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Rural communities with struggling hospitals often turn to outside investors willing to take over their health care centers. Some are willing to sell the hospitals for next to nothing to companies that promise to keep them running.

Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies

Some rural hospitals are in such bad shape, they're selling for next to nothing. One company is snapping several distressed or closed hospitals in rural Tennessee, hoping to turn a profit.

Researchers in Germany used this glass partition and a handful of dog treats in an attempt to decipher what dogs do and don't understand about human intent.

Your Dog May Know If You've Done Something On Purpose, Or Just Screwed Up

An experiment involving dog treats suggests our canine pals may understand the difference when a human withholds a treat by accident and when they do so on purpose. But don't press your luck.

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano has won the Republican primary for governor in that state. He is pictured here speaking at a campaign rally at The Fuge on May 14, 2022 in Warminster, Pennsylvania.

A far-right election denier wins GOP governor primary in swing state of Pennsylvania

GOP voters in Pennsylvania picked state Sen. Doug Mastriano as their candidate for governor, according to the AP. Mastriano has touted far-right views and election lies, drawing Trump's endorsement.

Scammers usually rely on phone calls to try to con their victims.

Student loan scams are on the rise as the pause on payments is due to expire

Emmy Ross has a bunch of student debt, so when callers offered to help have the loans forgiven, she was immediately interested. The problem? They were scams.

The economics behind 'quiet quitting' — and what we should call it instead

Is "quiet quitting" about being lazy or setting healthy boundaries? Is it even real? We dig into the data and ask workers themselves about what it means to them.

Miles Hatfield at his Kentucky home, which he had to abandon after it was flooded by runoff from an old coal mine.

How big coal companies avoid cleaning up their messes

A Bloomberg News/NPR investigation found that large U.S. coal companies used bankruptcy and asset transfers to move old mines to shaky new owners, putting at risk federally mandated land reclamation.

Ottessa Moshfegh's new book, <em>Lapvona</em>, is her most gruesome and graphic work to date.

Ottessa Moshfegh's year of death and internet clout

The My Year of Rest and Relaxation author on feeling used, becoming an internet symbol for detachment, and how her new book has lightened her load of dead bodies.

Republican gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Brian Dahle poses in the rotunda of the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, June 9, 2022. Dahle finished second in California's primary on June 7, and knows it will be hard to defeat incumbent Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. He plans to focus on what he says are the problems people care about the most, including high gas prices and rising crime.

Newsom's opponent: I'm reasonable, not a 'crazy Republican'

Republican Brian Dahle faces an uphill battle to defeat California Gov. Gavin Newsom in November.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Biden hold a joint news conference in the White House Thursday.

Biden Says The U.S. Would Offer Aid To Cuba If He Had Assurances About The Regime

Cuba has seen recent demonstrations due to food shortages and high prices amid the pandemic.

A street vendor sells churros and elote at the Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park, March 3, 2022.

New street vendor law passes in San Diego, some operators worried about future

New rules are coming for street vendors in San Diego, but some street cart operators say they haven’t been able to provide their input on the plan.

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