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Leaders of rape crisis centers say that the disruptions in funding continue to limit the services they can offer to women who seek urgent, potentially life-saving help.

In exchange for tax breaks, nonprofit hospitals provide assistance to poor patients. But some hospitals seize wages from poor patients with unpaid bills — even those who qualify for reduced-cost care.

North Carolina might expand an experimental initiative to address the nonmedical health needs of low-income residents by using Medicaid dollars.

A Hallmark Christmas ornament has drawn criticism from people who accuse the greeting card company of political correctness and anti-gay bias. The ornament — a tiny sweater — is decorated with the words "Don we now our FUN apparel!" "Fun" replaces the word "gay" from the line in the Christmas song "Deck the Halls." Hallmark says it was trying to avoid misinterpretation and should never have made the change.

In late December 2019, a staff member with the North Carolina Republican Party downloaded an email list with the contact information of more than 65,000…

Russian President Putin's popularity has risen at home over his actions in Ukraine. But some Russians want a different future, and ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is telling them they're not alone.

Lifestyle influencers or those cute animal accounts on social media rarely feature commentary about news and politics. The violence in Minneapolis has been an exception.

Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera's new book of poems melds the political with the personal. Critic Craig Morgan Teicher says it makes for deep yet accessible reading.

First Lady Michelle Obama will be on hand to receive the official White House Christmas tree today. The White House tree and the trees in the…

A bill that would forbid local governments from providing sanctuary to undocumented immigrants passed the state House today on a mostly party-line…