In October, Rocky Fernandez was told he might not live to Christmas.
The agency that tells the British government which treatments are worth paying for had decided last year that Sutent at 3,500 pounds ($5,160) a month was too costly to be offered free under the national health care system.
Suffering from kidney cancer that had spread [...]
The dismissal of Ted Stevens conviction and the potential contempt charges against the lawyers who prosecuted him could hinder several ongoing corruption cases against other politicians, according to legal experts.
Some Department of Justice watchers predict there will be staff changes in the leadership of the Public Integrity Section - moves that could slow down criminal [...]
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is steeling himself against blowback from Congress over his sweeping defense cuts, but he’s also girding for a fight within the Pentagon’s five walls.
It’s not unusual for each service branch to fight to keep its own pet projects fully funded, with intensive lobbying of Congress.
Key members of the Congressional Black Caucus are calling for an end to U.S. prohibition on travel to Cuba, just hours after a meeting with former Cuban president Fidel Castro in Havana.
Lee and others heaped praise on Castro, calling him warm and receptive during their discussion. But the lawmakers disputed Castros later statement that members [...]
Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ proposed budget, which axes some multibillion-dollar weapons projects, is encountering strong resistance from lawmakers whose districts stand to lose thousands of jobs during a recession.
Part of Gates’ proposed $534 billion defense budget represents a shift away from outdated weapon systems conceived in the Cold War to futuristic programs aimed at unconventional [...]
The United Nations on Tuesday warned that 100,000 civilians in Sri Lankas war zone were at risk as government troops prepared for a final showdown with cornered Tamil rebels.
The UN Secretary Generals envoy for refugee rights, Walter Kalin, said the stakes had increased since the Tigers retreated into the “safe” zone after months of fighting [...]
Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas, who has covered the presidency for nearly half a century, shared some observations about the office’s newest occupant with Washington Flyer magazine.
Read the full profile of Thomas here.
“I think he has to be very daring, [but] I think he plays it very safe, very cautious, which is probably smart, [...]
Shun that bottle and save your euros: That’s what French and Italians are saying as the recession cuts into wine consumption in traditional lands of the vine.
After years of non-stop growth, global wine consumption started to retreat last year, along with the rest of the world economy, The International Organization of Vine and Wine said [...]
President Barack Obama went for the defining television shot in Iraq and got it pictures of hundreds of U.S. troops cheering wildly as he told them it was time for the Iraqis to take charge of their own future.
And the televised outpouring of affection likely will prove critical to the credibility of a new and [...]
As Barack Obama returns from Europe on Tuesday, he has in bright, bold strokes revealed his signature on the world stage: He is Obama the rationalist.
With a rapid series of major announcements and rhetorical gestures, the new president has done more than turn from Bush-era policies. He has shined a vivid light on his philosophical [...]
