U.S. Women Beat Nigeria 1-0, Win Group And Advance To Elimination Rounds
The victory, thanks to a goal by Abby Wambach, eases the Americans' path toward the World Cup, while the Nigerians were eliminated by the loss.
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Surprise! Some Job-Based Health Plans Don't Cover Hospitalization
Better read the fine print of your health insurance policy. An unlucky woman in Minnesota learned her policy was woefully skimpy only after she fell while walking her dogs, and faced a $19,000 bill.
Fact Check: Could Jeb Bush Really Grow GDP At 4 Percent? It's Hard To See How
The Republican candidate says he can create 4 percent GDP growth as president, but there's little evidence that a president really can cause that kind of growth alone.
Authorities Search For Suspect Who Killed 9 At S.C. Church
A manhunt is underway in Charleston, S.C., for a man police suspect opened fire and killed nine people during a prayer meeting at one of city's oldest historically black churches Wednesday evening.
A Vision For Teacher Training At MIT: West Point Meets Bell Labs
Arthur Levine, the former president of Teachers College, Columbia University, is launching a $30 million project that he says will shake teacher education to its core.
To Tackle Food Waste, Big Grocery Chain Will Sell Produce Rejects
If fruits and vegetables don't measure up to cosmetic standards, they're often plowed under in the field. One company wants to help change that by creating a market for less-than-perfect produce.
California Labor Commission Rules Uber Driver Is An Employee, Not A Contractor
An Uber driver in San Francisco will be paid more than $4,000 in expenses.
It's Time To Pay Attention To 'Below-The-Belt' Cancers
That's another way of referring to gynecological cancers, which strike more than 1 million women a year — and are on the rise in the developing world.
Growing Up In Protected Americana, Hillary Clinton Looked Outside The Cocoon
Clinton never moved back to Park Ridge, Ill., but when she talks about the America she wants to build, you can hear hints of what that suburb was like in the 1950s.
Raised Around Cry For Smaller Government, Rand Paul Carries The Torch
In Lake Jackson, Texas, where Paul grew up, he learned politics and his small-government philosophy around his family's kitchen table.