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A doctor wearing a white lab coat uses a stethoscope to check the heart beat of an elderly patient wearing a grey polo shirt and blue jeans. There are anatomical charts hanging on the wall in the background.

This California ballot measure promises money for health care. Its critics warn it could backfire

Proposition 35 would dedicate tax revenue to pay doctors more if they see low-income patients with Medi-Cal insurance. Its critics worry the plan could run afoul of the federal government.

As interest rates have dropped, refinancing could make sense, or not. Here’s what to know before you decide.

Mortgage rates have dropped. Should you refinance your home?

Interested in seeing if you can save money on your mortgage? Here’s what to know about refinancing – and how to think about timing.

A member of a Nepal government-funded team uses a spade to remove frozen trash on Mount Everest in Nepal in 2021. In the seven decades since Mount Everest was first conquered, thousands of climbers have scaled the peak, and many have left behind more than just their footprints.

Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage. The cleanup will take years

A Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 11 tons of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton during this year's climbing season. It's estimated that 40 to 50 tons remain.

Debra Ragoonanan, a nursing assistant, says she has endured PTSD after COVID 2020 killed dozens at the Massachusetts veterans facility where she still works. The state agreed to a $56 million settlement for veterans and their families, but caretakers have gotten little assistance.

Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help

Nursing aides feel abandoned as they grapple with mental and physical troubles that stem from their work during the COVID outbreak.

A Burmese python is held during a safe capture demonstration at a media event for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge on June 16, 2022, in Miami.

Here’s why snake hunters from across the U.S. are wading into the Florida Everglades

The annual Florida Python Challenge invites participants to catch and kill invasive Burmese pythons, which feed on the state's native animal population.

The Boston Red Sox's Danny Jansen celebrates after hitting an RBI single during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park, on Aug. 14 in Boston.

Danny Jansen makes MLB history by playing on both teams in the same game

The Toronto Blue Jays-turned-Red Sox player is due to make Major League Baseball history on Monday when the two teams finish a June game interrupted by rain.

Hurricane Helene dropped more than 2 feet of rain on Spruce Pine, N.C. The town is home to one of the world's only sources of high-purity quartz, which is used to manufacture silicon chips and solar panels.

A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt the tech industry

Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It's an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

"I love cooking for people I love," Ina Garten says. "And the cooking is just the medium; the thing that I care about is the connection."

Ina Garten shares her secret for a great dinner party: 6 people and a round table

"I like when everybody's knees are almost touching and it feels very intimate," the Barefoot Contessa host says. Garten's new memoir is Be Ready When the Luck Happens.

San Francisco police officers keep an eye on city workers as they sweep unsanctioned tents and belongings from a street in the Tenderloin.

San Francisco ramps up policing of homeless camps, with the Supreme Court's blessing

There are fewer tents on San Francisco sidewalks. The city has ramped up enforcement of anti-camping laws, and police are playing a bigger role.

A helicopter involved in Nixon Fire containment efforts is seen on July 30, 2024 in Aguanga, Calif.

Nixon Fire is 82% contained at 5,222 acres

Full containment was expected by Wednesday, the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department announced.

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