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Steve Daines of Montana (right) talks with fellow Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Pat Roberts in a White House meeting in June on the GOP health care strategy, which would include deep cuts to Medicaid. Montana insurers say the plan worries them.

Montana Insurers Say Medicaid Cuts Would Drive Up Cost Of Private Health Plans

Montana's three main health insurance firms say the Republican Senate's proposed cuts to Medicaid, and any plan to repeal the individual mandate, could drive up health costs for everyone.

More than 100 people issued speeding tickets by the Toledo Police Department in February are being refunded and having their tickets dismissed after a mistake involving hand-held speeding cameras near a school zone.

Toledo Police Dismiss More Than 100 Improper Speeding Tickets

The 115 tickets were issued on Feb. 1 near a school zone by an officer using a hand-held speeding camera. The police department has said drivers who already paid the fine will be issued refunds.

Pakistanis Among Last Refugees Allowed In U.S. Before New Guidelines Take Effect

A Pakistani family is one of the last group of refugees to be resettled in the U.S., ahead of new federal guidelines restricting refugee arrivals, expected to go into effect next week.

Jonathan Safran Foer On Marriage, Religion And Universal Balances

Safran Foer's latest novel, Here I Am, is told from the points of view of different members of a Jewish family. Originally broadcast Nov. 10, 2016.

Companies are trying geofencing, which uses GPS and radio frequency identification to set up a virtual, wireless perimeter so that cellphone users in that area receive messages or advertisements on their phones.

Recruiters Use 'Geofencing' To Target Potential Hires Where They Live And Work

Geofencing sets up virtual boundaries to enable tracking of mobile devices in an area. It can be used to send coupons to customers. Now some employers are using it to target and recruit workers.

Beyonce, pictured at the Grammy awards in February, returned to Twitter after a year's absence to announce a new philanthropic venture.

Beyoncé Has A Plan To Help Burundi, But Key Details Are Fuzzy

After a yearlong absence from Twitter, Beyoncé announced a partnership between her charitable foundation and UNICEF to bring clean, safe water to the children of Burundi.

A Driving Force Behind Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center Retires

The Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center has snagged companies like Tesla, Apple, and Switch among about 130 others. The massive industrial park opened in the…

Two-Time Prison Escapee May Have Used A Drone As Part Of His Plan

After breaking out of a second South Carolina prison, Jimmy Causey was captured Friday morning near Austin, Texas. Authorities suspect he also used a cellphone to beat maximum-security measures.

Members of Michigan's Chaldean community rally against religious persecution in Iraq in 2010.

After Fleeing Persecution, U.S. Christian Refugees Now Face Deportation

The Trump administration's efforts to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally is bad news for Christian refugees who could be returned to the countries where they were persecuted.

A provision in the bill proposed by the GOP Senate would permit Medicaid to pay for longer stints of inpatient psychiatric care. But other parts of the bill would strip $772 billion from Medicaid — the single-largest funder of care for people who have schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or another serious mental illness.

Senate Health Bill Could Both Boost And Undercut Mental Health Funding

The draft health care bill has a provision meant to increase the availability of inpatient psychiatric care. But overall cuts to Medicaid could actually lead to even fewer psychiatric beds nationwide.

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