August 01, 2011 7:09 PM ABC News’ Jonathan Karl (@JonKarl) and Sunlen Miller (@SunlenMiller) report:   Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., returned to Congress tonight for the first time since being shot in the head in January, casting a vote in support of the compromise debt ceiling bill.  “Gabrielle has returned to Washington to support a [...]

Halle Berry looks to be the favorite to play the “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, in an upcoming biopic. Berry, Franklin’s first choice for the role, initially turned down the film offer in January. But in a new interview with Maclean’s, a Canadian magazine, Franklin insists Berry is “back in the game.” (Franklin and Rice [...]

Insurance carriers need to improve if service fundamentals by “proactively” offer advice and provide customized options to employers if they are to increase employer satisfaction with health insurance plans, a new study suggests. Most major health care insurance carriers scored below average on employer satisfaction with fully-insured health cared plans and self-insured plans, according to [...]

Dan already wrote the blog piece on Sidney Rice headed to Seattle, so no need for me to be longwinded. But just a couple of thoughts… I wish Sidney the best in Seattle. there was just something about him during the ’09 season that signaled he wasn’t a diva like 80% of wide receivers in [...]