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Ski buff Sarah Witter will get $6,358 back from her hospital and insurer after a review of her bill following the NPR-Kaiser Health News story about her case.

The term is a reference to two particular mutations in SARS-CoV-2. But the variant in India could carry additional mutations.

Mask-wearing hit an all-time high, but other COVID-19 precautions are less common now than last spring, a survey finds. Experts worry we're ill-prepared for the spread of more infectious new variants.

Republican Gov. Jim Justice says his plan to cut income taxes will entice throngs of people to move to West Virginia and maybe attract the next major amusement park. Critics say the plan is naive.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Robert Costa of The Washington Post about Stefan Halper, the FBI informant and Cambridge University professor who met with several advisers to the Trump campaign in 2016.

Idaho Power plans to stop using coal power plants. The news comes as a U.S. energy agency says renewable sources produced a record amount of electricity in 2018.

Throughout the U.S., subsidies are available to reduce the price of 2019 policies sold on state and federal insurance exchanges. But promotion of the insurance is varying widely from state to state.

Secrecy was the strategy for Iowa Democrats when it came to planning the caucus process. Experts say now that decision compounded an environment ripe for manipulation.

Idaho, Ohio and North Dakota at least have told nonessential businesses they may be OK to reopen May 1. Their optimism echoes the line coming from the White House — but others fear it's too soon.

Calling for a review of federal gun laws, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says, "The Second Amendment is so that we the American people can keep and bear arms. It does not apply to Saudi Arabians."

The president said it would be "rocket fuel for our economy," but the Republican tax cut passed in 2017 did not pay for itself as promised — nor did it deliver a sustained boost to growth.

Although the government temporarily waived penalties for certain late enrollees to Medicare, the deal ends Sept. 30, which may not be enough time for many to comply.

While the mockups are massive, it's anybody's guess whether they'll ever get built.

The two flavors are mainstays on nearly every Western dining table, but their dominance was far from inevitable. In fact, their dual reign resulted from a "weird accident of history."

All 18 of the state's congressional districts will have to be redrawn by Feb. 15 to comply with a state Supreme Court order that ruled the districts were drawn in an overly partisan manner.

Many consumers will watch to see where the market swings this week. Few take a direct financial hit when the markets fall, but that can still affect attitudes about the economy — and the president.

Plus an education-related settlement in the Philadelphia Starbucks controversy, in our weekly education roundup.

Preliminary results show German voters gave Chancellor Angela Merkel a mandate for a fourth term, but with far fewer votes than needed for her to govern without forming a coalition.

The 14-day quarantine rule — which in some areas carries fines of up to $10,000 — is meant to help contain the spread of COVID-19, but enforcement varies from state to state.

Demand for plexiglass has skyrocketed due to the coronavirus as businesses worldwide install protective barriers.