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Alabama employers are facing a one-time assessment of $5.60 for a typical employee to help pay interest on money the state borrowed to cover unemployment benefits.

New research finds that children with public insurance, such as CHIP, are less likely to get comprehensive, family-centered care than those with private insurance.

Hiring picked up slightly in July, and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent. The modest improvement could ease fears of another recession, but it wasn't enough to prevent another wild day of trading on Wall Street.

A stronger jobs report wasn't enough to calm financial markets or stem concerns that the debt crisis in Europe could threaten the fragile U.S. economy.

President Barack Obama proposed tax credits for businesses and other initiatives on Friday to help some of America's 1 million military veterans find work. He also vowed to press Congress to get busy on legislation to provide more near-term jobs in general when lawmakers return from their recess in September.

New data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that 17 million people have received free preventive care this year.