A Florida medical group shows how doctors can order Medicare-funded procedures from entities in which they have financial interests, despite a decades-old federal law seeking to ban most ‘self-referral.’
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Tens of millions of elderly and disabled Americans will see a small bump in their Social Security payments next year, another reflection of a sluggish economic recovery that has kept inflation low.
Canada’s Parliament building and other government offices in Ottawa were locked down after an armed attack in Ottawa left one soldier dead at the country’s main war memorial. A shooter was also killed and police were looking for other possible suspects.
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A suddenly expanded recall of air bags is turning into a new safety crisis for the auto industry and intensifying scrutiny of U.S. regulators’ ability to oversee auto makers and their suppliers.
Four former Blackwater USA security guards accused of the shooting deaths of 14 Iraqis in 2007 were found guilty—one of murder, and three others of voluntary manslaughter.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is revamping its whistleblower rules to make it easier—and potentially lucrative—for agents and employees to report misconduct within the agency, according to a federal law-enforcement official.
Academic fraud that went on for years within a University of North Carolina department frequented by athletes was carried out largely by two administrators, but thrived amid lax oversight and silence, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas is seeing fewer patients and bringing in lower revenue since an Ebola patient died there and two nurses contacted the virus.
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U.S. authorities will start monitoring travelers coming into the country from the three West African countries affected by the Ebola epidemic for symptoms.
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Unarmed teenager Michael Brown allegedly charged Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson moments before he was shot dead, according to a police account in a leaked copy of an official autopsy.
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A federal appeals court Wednesday cast doubt on the government’s post-Sept. 11 effort to prosecute foreign terrorism suspects by military commissions for offenses that aren’t conventional war crimes.
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Three U.S. agencies signed off on relaxed mortgage-lending rules, helping complete a long-stalled provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial law.
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President Barack Obama said he is “cautiously more optimistic” about the Ebola situation in the U.S. as health-care workers and others exposed to an infected patient show signs of recovery or are cleared of the disease.
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As details emerge on how the latest scare unfolded over the past two days, they echo other recent area Ebola scares, revealing how hospital readiness on the front lines has evolved—and how it is being tested.
An American man freed by North Korea after several months in detention has returned home to Ohio to a reunion with his family.
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Officials in a Northern California city have decided to return an armored military vehicle that their police department received from the federal government.
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With Republicans looking increasingly likely to take control of the Senate, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are already considering how they will operate in the chamber if the levers of power are reversed.
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A South Dakota Senate race that was seen as an easy pickup for Republicans has become surprisingly competitive, spurring both major parties to place last-minute advertising buys.
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Kurds in Iraq and Syria set aside long-held rivalries and took steps to unify their forces this week to battle Islamic State, gaining greater international legitimacy but magnifying fears in Turkey that a powerful enemy is on the rise.
Senate Democrats resumed ad buys in Kentucky supporting Alison Lundergan Grimes, signaling that party officials think she can beat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Georgians should be prepared to see a lot more political ads this winter as the governor and Senate races appear to be heading toward runoffs.
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U.S. regulators are preparing to offer more public guidance for banks that provide leveraged loans, after officials and financiers have tussled for months over acceptable practices.
William D. McCracken is obsessed with Manhattan’s cornerstones, the inscribed rocks that serve as birth certificates for buildings. Now, the cornerstone is going the way of the flying buttress.
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Ben Bradlee, who steered the Washington Post’s coverage of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, died Tuesday at 93.
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Oscar de la Renta, a renowned American fashion designer famed for his glamorous red-carpet gowns and smart suits for ladies who lunch, died Monday at the age of 82.
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The kimono, like silk, is woven into the history and identity of Japan.
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Nelson Bunker Hunt, a Texas oilman who once tried to corner the silver market with one of his brothers only to see the move end in financial disaster, has died. He was 88 years old.
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