News

Citing Previous Rulings, Federal Judge Throws Out Arizona Gay-Marriage Ban

3:07pm October 17, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The decision was only four pages long and said the appeals court and the Supreme Court have given clear guidance that bans of this type are unconstitutional.

There's a strong element of buying with your eyes at Tincan. Rows of gourmet-quality tins, beautifully packaged in collectible-worthy cans, are displayed at eye level.

At London's Tincan, Eating Canned Fish Is The Height Of Luxury

2:40pm October 17, 2014

by Rich Preston

One of the city's newest restaurants aims to elevate canned fish to an object of desire. There's no kitchen and no chef. The owners argue that tinned goods can be a greener gourmet choice.

Michael Dunn talks with a member of his defense team during the first break in his retrial at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla., in September.

National

Florida 'Loud Music' Shooter Michael Dunn Gets Life In Prison

2:14pm October 17, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Dunn was convicted earlier this month in a second trial for the fatal shooting of black teenager Jordan Davis in 2012.

One rationale for extending Medicaid coverage to more people is to help them get to a doctor or clinic before a minor illness becomes a medical emergency.

Spike In ER, Hospital Use Short-Lived After Calif. Medicaid Expansion

2:02pm October 17, 2014

by Lisa Aliferis

Previous research found that going on Medicaid increased a poor person's use of costly emergency room visits. Now an analysis suggests that initial spike in ER visits quickly tapers off.

Ron Klain (left), then chief of staff for Vice President Joe Biden, talks with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Capitol Hill in December 2009.

White House Appoints An Ebola 'Czar'

1:59pm October 17, 2014

by Scott Neuman

President Obama has selected former White House adviser Ron Klain to coordinate the U.S. response to the deadly disease.

"Bring Back Our Girls" campaigners march during a rally calling for the release of the Abuja schoolgirls who were abducted by Boko Haram militants in Borno state in August.

World News

Nigerian Truce With Boko Haram Raises Hopes For Schoolgirls' Release

1:52pm October 17, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The deal, announced by the country's defense chief, included negotiations for the release of more than 200 girls who were abducted by the extremist group in April.

New Jersey cities and towns are planning for future storms and counting on federal dollars to jump start massive flood defense projects.

N.J. Braces For Future Disasters By Fleeing, And Fortifying, The Coast

12:58pm October 17, 2014

by Franklyn Cater

Federal funds are supporting two different disaster-prevention approaches — coastal retreat, or people leaving flood zones, and coastal defense, or building infrastructure to protect at-risk areas.

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Isabella Beukes, of Santa Rosa, Calif., has been legally blind for more than 40 years. An experimental treatment derived from embryonic stem cells seems to have enabled her now to see not just color but also some shapes.

Embryonic Stem Cells Restore Vision In Preliminary Human Test

11:39am October 17, 2014

by Rob Stein

Cells derived from embryos appear to have improved vision in more than half of the 18 patients who had become legally blind because of two progressive, currently incurable eye diseases.

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A school official shows a pupil an infrared digital laser thermometer before taking his temperature in Lagos, Nigeria, in September. Starting this week, similar hand-held devices are checking foreheads for fever at some U.S. airports.

Health & Safety

How A No-Touch Thermometer Detects A Fever

11:39am October 17, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

Some U.S airports scanning passengers for Ebola are using hand-held infrared thermometers to help detect fever. The devices aren't perfect but do contribute to the safety net, health officials say.

Fiesta settings are displayed at the Homer Laughlin China Co. showroom at the company's headquarters in Newell, W.Va. The line currently has 15 colors.

Economy

W.Va. Pottery Company Keeps Popular Fiesta Line Thriving

11:20am October 17, 2014

by Linda Wertheimer

Homer Laughlin China Co. has been making the brightly colored Fiesta dishes for decades at its factory on the banks of the Ohio River. And it's still going strong.

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