money 1 out of every 4 Americans struggling to pay medical debt, new survey shows
Some lawmakers are determined to make healthcare more affordable after a recent survey found one in four Americans are struggling to pay off medical debt.
Some lawmakers are determined to make healthcare more affordable after a recent survey found one in four Americans are struggling to pay off medical debt.
At least nine people have died in the eastern United States, including eight in Kentucky, as powerful storms brought flooding and exceptionally powerful winds, downing trees and cutting power, local officials announced Sunday.More than 500,000 customers were without power Sunday from the South through New York state, according to monitoring website poweroutage.us.
Dozens of probationary employees at one agency were told one of the reasons they were being fired was for poor performance — even though they had "exceptional" reviews.
President Donald Trump’s approach to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine has left European allies and Ukrainian officials worried they are being largely sidelined by the new U.S. administration as Washington and Moscow plan direct negotiations. With the three-year war grinding on, Trump is sending Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz and special envoy Steve Witkoff to Saudi Arabia for talks with Russian counterparts, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to publicly discuss the upcoming diplomatic efforts and spoke on condition of anonymity.
At least 1,500 Russians came to the grave of Alexei Navalny in Moscow on Sunday, risking reprisals and braving freezing temperatures to pay their respects to the opposition leader on the first anniversary of his death in prison. In Berlin, Navalnaya thanked supporters braving the risk of reprisals to pay respect to her husband back in Russia.
The New York Democrat shared concerns about the Justice Department’s future.
The Archbishop of New York and 259 passengers were on a flight to Dublin when it diverted to rural Canada a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
“This is a matter of life and death.”
President Donald Trump will ask the Supreme Court to allow him to fire the head of a government ethics watchdog agency in the first appeal from his litigious second term to reach the nation’s highest court.
Hezbollah's chief said Sunday it was the government's responsibility to ensure the Israeli army withdraws from Lebanon by a looming ceasefire deadline, as Israel carried out air strikes in the country.NNA also reported on Sunday three Israeli air strikes in the eastern Bekaa Valley.
At least eight people died as a powerful storm swept through Kentucky, causing flooding that inundated roads and homes, Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday. Another person died in Georgia, an official there said.
At a rural village in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, unemployed 19-year-old Nozuko Majola is trying to figure out if she has enough money for the one-hour ride to collect her much-needed HIV medication, usually delivered to her home that can't be easily reached due to rough, untarred roads. Majola is one of millions of patients in South Africa affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s global foreign aid freeze, raising worries about HIV patients defaulting on treatment, infection rates going up and eventually a rise in deaths. In 2024, think tank Human Sciences Research Council released figures showing that Majola's province recorded the second-highest HIV prevalence in the country, at 16%, with at least 1,300 young people estimated to contract the disease every week.
The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to documents obtained Sunday that would mark the first appeal to the justices since President Donald Trump took office. The emergency appeal is the start of what probably will be a steady stream from lawyers for the Republican president and his administration seeking to undo lower court rulings that have slowed his second term agenda. The Justice Department's filing obtained by The Associated Press asks the conservative-majority court to lift a judge’s court order temporarily reinstating Hampton Dellinger as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel.
The State Department removed a statement on its website that it does not support Taiwan independence, among changes that the island's government praised.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz and special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff are planning to head to Saudi Arabia to initiate negotiations toward peace between Russia and Ukraine, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
Why do so many people follow wellness influencers, even if they don’t have many or any qualifications? It makes sense with the gaps in health care, doctors say.
The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, as an outbreak of a newer variant ravages poultry flocks, contributing to the sky high price of eggs.
History has taught us it’s possible for the economy to flourish and the stock market to rise despite emerging headwinds.
A state of emergency has been declared in Kentucky following heavy rainfall and flash flooding in the state over the weekend.
The French presidency said Sunday that European countries should do more for their collective security, ahead of a top-level meeting in Paris to address growing concerns over US efforts to end the Ukraine war.Key European leaders are to meet in Paris on Monday to discuss "the situation in Ukraine" and "security in Europe", according to the French presidency.
A tech insider speaks about Elon Musk’s playbook for DOGE.