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BOSTON - AUGUST 2: Doris Buffett, the sister of Berkshire Hathaway president Warren Buffett, sits with the letters Buffett receives asking for help in Boston on Aug. 2, 2016. Dorris Buffett and a team of volunteers read the letters and determine if the writer is worthy of a donation from Warren Buffett. (Photo by Keith Bedford/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Scores Of Private Charitable Foundations Got Paycheck Protection Program Money

Scores of private charitable foundations linked to some of the nation's wealthiest people received money from the federal Paycheck Protection Program. Critics say they didn't need a taxpayer subsidy.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 10: The Bronx apartment building stands a day after a fire swept through the complex killing at least 17 people and injuring dozens of others, many of them seriously on January 10, 2022 in New York City. The five-alarm NYC fire began around 11 am Sunday when a space heater caught fire inside of a duplex apartment on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the 19-story apartment building. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Amid a housing crisis, renters challenge firms they say are being exploitative

Low-income housing is in crisis - corporate landlords are squeezing renters with higher rents in often unsafe housing units. Renters are fighting back

Roots Country Market & Auction in Manheim, Pa. Kate Landis / PA Post

Small Farms And Markets Rethink How To Get Local Food To Customers

“One of the questions about markets is, will we be able to provide enough…safety measures for people to feel comfortable in those spaces?”

Jeannette Parker, an animal-loving biologist, stopped to feed a stray cat in a rural area outside Florida's Everglades National Park. Instead of showing appreciation, the cat bit her.

Cat Bites The Hand That Feeds; Hospital Bills $48,512

An animal lover stopped to feed a hungry-looking stray cat outside Everglades National Park in Florida. The cat bit her finger; then treatment for a possible rabies infection bit her pocketbook.

In Larkana, Pakistan, on May 9, 2019, a paramedic takes a blood sample from a baby for a HIV test. The government is offering screenings in the wake of an HIV outbreak.

Medical Investigation: How Did 494 Children in One Pakistani City Get HIV?

In late April, a tragedy began to unfold in Larkana. First one, then 15, now hundreds of youngsters have been found to be HIV positive. Who is responsible?

Roman Dial and his son, Cody Roman, regularly took adventure trips together. "I kind of hoped that he would be an outdoors partner for me for life," Dial says of his son.

A Father Recounts His Search For The Son Who Vanished In Costa Rican Wilderness

Roman Dial hoped his son would be his outdoor partner for life. But that dream ended when his son disappeared in a Central American wilderness. Dial's new book is The Adventurer's Son.

Most federal workers said they wouldn't resign. Now some are reconsidering

A number of federal agencies have reopened their offer to workers to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through the end of September. In many cases, workers have just a week or two to decide.

NPR lawsuit alleges Corporation for Public Broadcasting gave in to political pressure

NPR is accusing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in federal court of reneging on a contract to appease the White House.

A sign greets visitors outside the Curb Event Center at Belmont University as preparations take place for the second Presidential debate, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn., during the coronavirus outbreak. Governors of states including Tennessee, Oklahoma, Nebraska and North Dakota are all facing calls from doctors and public health officials to require masks. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

CDC Reduces Consecutive Minutes Of COVID-19 Exposure Needed To Be A 'Close Contact'

Health officials used to advise going into quarantine and being tested for the coronavirus if you were near an infected person for 15 minutes. Now the rule is a total of 15 minutes during one day.

The doorway to Jones Hall is shown at Utah State University Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Logan, Utah. About 300 students quarantined to their rooms this week, but not because anyone got sick or tested positive. Instead, the warning bells came from the sewage. Colleges around the country are monitoring wastewater in hopes of stopping coronavirus outbreaks before they get out of hand. Utah State became at least the second school to quarantine hundreds of students after sewage tests detected the virus. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

CDC Likely To Recommend Shortening Coronavirus Quarantine Period

Federal health officials could reduce the quarantine from the currently recommended 14 days to as few as seven for people who test negative for the virus.

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