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Congress passed a measure to curb surprise medical bills as part of the pandemic stimulus deal.

Congress Acts To Spare Consumers From Costly Surprise Medical Bills

Congress has passed a long-debated measure to stop health care providers from billing patients for charges not covered by their insurance. Here's how the new protection works.

A Kupu Aina Corps work crew funded by CARES Act money uses chainsaws to clear invasive mangroves from the area around Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu.

Hawaii Reboots Depression-Era Conservation Corps Using Pandemic Assistance Funds

Hawaii is using some of its CARES Act money to create a version of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The state is now trying to spend the last of the funds before the deadline later this month.

NBA Play Resumes After Shortest Off-Season In League History

The new NBA season tips off on Tuesday. There won't be a protective bubble, and teams will travel from city to city. It comes amid record-setting surges of coronavirus deaths and cases.

An investigation by the inspector general for the U.S. Air Force showed Black service members are far more likely to be investigated or face disciplinary actions, among other disparities.

Air Force Investigation Finds Black Members Face Racial Disparity In Service

Two out of five Black Air Force members don't trust their chain of command to address racism, bias and unequal opportunities.

Congress Passes $900 Billion COVID-19 Relief Bill. Is It Enough?

The measure affects millions of Americans. Among other things, it extends additional unemployment benefits of $300 a week through early Spring. Many economists believe additional aid will be needed.

Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona, here in January, is President-elect Joe Biden's intended nominee for education secretary.

Biden Picks Connecticut Schools Chief Miguel Cardona As Education Secretary

Cardona is a former teacher and has spent much of the pandemic pushing to reopen schools. President-elect Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate him on Tuesday evening.

A droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I.

BioNTech CEO Says 'Highly Likely' Vaccine Is Effective Against U.K. Virus Variant

"Scientifically, it is highly likely that the immune response by this vaccine also can deal with the new virus variant," BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said Tuesday.

3 New Holiday Songs Tap Into The Cheer — And Despair — Of The Season

The holidays have never felt more ambivalent — a feeling captured by Phoebe Bridgers' "Christmas Song"; The Bird and the Bee's "You and I at Christmas Time"; and Nick Lowe's "Winter Wonderland."

The first shipment of COVID vaccines arriving at the UW Medical Center in Seattle on December 14, 2020.

Teachers, grocery workers, prison guards and oldest Americans may be next in line for COVID vaccine

The initial deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to Oregon, Washington state and Idaho are spoken for — at least well into next month. High-risk health care...

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, shown earlier this month, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster Tests Positive For The Coronavirus

The Republican governor's office said he is "experiencing mild symptoms with a cough and slight fatigue." McMaster's wife also contracted the virus but his office said she is asymptomatic.

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