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A $41,212 Surgery Bill Compounded A Patient's Appendicitis Pain
A young man averted disaster after a friend took him to the nearest hospital just before his appendix burst. But more than a year later, he's still facing a huge bill for his out-of-network surgery....
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Scientists Find Imperfections In 'Minibrains' That Raise Questions For Research
Brain organoids grown in the lab look a lot like developing human brains. But a new study finds some important differences that could affect how scientists use them. (Image credit: Muotri Lab/UCSD)
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Worried About Catching The New Coronavirus? In The U.S., Flu Is A Bigger Threat
At least 8,000 people have died from the flu in the U.S. this season. The good news: Easy steps you can take now to protect against the flu may also help you steer clear of the new coronavirus. (Image...
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In Battle For Europe's Phones, U.S. Suffers Setback, Huawei Notches A Win
In U.S. national security, one foreign company sets off alarm bells like no other: Huawei, the telecom giant. The Chinese firm just received a green light to help build Britain's 5G cellular network....
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U.S. Has Deployed New, Small Nukes On Submarine, According To Group
The U.S. has reportedly begun patrols with the low-yield weapons, which it says are needed to counter Russia. Critics worry they increase the risk of nuclear war. (Image credit: Petty Officer 1st...
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Interior Department Grounds All Of Its Drones, Citing Cybersecurity, Other...
The move is a turnabout for Chinese firms such as drone giant DJI — which made special "government edition" drones that the Interior Department approved last summer. (Image credit: Department of...
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Alabama To Move Most Inmates From Notoriously Crowded, Violent Holman Prison
The state's Department of Corrections said it is largely decommissioning the facility. Federal officials have condemned Alabama's prison system as understaffed, overcrowded and outright "cruel."...
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'American Dirt' Publisher Cancels Author Tour After Threats
Flatiron Books, publisher of the controversial new novel, has cancelled the remainder of author Jeanine Cummins' book tour after what it called "specific threats" to both the author and booksellers....
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'Black Wave' Author Chronicles Cultural, Religious Upheaval In The Middle East
Kim Ghattas grew up in Lebanon during the civil war and covered the Mideast for the BBC for 20 years. She says events in the region in 1979 set off waves of extremism and violence that continue today.
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Opinion: Trump's Fundamentally Flawed 'Vision' For Mideast Peace
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro warns of "severe ramifications" from the plan. The major problems, he writes, "result from having talked to only one side in the conflict — Israel."...
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WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency
"The main reason for the declaration is not because of what is happening in China but because of what is happening in other countries," said World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus....
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FICO Is About To Change Credit Scores. Here's Why It Matters
The firm says 40 million Americans' scores will drop by more than 20 points, and a similar number will rise. (Image credit: courtneyk/Getty Images)
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House Votes 'No War Against Iran,' In Rebuke To Trump
Lawmakers passed two bills seeking to limit the president's ability to take military action without the prior approval of lawmakers. The White House has signaled that Trump would veto the legislation....
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Academy of American Poets Receives $4.5 Million Grant
The grant, thought to be the largest-ever from a philanthropic institution for poetry, will enable the academy to fund its Poets Laureate Fellowship program for the next three years.
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