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He visited the U.S. for his daughter's wedding — and left with a $42,000 medical bill

After emergency surgery, an American expatriate now carries the baggage of a five-figure bill. Costs for medical care in the U.S. can be two to three times the rates in other developed countries.

Outside groups take a first stab at a Supreme Court ethics code

The effort by the Project on Government Oversight and the Lawyers Defending American Democracy follows criticism aimed at the court for perceived ethical lapses and failures to deal with them.

Catastrophically injured auto accident survivors at the state Capitol, asking legislators to fix no fault law that's depriving them of care

Insurance expert: Auto insurance industry misleads consumers to hide failure of no-fault law

A new report says the auto insurance industry in Michigan is misleading people to try to convince them the state's 2019 auto no-fault law is working to reduce rates.

"A debt owed, not a handout." Detroit Reparations Task Force has its first public meeting

Some of the questions they’re expected to wrestle with are who might be eligible for reparations — and what compensation and distribution might look like.

The villainous Elesh Norn in all her porcelain splendor, as depicted by artist Magali Velleneuve.

'March of the Machine' early review: Mom invades Magic: The Gathering's multiverse

Villains that stretch back to Magic: The Gathering's earliest years battle its sprawling multiverse in 'March of the Machine.' NPR reviews the new set ahead of its prerelease.

Internal Revenue Service tax forms are seen on a table. Black married couples are dealing with higher penalties compared with white married couples, a new report indicates.

Black married couples face heavier tax penalties than white couples, a report says

The report is part of a growing body of research into whether institutions and policies reinforce preexisting racial disparities.

The U.S. government says in its affidavit that this photo shows Guy Reffitt rinsing his eyes outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, wearing a blue jacket over a tactical vest and a helmet with a camera.

1st trial of a U.S. Capitol riot defendant opens Monday in D.C.

The trial, at a courthouse just down the street from the site of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, is a milestone in the Capitol riot investigation.

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.

The U.S. will offer nearly 300,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine in the coming weeks

The Department of Health and Human Services will make 296,000 doses available in the coming weeks, and expects a total of 1.6 million doses to be available in the U.S. by the end of the year.

When you pull up to the pump, you're paying two taxes. One is a per-gallon motor fuel tax. The other is the state's 6% sales tax. Only the motor fuel tax revenue goes toward maintaining or building roads.

Recommendation: Change how Michigan taxes fuel at the pump

A policy research group recommends the State of Michigan eliminate the sales tax on fuel and fold it into the per gallon motor fuel tax so it's all is used to pay for roads.

Microscope images of urinary tract cells from mice that were not given a UTI (naive) and those that were susceptible to recurrent UTIs (sensitized). Cells are outlined in green and the DNA in each cell glows blue. The cells susceptible to recurrent UTIs are smaller.

Why do some people get UTIs over and over? A new report holds clues

A new study looks at how urinary tract infections can affect DNA. And down the road that could lead to new treatments for the millions who get UTIs.

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