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The idea that sentences can end with a preposition has become a point of contention in the replies to a tongue-in-cheek social media post from dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster.

Merriam-Webster says you can end a sentence with a preposition. The internet goes off

The dictionary publisher's guidance on the practice has people riled up. Grammarians say the made-up rule is one big waste of time. Not everyone is ready to let it go.

A stranger jumped into action when a 92-year-old started to get dragged by a car

When Ben Gomes got a call saying his mother was badly injured, he feared the worst. But when he arrived at the hospital, he learned how a stranger's quick thinking had saved her.

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker speaks on the steps of the state judicial building on April 5, 2006, in Montgomery, Ala.

Alabama justice's ties with far-right Christian movement raise concern

In the days after Alabama's Supreme Court deemed frozen embryos to be "extrauterine children," the chief justice's ties to a movement that experts call "Christian extremist" have come to light.

The $81,739.40 bill for her mother's air-ambulance ride arrived less than two weeks after she died, Alicia Wieberg said.

Her air-ambulance ride wasn't covered by Medicare. It will cost her family $81,739

A frugal Tennessee resident opted out of Medicare Part B, which carries $175 monthly premiums. Now her heirs face a huge bill for an air-ambulance ride.

The unexpected links between climate change, student debt and lower lifetime earnings

Floods, wildfires and hurricanes can have long-term financial consequences for college-age people. As climate change makes disasters more common, more and more students are struggling.

Pictured above is Reo Vista Healthcare Center, October 19, 2022.

California regulators often keep details about nursing home sexual abuse from the public

The California Department of Health bills its complaint website as a resource for people as they search for a safe nursing home. But KPBS found omissions and errors when it comes to documenting sexual abuse cases.

The $1 billion donation from Dr. Ruth Gottesman to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine is one of the largest ever charitable gifts to an educational institution in the United States.

Tuition will be free at a New York City medical school thanks to a $1 billion gift

Ruth Gottesman is a professor emerita of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. Gottesman's late husband, David, left the money to her upon his death.

Pedestrians outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan on January 01, 2023.

Pedestrian deaths fell modestly last year, but there's still a safety 'crisis'

The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roads declined by 4% in the first half of last year, according to preliminary estimates. But pedestrian fatality numbers are still far above their 2019 levels.

The entrance to the U.S. Small Business Administration's Business Recovery Center inside the Southwestern College Higher Education Center in National City, Feb. 26, 2024.

SBA opens Recovery Center to help businesses affected by flooding

The center is intended to help those working to recover from January's devastating floods.

President Biden boards Air Force One on Feb. 26 after a quick trip to New York for a campaign event.

Biden says there could be a cease-fire in Gaza by Monday. Talks are still ongoing

Negotiators have been trying to reach a deal on a temporary cease-fire to to move hostages held in Gaza out of the territory. President Biden says he's optimistic the cease-fire could begin in a week.

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