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Christina Arenas reviews her medical bills at home in Washington, D.C. She complained about a mammogram and ultrasounds that she felt were unnecessary and sought a refund.

Epidemic Of Health Care Waste: From $1,877 Ear Piercing To ICU Overuse

Unnecessary or needlessly expensive care costs hundreds of billions of dollars a year. Patients, employers and taxpayers are footing the bill.

Four Of The 'Haywood 5' Get The Boot From North Carolina Republican Party

The so-called 'Haywood 5' are a group of Republicans in that county that were brought up on official party disloyalty charges. The faced a trial of sorts…

Boys are more likely to have asthma than girls, but that flips after puberty. Researchers suspect that sex hormones are a factor.

Testosterone May Help Protect Men From Asthma

Women are more likely to have asthma than men. One possible reason? Testosterone could block a protein that helps spark an asthma attack, a study finds, while estrogen may not.

An artist's rendering shows Ahmed Abu Khatallah being sworn in by Judge John Facciola at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. The Libyan was accused of masterminding the deadly attack in Benghazi in 2012.

Sole Defendant In Benghazi Attacks Convicted Of Terrorism Charges — But Not Murder

Ahmed Abu Khatallah was accused of orchestrating the siege on a U.S. diplomatic compound in the Libyan city. That attack, which left four Americans dead, has become a political flashpoint in the U.S.

Jerome Powell, nominated to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, testifies Tuesday during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee.

Trump's Pick For Fed Signals Interest Rate Hike Likely Next Month

Jerome Powell's confirmation hearing went smoothly, putting him closer to being confirmed as the Federal Reserve's next chairman. He suggested he'll continue the policies pursued under Janet Yellen.

Building a highway into Brazil's Acre State helped bring dengue fever.

Why A Brazilian State Went From 0 Cases Of Dengue To 35,000 A Year

Brazil has long faced outbreaks of dengue fever. But Acre State was immune — until very recently. Now there's a possible explanation.

In this Sept. 1, 2015, file photo, James O'Keefe, president of Project Veritas Action, waits to be introduced during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. Project Veritas, a conservative group known for undercover investigations, has been linked to a woman who falsely told the Washington Post that Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore impregnated her as a teenager, the newspaper reported. “We don’t comment on investigations real or imagined, or imagined stings,” conservative activist and Project Veritas’ leader O’Keefe told The Associated Press Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Washington Post Says It Was The Target Of A Sting

The paper says a woman who came to them with a dramatic story about Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore appears to be working with an organization that targets mainstream news outlets.

A photo from 2016 Rio Games, shows Iran's Ali Reza Karimi, right, facing off USA's J'den Michael Tbory Cox (red) in the men's 86kg freestyle quarter-final match.

Iranian Wrestler Throws Match To Avoid Facing Israeli In Next Round

At championships in Poland, Ali Reza Karimi all but won his match against Russian opponent until his coach commanded him from the sidelines to lose.

Police in Tampa, Fla., say Howell Emanuel Donaldson, 24, will be charged with murder in a string of recent homicides.

Tampa Police Make Arrest In Connection With String Of Murders

A 24-year-old man was taken into custody Tuesday following four fatal shootings that gripped the community for weeks.

NBC News Fires Matt Lauer After Complaint Of 'Inappropriate Sexual Behavior'

"On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer," NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack said in a statement.

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