Flight attendants and ground workers marched in picket lines Tuesday to protest American's plans to kill its pension plans, reduce benefits and cut 13,000 jobs.

Home health care provider LHC Group Inc. said it's started a review of strategic alternatives to boost its stock value.

Critics have questioned both the methods and motivations of the panel, chastising it for relying on a review of data from previous studies done around the world rather than visiting the sites and conducting interviews with state residents who have complained of wind turbine syndrome.

House and Senate negotiators have reached tentative agreement on renewing a payroll tax cut that delivers about $20 a week to the average worker. They hope to send the legislation to President Barack Obama as early as this week.