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Oracle sues Oregon over health insurance exchange 08/11/2014 04:48pm • JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oracle Corp. has sued the state of Oregon in a fight over the state's health insurance exchange, saying government officials are using the technology company's software despite $23 million in disputed bills.Oracle's breach-of-contract lawsuit a Health care at college: Can your teen manage? 08/11/2014 01:00pm • LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Lauren Davies had a desperate thought while stuck in traffic as she frantically drove upstate to reach her 19-year-old."If I drive on the shoulder and a cop stops me, will he believe me when I tell him I think my daughter's dying in a hospital?"The sop D.C. drivers pay second-highest car insurance premiums 08/11/2014 10:46am • Maryland remains one of the most expensive states for car ownership, but the District is the second-most expensive for insurance premiums when compared with states. D.C. drivers pay, on average, $1,273 a year in auto insurance premiums, Bankrate.com says, citing statistics from the National Associat A Q&A on changes coming to FICO credit scores 08/09/2014 01:20am • MARLEY JAY AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- There are changes coming to FICO, a broadly used credit score, that may mean higher credit scores for many consumers. Banks, credit card issuers, auto lenders and other businesses use those scores to decide whether to lend to consumers and how much i Distracted smartphone walking poses safety risks 08/08/2014 03:22pm • WASHINGTON -- Smartphone users are starting to fill up emergency rooms as distracted walking is to blame for everything from sprained ankles, broken bones and even deaths. "You see people in restaurants with their phones all on the table; you see people checking their phones walking on the stree Md., Va., decide fates of car-sharing services; take opposite positions 08/06/2014 01:01pm • Amanda Iacone and Ari Ashe, wtop.com WASHINGTON - On one day, neighboring states Maryland and Virginia took opposing stances in how they would treat car-sharing service Uber. In Virginia, the state cut a deal with both Uber and Lyft that would allow the companies' drivers to operate legally as Marion Barry retracts tweets, praises D.C. police 08/05/2014 08:25pm • WASHINGTON -- The oft-quoted Yogi Berra once remarked, "I didn't really say everything I said." That memorable line has now been freshened for the digital age: I didn't tweet what I tweeted. D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry, Ward 8, sent out a blast of tweets Tuesday evening, both explaining p Corrosion led pipe to burst that swamped UCLA 08/05/2014 07:58pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Corrosion and structural problems caused a pipe to burst that flooded a landmark athletic arena at the University of California, Los Angeles and submerged hundreds of cars, officials said Tuesday.The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said outdated welding and engineering Marion Barry's tickets apparently paid 08/05/2014 08:33am • UPDATED Aug. 5: A check of Marion Barry's license plate number currently shows a $0 balance owed to the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles. EARLIER: WASHINGTON -- The car of former D.C. mayor and current council member Marion Barry has been impounded after he was involved in a crash Saturday. Following car crash, Marion Barry faces new round of scrutiny 08/04/2014 01:33pm • WASHINGTON -- Former District of Columbia Mayor and current Council member Marion Barry has been released from the hospital, only to face new ethics questions. Barry, who is diabetic, suffered a hypoglycemic attack on Saturday. He became disoriented at the wheel and collided with another car. Marion Barry out of hospital after crash in DC 08/04/2014 01:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former District of Columbia mayor Marion Barry is out of the hospital after a weekend traffic accident.Barry resumed his public appearances Sunday. The D.C. councilmember was taken to a hospital Saturday night after a minor crash on Pennsylvania Avenue in southeast Washington.Poli Police: Family of 5 shot to death at Virginia home 08/04/2014 11:36am • CULPEPER, Va. (AP) -- Clarence and Shauna Washington hosted a Fourth of July bash for their friends and family, and their three daughters loved to play with neighbors and ride bikes in their close-knit cluster of homes just outside the historic, quaint town of Culpeper. On Monday, the north-cen Stocks trim their losses...Auto sales sizzle in July...More cars recalled 08/01/2014 03:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are bouncing back after falling sharply earlier in the day. Two hours before the close of trading on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq composite remained in negative territory, but well off their lows of the day. The S&P 500 was slightly positive. E Century-old pipe break points to national problem 07/31/2014 03:43am • BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The rupture of a nearly century-old water main that ripped a 15-foot hole through Sunset Boulevard and turned a swath of the University of California, Los Angeles, into a mucky mess points to the risks and expense many cities face with miles of water Small cars fare poorly in crash tests 07/30/2014 01:02pm • DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) -- The four-door Mini Cooper Countryman was the only one of 12 cars to earn a top rating of "good" in new frontal crash tests.The Nissan Leaf, Nissan Juke, Fiat 500L and Mazda5 wagon all fared worst in the tests performed by the Insurance Institute for High