VA under scrutiny...Supreme Court halts Missouri execution...JPMorgan Chase investing in Detroit

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he will not tolerate the kind of misconduct being alleged against VA hospitals. Now, the House has approved a bill to give the Veterans Affairs secretary more authority to fire or demote senior executives at the agency. The department's inspector general says 26 facilities are being investigated nationwide over allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths.

SEATTLE (AP) — A lawyer in Washington state says the death of a Seattle Veterans Affairs hospital patient mirrors concerns of treatment delays and preventable deaths at VA hospitals around the country. According to a lawsuit filed in federal court, Donald Douglass had a small spot on his forehead when he went to the Seattle VA in 2011. A biopsy confirmed it was cancerous. His attorney says it took four months for Douglass to get an appointment to have it removed and by that time the cancer had spread.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has put off the execution of a Missouri inmate. The justices say a lower federal court needs to take another look at the case of convicted killer Russell Bucklew. Bucklew's attorneys say the secrecy surrounding the source of the execution drug and Bucklew's medical condition affecting his blood vessels creates an unacceptably high risk that he will experience extreme pain if injected with a lethal dose.

DETROIT (AP) — JPMorgan Chase says it will spend $100 million over five years in Detroit to support and accelerate the bankrupt city's economic recovery. The bank says half the money will go into Invest Detroit and Capital Impact Partners, which lends to Detroit development projects. The rest will go into blight removal, job training, small businesses and Detroit's light rail project. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon (DY'-muhn) say his company is "a for-profit institution" and is investing in the city to make money.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are offering a peak at their strategy heading into this November's elections. Congressman Steve Israel says the party's polling and research indicates Democrats have an advantage with voters on economic issues. He candidates will focus on the economy and jobs, while portraying Republicans as beholden to corporate interests.