The bi-national health insurance was Perry’s one ambitious plan to provide Texas-funded coverage for both U.S. and Mexican border residents. Perry wanted to implement “an important study that will look at the feasibility of bi-national health insurance” that could “treat maladies unique to this region.”
Despite Chris Christie, and those who sometimes speak for him, reiterating his line of not running for president, that, “no means no, and he means it,” that, “short of suicide” he won’t be doing it, speculation has renewed.
Others have pondered that perhaps Warren Buffett – who's now 81 years old – is simply preparing for his exit and planning to bequeath his legendary company’s management to younger warriors.
Jun Azumi, Tokyo’s finance minister, warned that Eurozone members need to come up with a rational, workable plan to alleviate global fears.
Facebook has been undergoing a lot of changes lately, to the chagrin of many, but the latest change has the social network taking on politics.
Putin, who leads the dominant United Russia Party, is almost guaranteed of victory .
Doritos inventor and Frito-Lay marketing executive Arch West will be buried along side the snack that made him rich. West, who died at the age of 97 last week, was cremated and will be buried in Dallas on Saturday.
According to local reports, nearly half of such thefts occur on weekends.
Sarah Palin is threatening to sue the author and publisher of the unflattering biography The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin. But I wouldn't hold your breath on that happening.
New York Police Department has secret air weaponry that can cripple any airborne terrorist attack, said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. But who has the authority?
Two subway trains collided in Shanghai on Tuesday, the Shanghai Metro said on its Twitter-like Weibo online account, without giving details as to whether there were any casualties.
China has put in place tighter controls over unauthorized exploration, mining, processing and sales of rare earth materials, calling them the country's 21st century treasure trove of new materials.
An extremely violent typhoon hit the Philippines Tuesday, killing at least seven people and causing heavy flooding that isolated parts of Manila.
Typhoon Nesat pounded the Philippines' main island on Tuesday, lashing crop-growing provinces and bringing the capital to a near standstill as it disrupted power supplies and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools.
President Barack Obama said on Monday that Europe's debt crisis was scaring the world and eurozone leaders were not acting fast enough, underscoring concerns about the fallout for the U.S. economy and his own re-election chances.
Protesters leading a massive public sector strike that has caused power cuts, delayed trains and shut schools threatened on Monday to shut down business in Hyderabad for a day later this week.
Rahul Gandhi, heir to the family dynasty that has dominated politics in the world's biggest democracy for generations, was trying to make himself heard in the uproar of Parliament.
President Obama eases NCLB restrictions on struggling schools, but after certain requirements are met.
Congress had been at odds over offsets for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief. But FEMA on Monday said that the agency has $114 million for emergency disaster relief, avoiding the need for an infusion of money before the fiscal year ends Friday.
During an interview on MSNBC, the long-shot Republican presidential candidate said he regrets not saying something when the audience booed a gay servicemen at last week's GOP debate.
President Obama criticized GOP candidates and audiences for taking shots at those who might die without healthcare and gay soldiers.
Manuel Ramos, 37, pleads not guilty in death of Kelly Thomas.
President Barack Obama said on Monday the debt crisis in Europe was scaring the world and that leaders in the euro zone were not dealing with the issue quickly enough.
A federal judge in Chicago announced that the sentencing hearing of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich -- who was found guilty of 17 corruption charges in June -- has been delayed indefinitely.
Before a Senate vote on a stop-gap government funding measure, Majority Leader Harry Reid criticized House Republicans for leaving town without reaching a bipartisan deal to keep government from shutting down and funding FEMA without offsets.
In Borivali, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Mumbai, leopards prowl the streets and alleys at night, eating stray dogs, chickens and livestock. The cats come into the area almost every evening, and locals have to keep their children indoors to protect them.
While Euro officials did not reveal specific details about the Eurozone rescue plan, any apparent news about the continent’s debt woes seem to heavily impact equity markets.
Maathai led a grassroots movement of reforestation in Africa that empowered African women.
Over the past decade, more than 200 people have died in alleged attacks by Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a militant group connected to al-Qaeda.
Study shows that hospitals are not offering industry formula sample packs as much as they did three years ago.
