If you’re expecting a baby in 2027, the way your pregnancy care is billed could look a little different. Beginning in January, new billing codes will replace the longstanding system that bundles most prenatal care and delivery services into a package. Instead, providers will be able to bill for individual services, creating a more itemized […]
A new Gallup study finds nearly one-third of Americans are feeling financially stressed, describing a daily struggle to keep up with all the bills, make financial trade-offs and stay in control of their money. The survey of more than 5,000 adults found that 32% of Americans fall into Gallup’s “financially stressed” category, while just 16% […]
A federal employee who filed a whistleblower complaint against the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency said his car’s brake lines were cut last year just hours after Musk publicly accused him of lying. The claim appears in a newly unsealed defamation lawsuit, filed on April 17, against the billionaire. The whistleblower, Dan Berulis, an […]
President Donald Trump sat down with the New York Post this week for an exclusive interview, talking about all things Israel and Iran. The headline of the piece focuses on recent reporting that when Trump spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu, he called the Israeli prime minister “f—— crazy.” But it wasn’t the headline that has since […]
Britain’s police watchdog is investigating the response to the murder of an 18-year-old college student who was handcuffed by police while lying dying from stab wounds. Henry Nowak, the victim, was stabbed multiple times during a confrontation in Southampton late last year. His killer, 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, falsely claimed that Nowak had racially abused him […]
The sun is high, the temperature is higher and a Texas cattle rancher along the U.S.-Mexico border is checking his cows. He owns hundreds, so checking them all can take time, and with a new threat, it takes longer. That new threat is screwworm flies, and the Department of Agriculture is warning ranchers to keep […]
Street clashes, a newly enacted nightly curfew, and conflicting federal and local claims over an alleged detainee hunger strike have placed a privately run immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, at the center of a widening legal and public safety crisis. Newark officials issued a warning on Tuesday that they would broaden their existing […]
The company behind some of the country’s largest local newspaper brands — including the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star and The Sacramento Bee — is in trouble. Revenue is down, pageviews have waned, and the company’s efforts to draw in new, repeat customers have failed. Can artificial intelligence save McClatchy Media? During a contentious, off-the-record […]
President Donald Trump will attend a newly rescheduled White House Correspondents’ dinner event months after an assassination attempt cut the previous one short. The new event will take place on July 24, the White House Correspondents’ Association announced on Tuesday. “We will not allow an act of violence to have the last word, especially during […]
Nobody wins any major election in the United States without some financial backing. The big-time battles for California governor and Los Angeles mayor have brought out a slew of names and mountains of cash. But do the votes always go where the money goes? Tuesday’s primary election day will help answer that question. While we […]
