Medical Bills Can Shatter Lives. North Carolina May Act to ‘De-Weaponize’ That Debt.
RALEIGH, N.C. — When Erin Williams-Reavis faced a $3,500 surgery bill, the hospital offered to let her pay in $300 monthly installments. It was too much, said Williams-Reavis, 44, who lives in Greensboro, about an hour west of the state capital. Her hours as
Sobering Lessons in Untying the Knot of a Homeless Crisis
PORTLAND, Ore. — Michelle Farris never expected to become homeless, but here she was, sifting through garbage and towering piles of debris accumulated along a roadway on the outskirts of Northeast Portland. Farris, 51, has spent much of her adult life in Oregon, and
Medi-Cal Will Cover Doulas at More Than Twice California’s Initial Proposed Rate
California will cover doula services for low-income residents at more than twice the state’s initial proposed rate under a spending plan lawmakers passed last week.Some advocates welcomed the new benefit in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid health insurance program, as a step toward professionalizing this
Bondholder sues Sri Lanka in US court
In a lawsuit, the bondholder said the default is being 'orchestrated by officials at the highest levels of government'.
North Korea: Kim Jong Un convenes military meeting amid tensions
Kim meets military officials to review policy and confirm 'crucial and urgent tasks' to expand military capabilities.
US Senate reaches bipartisan deal on gun control
First major legislation on gun control in US for decades could be put to a vote by the end of the week.
Why has defending Brazil’s Amazon become so dangerous?
Murder of British journalist and Brazilian Indigneous expert exposes perils of environmental advocacy work.
Viewing the Color of Space
Attendees try on Oculus headsets and experience the space station using virtual reality prior to the screening of “The Color of Space”.
An Immunologist Fights Covid with Tweets and a Nasal Spray
In the United States and some other countries, the Covid-19 pandemic has entered a paradoxical stage in which the coronavirus has evolved into a highly contagious variant and sent cases soaring, but the public’s attitude has evolved toward indifference, deflating precautionary measures. Immunologists like
Jesuit priests killed by gunmen in church in northern Mexico
The Jesuit religious order in Mexico says two of its priests have been killed by gunmen inside a church in a remote mountainous area of northern Mexico
U.S. attorney general visits Kyiv as heavy fighting continues in Luhansk
Ukraine faces an increasingly grim fight in the Luhansk region, where Ukrainian officials warn that Russia is staging heavy military equipment.
Senate advances bipartisan gun violence bill in provisional vote
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday moved forward bipartisan gun legislation that negotiators had agreed upon only hours earlier following weeks of mediation.
Watch: Overdue book returned to British library after 53 years
An assistant working at a British library said she was stunned when a man returned a book that had been checked out in 1969.
AMC renews ‘Dark Winds’ for Season 2
AMC renewed its new series "Dark Winds" for a second season on Tuesday, after only two episodes have aired.
‘It’s terrible:’ Philadelphia mayor sorry for slain Filipino
A Philippine official says the mayor of Philadelphia expressed shock and sorrow to him over the killing of a Filipino lawyer shot in the city over the weekend
Who is Rusty Bowers? The conservative Republican has a history of bucking his party’s extremists
The Arizona Republican who delivered emotional testimony Tuesday about resisting efforts to overturn the 2020 election long has been known as a maverick, willing to buck the increasingly extreme elements of his party.