From the CIA to the GFE

The United States needs to shift its spending from war to education, from CIA-backed regime change to a new Global Fund for Education . With hundreds of millions of children around the world not in school, or in schools with under-qualified teachers, a lack of computers, large class sizes, and no electricity, many parts of the world are headed for massive instability, joblessness, and poverty.

How to Make the Most of Medicare

Unraveling the ins and outs of Medicare, including what it covers, what it costs, and what stocks move higher or lower because of it. Medicare provides an important safety net in your retirement, but if you don't understand the ins and outs of this critical program, you might not get the most out of it.

Planned Parenthood pushes challenge of Mississippi law

Planned Parenthood is asking a federal judge to quickly rule in its favor and overturn a Mississippi law that bans Medicaid spending with any health care provider that offers abortion. The women's health group argues that a judge should make a summary judgment backing its challenge of the Mississippi law, now that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an injunction against a similar law in Louisiana.

Ayotte, Hassan Say Bipartisanship Key to Fixing Social Security, Medicare

Gov. Maggie Hassan and Sen. Kelly Ayotte had their first candidate forum of the general election Monday morning in Manchester. At the AARP-sponsored event, the U.S. Senate candidates focused on Social Security and Medicare.

Scholar: Medicare growth is not the real problem

A prominent scholar says that Medicare will not be saved either by vouchers backed by Republican congressional majorities or the national health-care overhaul achieved under Democratic President Barack Obama. Theodore Marmor, who is making several stops in Oregon, says the ideal of Medicare for all - universal coverage based on the 50-year-old federal program of health insurance for people 65 and older - rests on stemming medical cost increases and setting limits for medical care.

One Of Clinton’s Drugs Can Cause ‘Neurological’ Side Effects: Doctor

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leaves her daughter's apartment building after resting on September 11, 2016, in New York. One of the drugs Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is taking for pneumonia can cause "neurological" side effects and may have provoked her viral collapse Sunday , according to medical professionals.

New Hassan TV ad hits Ayotte on Planned Parenthood opposition

U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Gov. Maggie Hassan are pointing fingers at each other over a pledge to limit third-party spending in their Senate race. Five months ago, Planned Parenthood's political arm targeted Sen. Kelly Ayotte with its first television ad of any of the U.S. Senate races across the country.

Calif. asks to let undocumented adults buy insurance

In a move that is sure to draw the ire of Republicans, California officials are asking the Obama administration this week to approve a plan that would allow undocumented immigrants to buy health insurance on the state's public exchange. Officials say up to 30 percent of the state's 2 million undocumented adults could be eligible for the program, and about 17,000 people are expected to participate in the first year, if the plan is approved.

Trump backs birth control without prescription

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said today that he's not in favor of requiring a prescription to purchase birth control. In a taped interview on "The Dr. Oz Show," Trump said, "I would say it should not be a prescription; it should not be done by prescription."

Friends Christen Terry Backer Community Farm In Stratford

Farmers as well as town and state officials converged on Stratford Community Farm on Wednesday, taking time out from a picture-perfect day to officially christen the site after one of its main champions - the late Long Island Soundkeeper and longtime state representative Terry Backer. "We all knew him as a man of the sea, but he ended up not only being a person of the sea, but also a farmer," said Mayor John Harkins, who helped unveil the sign marking the 90+ community plots after Backer, who passed away last December after a long bout with brain cancer.

Clinton back on campaign trail after releasing health info

Hillary Clinton returns to the campaign trail Thursday following a bout of pneumonia that sidelined her for three days and revived questions about both the Democratic nominee and Republican Donald Trump's transparency regarding their health. Clinton's campaign responded with a new letter from her doctor Wednesday declaring her "fit to serve" as president and recovering well from her recent illness.

Update from Hillary Clintona s doctor: Democrat is a fit to servea

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves after leaving an apartment building in New York. Hillary Clinton's doctor says she is recovering from her pneumonia and remains “healthy and fit to serve as President of the United States.” The statement was part of medical information Clinton's campaign released Wednesday after her pneumonia diagnosis last week.