Sniffles? Cancer? Under Medicare Plan, Payments for Office Visits Would Be Same for Both
The Trump administration hopes to cut red tape by establishing a single Medicare rate for office visits. But the change could reduce payments for the sickest patients, doctors warn.
It’s Not Just the Tampon Tax: Why Periods Are Political
More people than ever are discussing periods in public, including a push for “menstrual equity” and an end to tampon taxes. We explain.
Trader Joe’s Employee Killed During Hostage Standoff in Los Angeles
Dozens of hostages were freed after a gunman evading the police barricaded himself in the store in the Silver Lake neighborhood.
Jonathan Gold, Food Critic Who Celebrated L.A.’s Cornucopia, Dies at 57
A gourmand who explored Los Angeles’s immigrant communities, taco carts and chic restaurants, Mr. Gold won renown in the culinary world and a Pulitzer Prize for criticism.
Pence Renews White House Embrace for Georgia’s Insurgent Running for Governor
At a rally, Vice President Mike Pence urged Republicans to vote for Brian Kemp in a runoff on Tuesday. Mr. Kemp has said he would be a “politically incorrect” governor, worrying some Republicans.
Nine of Her Family Members on a Missouri Duck Boat Died. Somehow, She Survived.
Among the dead were Tia Coleman’s three children. “If they don’t make it, Lord,” she recalled praying on the boat, “take me too.”
Florida Sheriff Cites ‘Stand Your Ground’ in Not Arresting Shooter in Parking Lot Killing
The Pinellas County sheriff said his office would not charge Michael Drejka, who fatally shot another man, Markeis McGlockton, during a dispute about a parking space.
Dan Coats Denies Criticism of Trump Over Putin White House Visit
Mr. Coats, the nation’s top intelligence chief, said his “admittedly awkward” reaction to President Trump’s invitation was not intended to be critical.
Justice Dept. Releases Secret Carter Page Surveillance Documents at Center of Partisan Clash
The release offered a rare glimpse of national security wiretap files and raised echoes of a fight in February over the Russia inquiry between Republicans and Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee.
After Trump’s Fed Comments, Mnuchin Tries to Do Damage Control at G-20
Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, said that the administration would not interfere with the decisions of the Federal Reserve or move to manipulate the value of the dollar.
Christopher Cantwell, White Nationalist in Vice Video, Is Barred From Virginia
Mr. Cantwell pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and battery relating to his use of pepper spray at last year’s protests in Charlottesville, Va., prosecutors said.
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