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Hundreds of thousands of acres have been destroyed and at least 10 people have died, including several firefighters. The Chilean government says the blazes are the worst in the country's history.

An analysis of Medicare data finds many cancer patients are getting aggressive care toward the end of life. The intensive approach might not be best for them and adds to the drain on Medicare's budget.

The drug industry's main trade group spent at least $101.2 million in 2009 on advocacy efforts during the contentious health care overhaul debate. A lot of the money went to lobbying and TV ads in favor of the law, but some went to its foes.

Now researchers in the U.K. are using maps to study variations in the way health services are delivered. The approach, pioneered at Dartmouth in the U.S., shows that the care provided can be quite different even when doctors are paid salaries.

The NBA has long grappled with how to manage player interactions with fans. But what happens when the fan owns one of the teams? After Sunday night, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic wants to know.

The Earned Income Tax Credit has been embraced by every president from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama.

In springtime, Vermont's Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge is a paradise of migratory birds where you can paddle through flooded maple forests.

After distancing himself from former President Donald Trump, the former vice president announced his bid for the White House with a video and at an event in Iowa.

There was a time when adults found this music exasperating and outright dangerous. Now it's getting the first-Thanksgiving treatment.

Plans for man-made islands — designed by Rice University architecture students — have attracted the attention of one of the world's largest oil companies as a way to house way-offshore oil workers.