i i The federal government unveiled data Tuesday detailing 4.4 million payments made to doctors and teaching hospitals by pharmaceutical and medical device companies. The launch of the so-called Open Payments website, mandated under a provision of the Affordable Care Act, was far from glitch-free: Some users encountered long delays and sometimes error messages trying […]
i i The federal government unveiled data Tuesday detailing 4.4 million payments made to doctors and teaching hospitals by pharmaceutical and medical device companies. The launch of the so-called Open Payments website, mandated under a provision of the Affordable Care Act, was far from glitch-free: Some users encountered long delays and sometimes error messages trying
i i University of Illinois student Stanley Dayan (from left) and Chabad Jewish Center employees Mordy Kurtz and Yosef Peysin work at the center’s kosher food stand in 2013 at the university’s State Farm Center basketball arena in Champaign, Ill. David Mercer/AP hide caption itoggle caption David Mercer/AP University of Illinois student Stanley Dayan (from
i i Pro-democracy activists, sleep, rest and walk on a street near the government headquarters, on Tuesday in Hong Kong. Students and activists, many of whom have been camped out since late Friday, spent a peaceful night singing as they blocked streets in Hong Kong in an unprecedented show of civil disobedience to push demands
i i Security personnel guard the entrance of a road leading to a trail on Mt. Ontake in Nagano prefecture Tuesday, three days after volcano Ontake erupted in central Japan. Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images Security personnel guard the entrance of a road leading to a trail on Mt. Ontake
i i Archaeologists inspect a female figurine inside a recently discovered, fourth-century B.C. tomb, in the town of Amphipolis, northern Greece on Sept. 7. The occupant of the tomb is unknown, but there’s speculation that it could be someone who was closely linked to Alexander the Great. Greek Culture Ministry/AP hide caption itoggle caption Greek
i i Then-incumbent Rep. Frank Guinta, R-N.H., and then-Democratic challenger Carol Shea-Porter debate during a Sept. 2012 forum at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Guinta, who lost to Shea-Porter in 2012, is running for his old seat in 2014. David Lane/AP hide caption itoggle caption David Lane/AP Then-incumbent Rep. Frank Guinta, R-N.H., and then-Democratic
Banks are reaping bigger fees whenever customers overdraw their checking accounts or use ATMs that are not affiliated with their lender, a new survey shows. The average fee for using an out-of-network ATM climbed 5 percent over the past year to a new high of $4.35 per transaction, according to a survey released Monday by
i i Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, speaks at the UN General Assembly in New York City Saturday. Addressing the question of peace talks with Pakistan, Modi said they must happen “without the shadow of terrorism.” John Angelillo/UPI /Landov hide caption itoggle caption John Angelillo/UPI /Landov Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, speaks at
i i That Friday, I was dizzy and sick to my stomach with what felt like food poisoning, only sometimes my chest throbbed. I declined my husband’s offer of a ride to the emergency room because I had to prepare for a crucial school meeting on Monday. Our six-year-old son, a gifted child with a
A Ferguson, Mo., police officer was shot while on patrol Saturday evening, according to St. Louis police amid continuing protests over the August police shooting of an unarmed black teenager. The officer was shot in the arm at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday and was taken to an area hospital. Police say the officer, a woman,
Police in Ferguson will no longer be allowed to wear bracelets in support of Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. The shooting in August unleashed days of unrest on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri. In a letter released on Friday, the Justice Department says Ferguson Police