President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a bill extending health coverage to 4 million uninsured children, a move he called a first step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge to provide insurance for all Americans.
It was a victory for Obama a day after his nominee to shepherd his broad health care agenda stepped aside amid tax [...]

Three New Jersey siblings whose names have Nazi connotations have been placed in the custody of the state, police said.
The children, ranging in age from 3 to under 1, were removed from their home Friday. They drew attention last month when a supermarket bakery refused to put the name of the oldest — Adolf Hitler [...]