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Rep. Tom Price, nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary, faced questions about his investments in health care companies during a confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

A Roundup Of The Controversies Over Rep. Tom Price's Investments

The nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services traded in health care stocks while pressing legislation that may have helped the companies he invested in.

SANDAG Expects Thousands To Take Part In 'Bike To Work Day'

The San Diego Association of Governments is encouraging people across the county to commute by bike for one day to highlight the benefits of biking.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (from left), IOC President Thomas Bach and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo raise hands Tuesday in Lausanne, Switzerland, after the IOC voted the cities can work out a deal to host the 2024 and 2028 Olympics.

IOC Expects To Award Paris And Los Angeles 2024 And 2028 Olympics

Paris and Los Angeles are the only remaining contestants for 2024 after four other cities dropped out. The committee's decision means the 2024 loser can avoid mounting an arduous new bid for 2028.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., (left) and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas (right). They are three of the 13 senators in the health care working group.

Analysis: GOP Health Bill Could Cost California $114B

California's state budget could take a $30 billion annual hit if health care legislation proposed by U.S. Senate Republicans is passed, state officials said Wednesday.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks to the media after arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court to decide Arizona's controversial immigration legislation in 2012.

Meet Donald Trump's Potential Vice Presidents In 100 Words

Trump has run a highly unpredictable GOP campaign, and his vice presidential choice is likely to be the same. Here are some of his top prospects.

Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, talks to people about immigration at a town hall meeting at the Sherman Heights Community Center, July 10, 2017.

Growing Deportation Fears Prompt Congressman Juan Vargas To Hold Town Hall

Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, invited his constituents and a panel of immigration experts to come together on Monday night to talk about immigrant rights.

Patrick Quade launched iwaspoisoned.com after he visited a deli and later became ill. Today, his site contains more than 75,000 food-borne sickness reports from 90 countries and 46 U.S. states.

'I Was Poisoned': Can Crowdsourcing Food Illnesses Help Stop Outbreaks?

People can use the website to report restaurants, symptoms and whether they notified health department officials. But there are potential downsides — like mistaken culprits and malicious accusations.

A photo provided by the Michigan Attorney General's office shows Dr. Larry Nassar, who treated female gymnasts and is accused by many of molesting them. He has agreed to plead guilty to child pornography charges on Tuesday.

Doctor Accused Of Molesting U.S. Gymnasts To Plead Guilty To Other Charges

The former Olympic team doctor's deal to admit guilt on three counts of child pornography may mean he won't face abuse charges. He could get up to 20 years in prison on each pornography count.

Immigrants arrive at Ellis Island in Upper New York Bay around 1900. In 1924, the U.S. would restrict immigration based on national origin. Forty years after that, it eliminated those restrictions.

President Trump's Idea Of Good And Bad Immigrant Countries Has A Historical Precedent

In part, Trump's recent vulgar slur appeared to be favoring the revival of a discriminatory immigration policy abolished by the U.S. Congress more than 50 years ago.

Peter Saltonstall, president of the National Organization of Rare Disorders, speaks at a rally Tuesday in support of tax credits for companies that develop drugs for rare diseases.

Advocates For Patients With Rare Diseases Defend Tax Credits For Orphan Drugs

The Republican tax plan could reduce or eliminate federal tax credits that reward companies for developing drugs to treat rare diseases. People who benefit from the medicines have objected.

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