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What the new medical debt-credit report rule could mean for patients, health industry

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's move could lead to providers seeking high payments before treatment, an economist warns. A health scholar says it could protect patients' financial futures.

Small fires are seen along a hillside burn the Brentwood section of Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Deadly wildfires surge in size in Southern California and force more evacuations

The Palisades fire has spread to more than 17,000 acres, while the Eaton fire now burns 10,600 acres, more than quintuple its size Wednesday morning. At least five people have died.

A Syrian woman who arrived at a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad shouts anti-Assad slogans at the arrival terminal of Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria on Tuesday.

First international commercial flight since Assad's ouster lands in Syria

The Qatar Airways flight landed at Damascus International Airport. Many passengers were Syrian nationals coming come for the first time in more than a decade.

A woman cries as the Palisades Fire advances in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

Photos: Thousands in Los Angeles evacuate as wind-fueled wildfires quickly worsen

More than 30,000 people in Los Angeles County have been ordered to evacuate as the Palisades Fire blazed through the Pacific Palisades community, fueled by intense Santa Ana winds.

A sign is set up ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to the Chuckwalla National Monument, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, to the Coachella Valley, Calif.

Dangerously high winds force Biden to cancel event announcing two new national monuments

Dangerously high winds have forced President Joe Biden to cancel a trip to the Eastern Coachella Valley to announce the creation of two new national monuments.

CalFire firefighters work to clean up the final hotspots of the Bunnie Fire in Ramona, Aug. 8, 2023.

Elevated fire risk through Thursday for San Diego County mountains and valleys

School districts in Ramona and Julian have canceled Wednesday classes.

A worker at Orfila Vineyards & Winery pouring a glass of wine at the winery's tasting room, June 5, 2024.

Rethinking drinking habits amid surgeon general’s warning on alcohol

As the Surgeon General calls for cancer warning labels on alcohol, health experts share tips for cutting back safely and the importance of awareness.

San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas spoke with San Diego press about the county’s plan for the end of Title 42 and the increase in refugees and migrants coming into the country and into San Diego County, May 10, 2023.

District 1 candidate calls for special election to fill seat

Vargas announced on Dec. 20 that she wouldn't serve a second term after winning re-election in November.

Journalist Brian Reed is shown in this undated photo.

Public Matters: Brian Reed on the future of journalism

Brian Reed was the host of the hit podcast, S-Town. Public Matters Reporter Amita Sharma spoke to Reed about how the podcast’s aftermath changed his views on journalism.

This undated photo, provided by the Las Vegas Police Department shows the Tesla Cybertruck involved in an explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas.

Man who exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas used ChatGPT in planning, police say

The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.

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