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It wasn't easy in early March to get a test in the U.S. confirming you had the coronavirus — scarce availability of tests meant patients had to meet strict criteria linked to a narrow set of symptoms and particular travel history.

Early Coronavirus Testing Restrictions Led To Some Big ER Bills

People with COVID-19 symptoms in March and April were often billed for expensive scans and bloodwork because they didn't qualify back then for a confirmatory coronavirus test. Some are crying foul.

Prosecutors charged Johnny Bobbitt (from left), Katelyn McClure and Mark D'Amico with second degree theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception on Thursday for fabricating a feel-good story to launch a fundraising campaign that drew more than $400,000 in donations.

New Jersey Couple's GoFundMe Campaign To Help Homeless Man 'Was Predicated On A Lie'

Katelyn McClure, Mark D'Amico and Johnny Bobbitt Jr. were charged with second degree theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception on Thursday. They could get 10 years in prison.

Ashley Robinson, 37, is a clinical supervisor in the emergency room at New Orleans East Hospital.

Dear Class Of 2020: Graduation Messages From Frontline Workers

NPR asked essential workers — who normally would not be asked speak at a commencement ceremony — to offer insight forged by the simple act of showing up every day and doing what needs to be done.

This Thanksgiving season, thousands of cooks across the country will reach out to food help lines. One such service, the Butterball Turkey Talk Line, has 50 experts on call from early November through Christmas.

Confusion In The Kitchen? Thanksgiving Help Lines Are Just A Call Away

Expert-staffed hotlines by companies including Butterball, Ocean Spray and Betty Crocker help thousands of home cooks each holiday season.

Playwright Mark Medoff author of Children of a Lesser God, in New York in April 2004.

Tony Award-Winning Playwright Mark Medoff Dies At Age 79

Medoff is best known for Children of a Lesser God, a play about a young deaf woman's romance with her speech teacher.

An outdoor thermometer shows the temperature well over 100 degrees at Cowles Mountain on June 10, 2019.

Hot Weather Expected, Thunderstorms Possible in San Diego County

High temperatures Monday are expected to reach 84 near the coast and inland, 88 in the western valleys, 95 near the foothills, 95 in the mountains and 111 in the deserts.

Deah Barakat, his wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, were killed in February of 2015.

N.C. Man Pleads Guilty To Killing 3 Muslim College Students; Video Is Played In Court

Prosecutors played a cellphone video from the night of the killings. Two of the victims were a married couple, hoping to work in dentistry; the third was attending N.C. State.

Michael Arceneaux's previous book, <em>I Can't Date Jesus,</em> centered on his experiences growing up black, gay and Catholic in Texas.

Saddled With Student Loans, Bestselling Author Worries, 'I Don't Want To Die Poor'

Michael Arceneaux graduated from Howard University in 2007 with more than $100,000 of private student loan debt. He reflects on how that debt has shaped his life in a new book of essays.

Donald Trump and father Fred Trump attend the opening of Wollman skating rink in New York City's Central Park in 1987.

Trump's Niece Describes A Toxic Family Dynamic Where Kindness Was Weakness

Mary Trump was devastated when her uncle was elected president. Her book, Too Much and Never Enough, describes Donald Trump as a "belligerent" youth who hasn't changed since he was a teen.

Storm clouds over Ocean Beach, November 19, 2019.

First Storms Of The Season Bring Rain, Snow To San Diego County

More rain and snow are expected Wednesday in San Diego County as the first rain storms of the season linger over Southern California.

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