Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's efforts to overhaul Medicaid hit a rough spot Thursday after the state's largest health insurance company decided not to bid on a contract to help manage the program, leaving some lawmakers and advocates increasingly uneasy.

Insurer Health Net Inc. said Friday its profit decreased 25 percent in the fourth quarter under new terms of a contract with the U.S. military's TriCare health program.

The federal pension-insurance agency accuses American Airlines of misleading employees about the safety of their retirement benefits.

Job listing company Monster Worldwide Inc. said Thursday it would cut its global workforce by 400 people, or 7 percent, as the weak economy hurts its business.

House Republican leaders are drafting a bill to replace President Barack Obama's health care overhaul if the Supreme Court strikes it down this summer.

Workers fired for misconduct in South Carolina would be unable to collect any unemployment benefits under legislation advanced by a state Senate panel.

President Barack Obama laid out an array of plans in his State of the Union speech as if his hands weren't so tied by political realities.

American Airlines contributed only $6.5 million of the $100 million that it was supposed to pay into employee pension plans last week.The underpayment raised tensions between the company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in November, and federal pension-protection officials.