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While Sean Deines and his wife, Rebekah, were traveling in Wyoming in 2020, Sean got very ill and was diagnosed with an aggressive leukemia. A huge air ambulance bill added to their stress.

The case of the $489,000 air ambulance ride

Diagnosed with aggressive leukemia while on a trip to Wyoming, a man thought his insurance would cover an air ambulance ride home to North Carolina. Instead, he got hit with an astronomical bill.

Cassandra Ciangherotti, Bernardo Velasco, Julio Torres, and Ana Fabrega star in the HBO series <em>Los Espookys.</em>

What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend watching and listening

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Jackass Forever, StraightioLab podcast, and True Blood.

Gretchen Carlson praises bill that ends forced arbitration in sexual assault cases

The former Fox news anchor says the bill's passage means that survivors of sexual assault in the workplace will no longer be silenced by a secretive arbitration practice.

Dozens of police, fire, and EMS personnel work on the scene of a shooting with multiple injuries at Oxford High School, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in Oxford Township, Mich.

Authorities: Student kills 3, wounds 8 at Michigan school

Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe identified the three students who were killed as a 16-year-old boy and two girls, ages 14 and 17.

A City Heights Business Association trash can stands next to a bus stop on Fairmount Ave, Feb. 16, 2022.

Trash cans, or the lack of them, cause a stir in City Heights

The City Heights Business Association has removed some of the trash cans it installed years ago, getting mixed reactions from business owners along University Avenue.

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump, including Navy veteran Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington.

Some experts say the military's new rules on extremism miss the mark

Some experts question the effectiveness of new policies aimed at rooting out white supremacy.

Dr. John Bradley, the director of infectious diseases at Rady Children’s Hospital, speaking at a news conference on Jan. 10, 2022, saying, like the rest of the country, the hospital is seeing a surge in children testing positive for COVID-19.

Rady Children's Hospital sees record pediatric COVID infections

Rady Children’s Hospital is seeing a record number of children testing positive for COVID-19. But most went to the hospital for a different reason.

Kimberly Johnson, of Buffalo, places her hand on a photo of the late Hayward Patterson, at makeshift memorial across the street from the scene of a mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market at Jefferson Avenue and Riley Street on Thursday, May 19, 2022 in Buffalo, NY. T

On 2nd anniversary of George Floyd's killing, Black Buffalo residents feel the weight

The shooting at a Tops grocery store, which authorities say was motivated by racist hate, brought into sharper focus the weight of being a target.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria touts the benefits of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill singed by President Joe Biden, Nov. 15, 2021.

Local leaders tout benefits of federal infrastructure bill

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said the money will help address some of San Diego's urgent needs.

Ukrainians in Lviv show support for the residents and defenders of Mariupol on Saturday. Ukraine rejected Russia's calls to surrender the strategic southern port city.

Ukrainian officials emphatically reject Russia's call to surrender besieged Mariupol

After weeks of bombarding the city, Russia offered the ultimatum on Sunday: If Mariupol surrenders, it will let civilians leave and humanitarian aid enter. Ukrainian officials refused.

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