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The Debate Over Selling Insurance Across State Lines

A key principle of the Republican health care plan is that individuals should be allowed to buy health insurance from companies licensed in any state. Critics say this would erode consumer protections and not save money.

Healthy Oakland physician assistant George Pearson listens to Darren Thurmond's breathing after Thurmond is released from San Quentin State Prison earlier in the day. Thurmond will go to Healthy Oakland for all of his primary care.

Calif. Medicaid Expansion: A Lifeline For Ex-Convicts

At least half a million people are expected to get health care benefits in an expansion of California's Medicaid program, including many former prison inmates. Many ex-offenders will now be covered for care, including mental health and substance abuse — problems that, when left untreated, can lead them right back behind bars.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks before a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 16, 2023.

U.S.-China divide looms as Asia security summit begins in Singapore

China has refused to let its defense minister meet formally with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. However, the two defense chiefs did briefly exchange words and shook hands before Friday's dinner.

The last train ran the High Line in 1980, carrying three carloads of frozen turkeys. By 2003, the elevated tracks were covered with knee-high grass, wildflowers and rust.

The Inside Track On New York City's High Line

A decade ago, residents thought an old rail line above the city was an eyesore and wanted it torn down. Today, it's one of Manhattan's most popular public spaces. A new book gives the inside story of how Joshua David and Robert Hammond saved the abandoned track.

Travelers cross the main concourse of New York's Grand Central Terminal in January. The terminal marks its 100th anniversary on Feb. 2.

A Historic Arrival: New York's Grand Central Turns 100

Born from a deadly underground train crash, Manhattan's historic transit hub is credited with inventing the ramp and bringing electricity to both train tracks and terminal. Author Sam Roberts marks its centennial in Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America.

Rupert Murdoch, 92, is stepping down as chair of his global media empire, which includes Fox News and <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>.

Fox founder Rupert Murdoch steps down from his media empire, handing it to his son

Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chair of his media empire, which includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post. He is handing the reins to his son Lachlan.

Books by Japanese scholar Chizuko Ueno at a bookstore in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. "Misogyny" and "Starting from the Limit" are at the center.

As China censors homegrown feminism, a feminist scholar from Japan is a bestseller

A 75-year-old Japanese feminist scholar who's not married and does not have children is an unlikely celebrity on China's tightly censored internet.

A judge's ruling that Donald Trump committed fraud as he built his real-estate empire could strip the former president of his authority to make major decisions about the future of his marquee properties in New York.

Trump's N.Y. business empire is 'greatly at risk' from judge's fraud ruling

Legal and business experts say the ruling in New York state threatens assets such as Trump Tower and also empowers state Attorney General Letitia James, one of Donald Trump's main legal critics.

In this image made from video from Judge Scott McAfee's virtual Zoom hearing, Scott Graham Hall, left, stands with his attorney Jeff Weiner, right, in Superior Court of Fulton County before Judge McAfee on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Atlanta.

First Trump co-defendant pleads guilty in the Georgia election interference case

A bail bondsman charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others in the Georgia election case pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, becoming the first defendant to accept a plea deal.

Award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau authored the book for The Temptations musical, <em>Ain't Too Proud</em>, that tells the origin story of the iconic quintet discovered in her hometown of Detroit.

'Ain't Too Proud' Playwright Dominique Morisseau Tackles The Temptations Origin Story

Award-winning Detroit native Morisseau authored a new musical that goes behind the scenes of the Motown quintet's signature smooth tunes, as told through the eyes of founding member, Otis Williams.

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