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Workers at the Cougar Run Farm, in Truman, Minnesota, are devastated after a massive barn fire killed as many as 10,000 sows and piglets. (CBS Minnesota)
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Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell implored the nation's doctors Thursday to help the U.S. stem the threat of Ebola and keep health care workers safe against the deadly virus. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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President Barack Obama gestures while speaking about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The president said raising the minimum wage won't solve all of the nation's economic problems. But he says it's good for business, increasing productivity and giving workers more buying power. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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President Barack Obama gestures while speaking about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The president said raising the minimum wage won't solve all of the nation's economic problems. But he says it's good for business, increasing productivity and giving workers more buying power. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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President Barack Obama gestures while speaking about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The president said raising the minimum wage won't solve all of the nation's economic problems. But he says it's good for business, increasing productivity and giving workers more buying power. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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This Sept. 15, 2014, file photo shows part of the HealthCare,gov sebsite in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)
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Tecruiter Christina O, with New Western Acquisitions, left, take Raheem Shaw's resume during a job fair. Ms. Shaw is seeking a second job. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits, a proxy for layoffs, has fallen 10 percent since the first week of January. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Associated Press)
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Meet a couple of the employees of the Cleaver Brothers Carnival at King's Dominion’s 2014 ‘Halloween Haunt’ in Doswell, Virginia. (Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)
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Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole announced his retirement Tuesday after leading the agency for more than four years. (Associated Press)
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Dr. Tom Frieden (right), director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies Oct. 16, 2014, on Capitol Hill in front of the House's Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Ebola diagnosing mistakes and protecting health care workers in Dallas. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tom Frieden is sworn in as he testifies in front of The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Ebola diagnosing mistakes as well as protecting healthcare workers in Dallas on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tom Frieden testifies in front of The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Ebola diagnosing mistakes as well as protecting healthcare workers in Dallas on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tom Frieden testifies in front of The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Ebola diagnosing mistakes as well as protecting healthcare workers in Dallas on Capitol Hill on Thursday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tom Frieden testifies in front of The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Ebola diagnosing mistakes as well as protecting healthcare workers in Dallas on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tom Frieden testifies in front of The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Ebola diagnosing mistakes as well as protecting healthcare workers in Dallas on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Members of Dallas Fire-Rescue Department prepare to decontaminate common areas near the Dallas apartment of a second health care worker who has tested positive for Ebola. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden said that it is possible for health care workers to safely treat Ebola patients, but it is hard. In a new move, expert teams will be available to respond within hours to any new Ebola cases around the country. (Associated Press)
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In this Aug. 25, 2011, file photo, an Apple employee walks between Apple buildings at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
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Meet a couple of the employees of the Cleaver Brothers Carnival at King's Dominion’s 2014 ‘Halloween Haunt’ in Doswell, Virginia. (Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)
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This undated file image shows the website for updated HealthCare,gov, a federal government website managed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service. HealthCare.gov, the online portal for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law, has been revamped as its second enrollment season approaches. And other major provisions of the Affordable Care Act are taking effect for the first time. A look at website and program changes for consumers and taxpayers: Old: 76 screens to muddle through in insurance application. New: 16 screens _ for the basic application that most new customers will use. But about a third of those new customers are expected to have more complicated cases, and how they’ll fare remains to be seen. (AP Photo/file)
