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Elizabeth and Nick Woodruff of Binghamton, New York, were sued for nearly $10,000 by the hospital where Nick's infected leg was amputated.

Sick and struggling to pay, 100 million people in the U.S. live with medical debt

The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients face gut-wrenching sacrifices.

Times Square billboard owners have donated ad space to make way for artworks about the pandemic such as the one above by illustrator Maira Kalman. Jean Cooney, director of Times Square Arts, says that in healthier times, many people come to Times Square "because they're seeking something — they feel that if they've come to Times Square then they've seen New York City ... they've seen America."

Messages Of Hope, Gratitude And Safety Replace Ads In Times Square

Well-known artists and designers are taking over billboards (donated gratis) to brighten the landscape in an emptier-than-usual Times Square. One work simply reads: "Hopefully no one will see this."

People in Antakya, Turkey, react after a new earthquake struck on Monday.

A new earthquake hits Turkey, as teams still respond to earlier catastrophic quake

Turkish authorities say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 5.8 tremor, struck the Antakya region around 8 p.m. local time Monday. The quake was also felt in Syria.

The number of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+ doubled in 12 years, new poll shows

In 2023, 7.6% of U.S. adults said they align themselves with the LGBTQ+ community, compared to 3.5% in 2012, the first year Gallup collected such metrics. That figure has grown every year since 2012.

Landfills produce a lot of methane, a heat-trapping gas that contributes to global warming. With scientists calling for cuts in methane emissions, there are challenges to curbing these emissions from landfills, starting with even quantifying them. Pictured here is Waste Management landfill in Livermore, Calif.

Your Trash Is Emitting Methane In The Landfill. Here's Why It Matters For The Climate

Landfills are among the nation's largest sources of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide. But accurately measuring methane is a major challenge to reducing it.

Ross Levinsohn is publisher and CEO of the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>.

Accusations Of 'Frat House' Behavior Trail 'LA Times' Publisher's Career

Los Angeles Times CEO and Publisher Ross Levinsohn has been a defendant in two sexual harassment lawsuits; female colleagues have repeatedly challenged his conduct in the workplace at various firms.

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SIMON/ GOLF: SCOTT SPEAKS WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BERING SEA ICE GOLF CLASSIC, ELLIOT STAPLES, ABOUT THE 6 HOLE GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT TAKES PLACE TODAY IN NOME, ALASKA.

[3] Simon/Ambrose

Scott talks with historian Stephen Ambrose of the Univ. of Wisconsin about the historical significance of the upcoming election. (6:00).

China kicks off Third Plenum amid economic challenges

China’s leaders are meeting in Beijing, and have a fresh chance to make some policy adjustments to perk up the economy.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May smiles during a press conference inside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. British Prime Minister Theresa May says if politicians reject her Brexit deal, it will set the country on "a path of deep and grave uncertainty." Defiant in the face of mounting criticism, May said Thursday she believed "with every fiber of my being" that the deal her government struck with the European Union was the right one. (Matt Dunham, Pool/AP)

International Roundtable: Brexit, Khashoggi And Saudi Arabia, APEC Summit

Our global roundtable returns, with the top news you need to know from around the world.

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