7 takeaways from an investigation into financial aid at Texas hospitals
Most hospitals offer financial assistance to patients who struggle to afford their bills, often referred to as charity ... Read More
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Targeted in alleged terror plot, Hmong festival proceeds at Mall of America
MINNEAPOLIS — At times on Saturday, the Mall of America bumped with Hmong rap songs. During others, it rang with the jangle of hlab nyiaj, the traditional sash adorned with silver coins. For more than four hours, ...Read more
Torrential rains hit Orange County, send visitors scrambling for cover at Disneyland
LOS ANGELES — After the National Weather Service warned of strong Friday evening thunderstorms and heavy rain in the Inland Empire, Santa Ana Mountains, and Orange County, a brief, powerful storm hit Orange County, ...Read more
Bodies turned over to gang-fighting force in Haiti may be missing Salvadorans
The United Nations-authorized gang-fighting force in Haiti is grappling with the possibility that badly burned corpses it received from a humanitarian organization on Saturday afternoon could be that of four Salvadoran ...Read more
Saudi Arabia suggests Riyadh Airport may reopen on Sunday
Saudi Arabia’s main airport was gearing up to reopen as early as Sunday after operations had been disrupted by a spate of attacks by Houthi rebels.
King Khalid International Airport said in a post on X that Terminal 1 ...Read more
The police officer critically wounded in the West Philly shooting was released from the hospital after two weeks
The police officer who was critically wounded by a gunman in West Philadelphia was released from the hospital on Saturday, two weeks after the shooting that killed his partner.
Officer Hector Rodriguez III, who was shot ...Read more
Gary Heffern, San Diego punk-rock pioneer with outsized influence, has died at 72 in his native Finland
SAN DIEGO — Gary Heffern, who died last weekend at the age of 72 in his native Finland, had an outsized international impact as the lead singer and lyricist of the pioneering San Diego punk-rock band the Penetrators from...Read more
Mamdani casts ballot at NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art on first day of early voting
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani cast his ballot for the midterm elections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art early Saturday — the first day of early voting in the city.
With several boxes of Dunkin' in hand, the mayor ...Read more
AOC, Newsom, Jeffries swing through California to help Democrats in tight races
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Top Democratic and Republican leaders are sweeping through California as the Nov. 3 election approaches, evidence of the state’s pivotal role in deciding which party will control the U.S. House ...Read more
Prop. 37 offers $25 billion to California homebuyers to help with a down payment. Here's the catch
LOS ANGELES — Buying a home in California requires a colossal amount of money — and coming up with a 20% cash down payment of $180,000 for a median price home is a staggering hurdle for many would-be buyers.
That down...Read more
Trump rushes to put imprint on DC -- if lawsuits don't stop him
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s effect on the nation’s capital will last far longer than the results of any election — or his presidency — if he has his way.
Lawsuits over a growing number of projects are reaching ...Read more
Early voting begins across Michigan amid Senate campaign blitz
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Early in-person voting opened Saturday morning across the state amid intense campaigning for Michigan’s Nov. 3 midterm elections.
Michigan law requires municipalities to begin offering early...Read more
Trump proposes eliminating race, ethnicity questions from 2030 census, alarming health, civil rights advocates
CHICAGO — A Trump administration proposal to eliminate questions about race, ethnicity and sexual orientation from the U.S. census could hurt efforts to address inequities in Chicago and across the nation, health and ...Read more
Is the WA 'millionaires tax' really coming for public pensions?
SEATTLE — When you think about the mansion- and yacht-owning millionaire crowd, retired schoolteachers don't typically leap to mind.
Nevertheless, foes of Washington's new high-earner income tax are making a pitch to ...Read more
Bill Murray says constantly being asked for selfies by fans can be 'hard'
Bill Murray has admitted that constantly being asked for selfies while he's out and about can be "hard".
The 76-year-old actor has long been a favourite in Hollywood thanks to roles in movies such as Ghostbusters and ...Read more
Kristen Bell's kids have a 'fast food' diet when their dad's in charge
Kristen Bell's kids "just eat fast food" whenever she leaves them in the care of their dad Dax Shepard.
Being a Hollywood star, Kristen is often called away from home to promote her projects, such as the third season of ...Read more
Sam Fender praised by fans for stopping 'inflated' tour ticket prices
Sam Fender has hit out at the "inflated" ticket prices for his upcoming tour, insisting they cost a "lot more" than he had anticipated or wanted.
The 32-year-old singer announced earlier this week that he will be hitting ...Read more
Trump casts early in-person ballot after attacks on mail voting
President Donald Trump cast his ballot for the midterm elections in Palm Beach on Saturday, opting to vote early in his adopted home state of Florida.
At rallies ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3, Trump has been urging ...Read more
Salvadoran troops land in Haiti aboard Pentagon plane amid crisis over ambushed soldiers
Four planeloads of soldiers from El Salvador landed in Haiti on Friday, days after the Central American nation’s president angrily threatened Haitian gangs that ambushed a group of Salvadoran soldiers over the past ...Read more
Paris police use tear gas, water cannon to disperse protesters
Police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse crowds in Paris after tens of thousands of people marched largely peacefully on Saturday to protest the high cost of living and insufficient school funding.
The clashes...Read more
Ukraine says restrictions on Starlink speed have been lifted
Ukraine said limits on the speed of its SpaceX Starlink terminal connections had been lifted in overnight testing, a move that may ease the latest tensions between Kyiv and Washington.
“The Defense Ministry’s ...Read more
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