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Residents inspect houses damaged by Monday's earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.

The death toll from an earthquake in Indonesia surpasses 250

Indonesian authorities say the death toll from Monday's earthquake on Java has surpassed 250 as more bodies have been discovered under collapsed buildings.

When she was pregnant with her twins, Sara Walsh was diagnosed with a serious complication and had to pay thousands upfront before a specialist would see her.

She was pregnant and had to find $15,000 overnight to save her twins

Doctors rushed a pregnant woman to a surgeon who charged thousands upfront just to see her. The case reveals a gap in medical billing protections for those with rare, specialized conditions.

Rally 4 Reparations attendees listen to Dr. Kaba Kamene deliver his speech.

Photos: What do reparations mean to me?

Photographer Dee Dwyer talked to people at the Rally 4 Reparations in Washington, D.C. to hear what reparations mean to them.

With telehealth abortion, doctors have to learn to trust and empower patients

Getting abortion medication online is easier than ever thanks to regulatory changes. The practice is pushing the boundaries of the traditional doctor-patient relationship.

A giraffe calf born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on Jan. 17, 2022, on what would have been Betty White's 100th birthday.

San Diego Zoo welcomes new giraffe on Betty White's 100th birthday

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance did not immediately share the name, gender or other details about the baby giraffe.

Maya Horror Dinner Party

Saturday October 29th Coco Maya hosts Maya Horror Dinner Party 7:00pm-close. $500 costume contest, cocktails and music. RSVP encouraged at info@cocomayasd.com Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

People walk along Ocean Beach pier on a cloudy day, July 11, 2022.

Ocean Beach Pier could face full reconstruction in coming years

Ocean Beach may soon be torn down and fully rebuilt, at a cost of tens of millions of dollars.

In 2013, Grace E. Elliott spent a night in a hospital in Florida for a kidney infection that was treated with antibiotics. Eight years later, she got a large bill from the health system that bought the hospital. This bill was for an unrelated surgical procedure she didn't need and never received. It was a case of mistaken identity, she knew, but proving that wasn't easy.

The case of the two Grace Elliotts: a medical bill mystery

A health system charged a woman for a shoulder replacement she didn't need and hadn't received. She didn't receive the care, but she did receive the bill — and some medical records of a stranger.

Choreographer Polina Mitryashina, artist Victor Melamed, and jazz producer Evgenii Petrushanskiy, from left, in Tel Aviv on Nov. 2. All three are Russian artists who have recently fled Russia to live in Israel.

Russia's biggest talents flee to Israel, seeking freedom from Putin's repression

Russia is losing creative talent. Some of its biggest artists have immigrated to Israel this year to rebuild their careers and safely voice their conscience about the war in Ukraine.

Delegates from states that use the Colorado River met in Las Vegas to discuss the future of a water supply for 40 million people. Talks centered on the need for collaboration, but policymakers remain stuck in a standoff as they figure out where to make necessary cutbacks.

“It is going to take real cuts to everyone”: Leaders meet to decide the future of the Colorado River

The Colorado River is shrinking at the hands of climate change, and the people who decide its future are caught in a standoff over how to share its water. Putting them all in the same room, then, is bound to breed some tension.

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