health care

SU takes on 5 seed Butler tonight
By Simon Rosenwasser
March 25, 2010 - 5:07pm
Plus, the Senate passes an updated health care bill and Cornell takes on top seeded Kentucky.

The Orange are set to face the Butler Bulldogs in their sweet 16 matchup in Salt Lake City, according to ESPN.com.  The game time is at 7:07 p.m.  The Orange will be without Center Arinze Onuaku for the third straight game.  Butler currently holds the nations longest winning streak at 22 consecutive games.

"Our expectations are very high," forward Wes Johnson said, "Being in the sweet 16 is a great accomplishment, but we're trying to win it all." 

U.S. Senate passes a slightly altered health care bill
By Jaime Bellemare
March 25, 2010 - 5:02pm
Plus, members of the Iroquois Nation gather in support of treaty rights and Sarah Palin gets her own television show.

The Senate passed a slightly different health care bill Thursday afternoon after forcing two minor provisions to be eliminated according to CNN.com. 

Future Pope Benedict XVI failed to defrock abusive priest
By Iris Park
March 25, 2010 - 11:47am
Plus, President Obama's first big speech after the passage of health care reform and a new tax on tanning.

The future Pope Benedict XVI and other top Vatican officials failed to defrock an American priest who molested deaf boys.

The Reverend Lawrence Murphy sexually abused more than 200 boys from the 1950s through the 1970s at the St. John's School for the Deaf in Wisconsin.

Father Murphy was never disciplined, and died in 1998.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope, granted Murphy leniency.

Ten states plan lawsuit against health care reform bill
By Anna Stolzenburg
March 22, 2010 - 8:58pm
Plus, local food banks have seen more hungry people over the past four years, and Dancing With the Stars premieres tonight with new faces and show updates.

Once President Obama signs the health care reform bill into law, its battles won’t be over.

According to CNN, Florida’s attorney general Bill McCollum announced today that his state will be joined by nine others in plans to file a lawsuit challenging the bill’s constitutionality. The provision that required people to purchase health insurance is what McCollum says will be the main target of the lawsuit. 

New York Yankees win World Series
By John Mangano
November 5, 2009 - 3:45pm
New York claims its 27th title

The Yankees beat the Phillies last night 7-3 to win the World Series.  Hideki Matsui received the World Series MVP for his 6 RBI performance last night. New York has won 27 World Series titles, the most in the majors, but hadn't won the Series since their 2000 campaign.  This is captain Derek Jeter's 5th championship.  Manager Joe Girardi has won as a player and now as a manager.

My take: The fact that the World Series was decided last night, I figured it would be the lead.  Very...

Abortion regulation may postpone health-care legislation
By Alexandra Zuckerman
November 2, 2009 - 11:36pm
Democrats’ are showing concern over abortion legislation in proposed health-care bill.

The House is moving towards a vote this week on health-care legislation, reports the Washington Post. House leaders negotiated on Monday with Democrats concerned about abortion provisions on public funding of abortions.  The Washington Post reports that the talks over abortion could be critical in the outcome of the $894 billion health-care bill. 

The dispute over abortion centers on federal funding for people who cannot afford health-care coverage...

Schumer hopes to pass "Erin's Law" but similar law is being argued
By Nephtaly Rivera
October 26, 2009 - 6:11pm
Senator Schumer is hoping to pass legislation in memory of Erin Maxwell while a New York State Senator looks to do something similar.

Senator Charles Schumer formally announced today during a press conference his idea for a bill entitled "Erin's Law", according to Syracuse.com. It would provide $50 million in grants to help smaller and financially pressed cities and counties hire new child protective social workers. This is at the same time that State Senator John DeFrancisco is attempted to pass a new law by the same name that would toughen penalities from crimes against children and would redefine "child...

Home sales highest in two years
By Russell Thompson
October 23, 2009 - 12:47pm
Sales of existing homes are at the highest level since 2007

Sales of existing homes in the United States rose to their highest level in two years, cnn.com reports. In September, sales of previously owned homes jumped 9.4%, with most of the sales going to first time buyers. First time buyers purchased roughly 45% of the new homes in the last year.

Even with all these homes being bought, prices are still down about 9% from where they were last year. A major reason for the drop in prices has been an influx of distressed properties, including foreclosures and...

Local man survives 100-foot fall off Adirondack cliff
By Danny Fersh
October 21, 2009 - 2:30pm
The Pompey resident somehow suffered no life-threatening injuries.

Rescuers had to use chain saws and a helicopter to help a Pompey man who fell off a cliff on Bald Mountain Tuesday afternoon, according to Syracuse.com. 

Wesley Rennie, 67, was hiking with a friend in the Adirondack Mountains when he fell from about halfway down the mountain on a steep slope with many trees and large rocks. 

Rangers used chainsaws to navigate a path through thick forest to get to Rennie, who said he had hiked the mountain about 50 times with no prior...

Public opinion shifts in favor of health care overhaul
By Danny Fersh
October 7, 2009 - 2:43pm
New poll shows dramatic change in recent weeks

According to the latest Associated Press – GfK poll, the American public is split evenly – with 40% in favor and 40% opposed – on federal health care legislation. 

This comes just weeks after a September poll reported that 49% of Americans opposed congressional health care proposals while just 34% supported them.