More than 3.1 million Americans ages 19 through 25 are now covered by their parents medical insurance policies due to the health reform law, the Department of Health and Human Services reports.

MetLife Inc. said on Wednesday that its second-quarter earnings more than doubled, topping Wall Street's expectations, as the insurer recorded a $1.4 billion one-time gain from a derivatives bet that interest rates would fall.

Community activists and social services advocates used a plate of waffles Tuesday as part of a lobbying campaign to urge Republican Gov. Susana Martinez to support expanding Medicaid to provide health care to nearly 150,000 low-income New Mexicans.