A new contract dispute between Legacy Health and Regence BlueCross could push costs higher for people who use Legacy’s hospitals. The two companies are in talks, but their current deal ends on March 31 and a fresh agreement has not yet been signed. If no compromise is reached, patients will still be
A recent survey found that nine percent of people who signed up for Affordable Care Act plans last year had to drop their coverage because premiums were climbing too fast. The same study shows that about eighty percent of respondents feel every medical bill is higher than it was a year ago. Mo
In a surprising turn, Yair Lapid—once a fierce critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—has voiced strong support for Israel’s military actions against Iran. Lapid argues that the Iranian leadership, described as a terrorist organization rather than a conventional government, poses an existential
President Trump took to social media to slam NATO partners for not backing U. S. and Israel in the fight against Iran. He called the allies “cowards” after they declined to help secure shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz. The president argued that without U. S. leadership, NATO is ineffective. T
The Pittsburgh team is turning its eyes toward a promising young quarterback from the lower‑tier college ranks, hoping he could fill a key spot while the big league star remains uncertain. The player in question is 23‑year‑old Cole Payton, who played five seasons at North Dakota State and has shown
The championship game of this year’s World Baseball Classic attracted more than ten million viewers, a new high for the tournament. Fox and Fox Deportes reported 10, 784, 000 people tuned in to watch Team USA face Venezuela. That figure is a 128 percent increase over the previous year’s final,
Penn State’s wrestling team is aiming for its 13th NCAA title this weekend, but the path to that goal isn’t just about training hard. It starts with a coach who grew up in Utah among four brothers and a father‑coach, learning early that wrestling is as much about character as it is about technique.
Moxie Marlinspike, the mind behind Signal, has announced a partnership with Meta to weave his AI privacy tech into the company’s new chatbot. The move aims to make sure that conversations stay private even when powered by artificial intelligence. The new AI, called Confer, is already built on a fou
April brings a mix of online classes and workshops for anyone working with rubber. These aren’t just basic lessons—they focus on real-world problems and new technologies. For example, a course on April 2 explains how rubber’s stretchy and squishy behaviors affect product design. Another session on A
Boston residents have a few days to say goodbye to winter before spring officially arrives. A brief cold snap lingers today with partly sunny skies and temperatures barely reaching the mid-40s. While most of the day stays dry, light snow or rain could sneak in overnight as a weak system approaches f
