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Dr. Eckart Rolshoven examines a patient at his clinic in Püttlingen, a small town in Germany's Saarland region. Although Germany has a largely private health care system, patients pay nothing out-of-pocket when they come to see him.

Lessons from Germany to help solve the U.S. medical debt crisis

What would a world without medical debt look like? In Germany's former coal-mining region medical debt is almost unknown, despite economic challenges and health problems. Here's why.

Jake Hueras lives in an apartment in North Park that is smaller and more expensive than his previous home, which he was forced to leave when the building was sold. May 9, 2022

Stratospheric home prices leave San Diegans looking at their options

San Diego’s perennial housing crunch gets a lot worse, as the median single family home price reaches $1 million.

Volunteers with the group Colectivo Todos Somos Erick Carrillo, many of whom are the relatives of missing people, discuss how they are going to search a large field for bodies, Tijuana, June 15, 2022.

Grim task: Parents in Mexico search for missing children, sometimes at mass grave sites

Loved ones, linked by agony, join forces to look for their missing relatives amid government inaction.

A police officer escorts a suspect in the area where Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and freelance British journalist Dom Phillips disappeared, in Amazonas state, Brazil, June 15, 2022.

A suspect confesses to killing pair missing in Amazon, police say

Police say they arrested a second suspect identified as a brother of the main suspect in the deaths of an Indigenous expert and British journalist.

Trevor Reed came back home, but Paul Whelan is still imprisoned in Russia

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with David Whelan about his feelings about the release of Trevor Reese, while his brother Paul remains in a Russian prison on espionage charges.

A wall in a "gun room" in Brian Downey's house held a range of powerful weapons, many of which were not registered, authorities say.

A Deputy Mayor Is Charged With Amassing 16 Assault Weapons And Fake FBI IDs

Airmont, N.Y., Deputy Mayor Brian Downey faces more than 30 state and federal charges. "Our community is without a doubt safer today than it was yesterday," the local district attorney says.

Pride-themed storytime events at the San Diego Public Library for July 2021 in this graphic released June 28, 2021.

San Diego Public Library To Host Series Of Pride-Themed Storytimes

Pride-themed storytimes, book discussions, make-at-home art projects and crafts will also be featured on the SDPL Pride Facebook page.

A worker pulls dry grapevines from a field in Fresno County on Oct. 13, 2021. He labored regular shifts in thick smoke the week before, he said, but was not provided with an N95 mask, moved indoors or offered any of the protections required by the state.

California failed to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke under Biden's new OSHA chief

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the nation’s worker health and safety efforts largely failed in his previous job to enforce protections for California outdoor workers exposed to toxic wildfire smoke. That’s according to an investigation by KQED and The California Newsroom.

With inflation still sky-high, the Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it would raise interest rates by 0.75%, the largest increase since the 1990s.

Who wins and who loses when the Fed hikes interest rates?

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will increase its benchmark interest rate by 0.75%, matching the largest increase in decades. Here's what that means for everyday Americans.

In 1993, the Lesbian Avengers organized the first Dyke March. Within a few years, its membership grew to more than 50 chapters nationwide.

Frustrated by society's erasure, the Lesbian Avengers fought back

They were secretaries, cab drivers, teachers and artists — brought together on a mission for lesbian visibility and political change.

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