In northern Syria, people already displaced by civil war are now suffering from the effects of this week's earthquake. But aid has been unable to reach them.
Read more ...ERs staffed by private equity firms aim to cut costs by hiring fewer doctors National News
Increasingly, private equity firms shape staffing decisions at hospital emergency rooms, research shows. One apparent effect: Hiring fewer doctors and more health care practitioners who earn far less.
Read more ...After Turkey's quake, some people left homeless say they haven't eaten in days National News
In a camp in Gaziantep and in makeshift settlements in the fields around it, survivors of Monday's quake say they do not have enough food, water, heating or basic amenities to keep themselves alive.
Read more ...Even a cemetery in France is affected by Putin's war National News
The largest Russian Orthodox cemetery outside Russia is in a suburb of Paris. This normally tranquil place has become a battleground between Russia and the West.
Read more ...Republicans say they won't cut Social Security. So why does it keep coming up? National News
Republicans committed publicly at the State of the Union not to cut Social Security or Medicare. But it remains the party's third rail amid talks over the debt ceiling.
Read more ...The U.S. needs more affordable housing – where to put it is a bigger battle National News
American suburbs mandated single-family homes generations ago, often to segregate areas by race and class. New laws allow more-affordable options like townhomes but construction so far has been slow.
Read more ...The IRS now says most state relief checks last year are not subject to federal taxes National News
A week after telling payment recipients to delay filing returns, the agency won't challenge the taxability of payments related to general welfare and disaster.
Read more ...Sen. John Fetterman is discharged from the hospital and will return to work Monday National News
Tests ruled out a stroke and found no evidence of a seizure. Fetterman went to the hospital after feeling lightheaded at a Senate Democratic retreat.
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