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EXPLAINER: New federal law targets medical bill surprises

(AP) ---Patients worried about getting hit with an unexpected bill after emergency care have a new layer of protection. The No Surprises Act went into effect this month. It prevents doctors or hospitals in many situations from billing insured patients…

How many times can I reuse my N95 mask?

NEW YORK (AP) — Experts say how often you can safely wear an N95 or KN95 mask will vary depending on how it’s used. Using a mask to run to the grocery store, for example, is very different than wearing…

ESPN: Brady retiring at age 44, winner of 7 Super Bowls

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady is retiring from the NFL after an unprecedented career in which he won seven Super Bowls and set numerous passing records, according to ESPN. The 44-year-old Brady goes out after leading the Tampa Bay…

Feds: Kansas woman led all-female Islamic State battalion

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A woman who once lived in Kansas has been arrested after federal prosecutors charged her with joining the Islamic State group and leading an all-female battalion of AK-47 wielding militants. The U.S. Attorney in Alexandria,…

Charges: Nurses made $1.5 million off fake vaccination cards

AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - Two nurses on New York's Long Island have been accused of forging fake COVID-19 vaccination cards and pocketing more than $1.5 million from the scheme. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney says Julie DeVuono, owner of…

2 Michigan schools mistakenly award scholarships to students

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A university in Michigan says it erroneously notified students that they would receive top tuition awards, just days after another school in the state said its prospective students were mistakenly told they had won full-ride…

Sales soar for ‘Maus’ after its banning in Tennessee

NEW YORK (AP) — Just days after the banning of “Maus” by a Tennessee school district made national news, two editions of Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize winning graphic story about the Holocaust have reached the top 20 on Amazon.com and…

Willow Biden joins long and varied line of White House pets

NEW YORK (AP) — Welcome, Willow, to a long line of presidential pets. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have added a green-eyed tabby from Pennsylvania to the White House family. She's the first feline tenant since President…

Kyle Rittenhouse gun from Kenosha shootings to be destroyed

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A judge has approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to kill two people and wound a third during a 2020 street protest in Wisconsin. Assistant District Attorney Thomas…