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There are several ways older adults can get free rapid antigen tests, but Medicare will not reimburse them when they purchase them.

Seniors are at high risk of COVID, but Medicare doesn't pay for rapid tests

The laws governing Medicare don't provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, including rapid antigen tests. Here's how older adults can get free tests anyway.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the fall over the constitutionality of Harvard's affirmative action program.

The Supreme Court adds affirmative action to its potential hit list

With the court already having heard arguments this term on abortion and guns, this case marks yet another politically charged issue that threatens to uproot decades of legal doctrine.

A digital collage called "Everydays — The First Five Thousand Days" by the artist Beeple sold for almost $70 million by Christie's in an online auction Thursday.

Beeple JPG File Sells For $69 Million, Setting Crypto Art Record

The artwork, a digital collage called "Everydays — The First Five Thousand Days," signals a new milestone for the increasingly popular market for nonfungible tokens, or NFTs.

A 'we are hiring' sign in front of a store in Miami, Florida. Restaurants and other in-person business are looking to hire more workers as the U.S. jobless rate continues to fall.

Spring Letdown: Hiring Slows In April, Raising New Challenges For Economy

U.S. employers added 266,000 jobs last month, far fewer than analysts had expected. The unemployment rate rose to 6.1%.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announcing expanded free Wi-Fi access in San Diego at the City Heights Weingart Library, April 20, 2021.

Mayor Gloria Reconsiders Library Hour Reduction After Budget Committee Hearing

Following a San Diego City Council Budget Review Committee hearing on the library budget Thursday, Mayor Todd Gloria said he will attempt to maintain library service hours — a reversal from his original proposed budget.

A client walks out of San Diego County's unemployment office in this undated photo.

San Diego Unemployment Drops To 9% In September, Region Gains 11,700 Jobs

San Diego's unemployment rate declined to 9% in September, a half-percent drop from the previous month, according to figures by the state Employment Development Department.

San Diego Marks 99th Anniversary Of Women Getting Right To Vote With March, Rally

Women dressed in white will be leading a march and rally in Balboa Park Tuesday. It’s the kick-off to a yearlong 100th-anniversary celebration of American women winning the right to vote.

SDG&E Says There’s a 100% Chance It’ll Start or Contribute to a Major Wildfire

In an astonishing series of regulatory filings, SDG&E said it is almost certain to cause or contribute to a catastrophic fire sometime in the next 20 years.

The infectious and contagious rabies virus, shown here in a colorized micrograph, can be transmitted to humans through the bite or saliva of an infected animal. Thanks to protective vaccination of pets, rabies was eliminated from the U.S. dog population in 2007, though a bite from infected bats, skunks and raccoons can still transmit the virus.

The U.S. Bans Importing Dogs From 113 Countries After Rise In False Rabies Records

A surge in pet adoptions has increased demand for dogs imported from around the world. Most are fine, but federal officials turned up 450 dogs in 2020 with false records — 50% more than in 2019.

Eighth-graders Braeden Collett (left), Bo Porter, Brennan Williams and Dominique Jannat explored the "various things that get done behind the scenes" to make their campus run smoothly in their winning podcast "Whodunnit?"

The Best Student Podcasts: An 8th-Grade Homage To A School's Unsung Heroes

When these Kentucky students needed a subject for their podcast, they looked to the bright blue office around the corner, where their school's buildings and grounds team is based.

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