Newly installed House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said he plans to pursue a “bold alternative agenda” that would include major changes in entitlements, while presidential candidate Donald Trump railed against proposals to end or significantly change Medicare.
A judge dismissed a manslaughter charge against a detective in Texas, ruling that he was acting as a federal task force member.
In the TV business, a land where every meager success is formulized, the reboots are seen as cheap bets, with often low-risk premises, washed-up stars and built-in cores of superfans.
All three strikes in Kunduz were requested by Afghan commanders, who say they asked for help because their forces were under attack by Taliban fighters, but residents say there were no militants at any of the locations.
Dorothy Bland said she was stopped for "walking while black" in her Texas neighborhood. But the officers said Bland was to blame, and critics are now calling for her to lose her job.
In light of the case — the first known transmission of cancer cells from a parasite to a human — federal researchers raised concerns about the potential for similar cases and whether they can be treated.
The suspect had a long-range rifle and had been shooting at officers, officials said, prompting authorities to close streets, put schools on lockdown and forbid planes from landing at San Diego International Airport.
The debilitating, often deadly and yet little-understood illness is thought to afflict more than 1 million Americans.
This year easily gets the distinction of the most active season on record for intense tropical cyclones. It wasn’t even close.
All victims were conscious, though two had to be evacuated from the University of California campus in Merced by medical helicopters, according to the school.
The myRA program, which was just launched by the Treasury Department, is designed to make saving for retirement easy. That means no fees, no minimum balance and low risk.
Jeremiah Erby surprised his dad with the only thing he has ever asked for.
"I think it's nonsense that we can't find something better," said one Harvard Law student who has called attention to the crest and is seeking its removal.


















