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DocGo, a New York-based medical company, has partnered with Dollar General to test whether patients will use urgent and primary care from a van parked in the retail giant's parking lots.

A mobile clinic parked at a Dollar General? It says a lot about rural health care

Dollar General's primary care experiment could help solve rural America's care shortage. But it's getting a chilly reception in Tennessee.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks to the media at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Debt ceiling talks aren't going well. Here's where they stand

House Republicans insist there's a gulf between them and the White House on key areas on how to resolve the looming debt ceiling deadline.

Native American dancers participate in Pow Wow at the San Luis Rey Mission grounds in Oceanside, June 8, 2019.

California, tribal leaders announce new tourism initiative

It's funded by a $1 million federal grant aimed in part at tackling the pandemic's economic impact.

People wearing face masks are seen at an arrival lobby of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2022, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Japan plans to ease COVID-19 border controls in early September

Japan currently requires negative PCR test results within 72 hours of departure for all entrants.

Lateef Dowdell watches the sunrise from what remains of land once belonging to his uncle Gil Alexander, who was the last active Black farmer in the community of Nicodemus, Kan., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021.

Black farmers worry new approach on 'race neutral' lending leaves them in the shadows

White farmers' suits blocked a USDA program and led to a race-neutral approach.

Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 of its corporate and technology employees, <em>The New York Times</em> reported Monday.

It's the end of the boom times in tech, as layoffs keep mounting

Amazon began layoffs, reportedly affecting as many as 10,000 employees. That follows job cuts at Meta, Twitter, and Stripe, with CEOs citing economic uncertainty and a slowdown in online ad buying.

Dr. Bushra Sulieman (left) and Dr. Mohamed Eisa in February 2023 at a workshop in Khartoum. Sulieman was killed on April 25 in Khartoum. It's believed he was stabbed to death during a robbery attempt amid the turmoil of the conflict that has broken out in Sudan.

Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life

The violence in Sudan has claimed the life of a beloved Sudanese American doctor. One of his colleague's talks about Dr. Sulieman's legacy — and the devastating toll of the fighting in Khartoum.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on September 21, 2022 in New York City. Stocks dropped in the final hour of trading after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point in an attempt to continue to tame inflation.

Stock markets drop as Wall Street takes a gloomy view of the economy

The Dow dropped more than 450 points to close at the lowest level since November 2020.

American journalist Nate Thayer sits bandaged in a hotel room on Oct. 15, 1989, in Aranyaprathet, Thailand, after he was injured in a land mine explosion. Thayer survived several brushes with death over decades covering conflict in Southeast Asia and was the last Western journalist to interview Pol Pot. He was found dead at his home in Falmouth, Mass., on Tuesday.

Nate Thayer, rebel reporter who interviewed Pol Pot in the Cambodian jungle, has died

After tracking him for nearly a decade, Nate Thayer became the last Western correspondent to interview the murderous Khmer Rouge leader. Thayer died at his home in Falmouth, Mass., at age 62.

The end-of-year federal spending bill contains major changes to retirement savings in the U.S.

The federal spending bill will make it easier to save for retirement. Here's how

From emergency savings accounts to assistance for student loan borrowers, the new federal spending bill aims to make it easier to save for retirement.

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