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Casey McIntyre (right) Andrew Gregory (center) and their daughter, Grace.

Before dying, she made a fund to cancel others' medical debt — nearly $70M worth

Casey McIntyre decided she wanted her legacy to be clearing medical debt. But her husband says they never dreamed it would get this big.

A rock painted with the word "peace" sits in the covered walkway outside the Trinity College Chapel while an informal vigil was held inside for Trinity student Tahseen Ahmad, Kinnan Abdalhamid of Haverford College and Hisham Awartani of Brown University.

Trinity College student among 3 men of Palestinian descent shot in Vermont

Tahseen Ali Ahmad and two other men of Palestinian descent — all college students who are studying in the U.S. — were shot in Burlington, Vermont. Police said they arrested a man in connection with the shooting.

After years of decline, rural New England grew during the pandemic

An influx of newcomers to recreational and retirement communities drove the population increase in non-urban counties.

Demonstrators gather outside Zhongshan Park in Wuhan, China, to protest changes to medical benefits, on Wednesday, in this still image from social media video obtained by Reuters.

Retirees in China hold rare protests against health insurance reforms

Retirees have protested in two Chinese cities over fears that the authorities will dip into their personal health savings accounts to cover public budget shortfalls.

Gold has long been considered a pretty old school investment: not very profitable and mostly for the maverick investor. But recently, investors all over the world have taken a new shine to gold.

The new global gold rush

After decades of being seen as a go-nowhere investment, investors are taking a shine to gold again.

In this file photo, Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military intelligence chief, center, attends a commemorative event on the occasion of the Russia Ukraine war one year anniversary in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24, 2023.

Ukraine says spy chief's wife is being treated for poisoning with heavy metals

Marianna Budanova is the wife of Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence agency. She is undergoing treatment in a hospital.

One of two MV22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft arrives at the Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 3, 2013.

U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashes off coast of southwestern Japan

Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported that rescuers found three people near the crash site, but their condition is unknown.

Mass shootings can affect kids' mental health. Here are some ways to respond.

The recent tragedy in Lewiston, Maine, can feel a little close to home, especially for children. Mental health practitioners share how to help kids who might need support.

Vice President Harris speaks outside the White House on Nov. 8. Harris is planning to travel to the COP28 international climate summit this week, according to a source familiar with the plans.

Harris plans to attend the COP28 climate summit

Vice President Harris will travel to United Arab Emirates this week for the annual international climate meeting, the White House has announced.

This photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, from a remote camera set by biologist Chris Stermer, shows a wolverine in the Tahoe National Forest near Truckee, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2016, a rare sighting of the elusive species in the state. Scientists estimate that only about 300 wolverines survive in the contiguous U.S.

U.S. moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges

The North American wolverine would receive threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal. Warming temperatures are expected to shrink the mountain snowpack wolverines rely on.

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