation Unclear After Shootings At Tennessee Military Sites

11:48am September 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Four Marines died in Thursday morning's shootings in Chattanooga; three people were wounded. Officials have identified the gunman, who also died, as 24-year-old Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez.

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Building Trust, Or Danger? Debate Over Naming Officers After Shootings

11:43am September 15, 2015

by Bobby Allyn

After a police shooting, what information should be disclosed to the public? That question is roiling Philadelphia, where a bill aims to keep confidential the names of officers who use deadly force.

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Jeff Bezos says the launch pads at Cape Canaveral have been dormant for "too long — we can't wait to fix that."

Amazon's Bezos Plans To Build, Launch Rockets From Florida

11:42am September 15, 2015

by Bill Chappell

In announcing a new expansion of commercial efforts to launch earthlings into space, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos says the launch pads at Cape Canaveral have been dormant for too long.