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Savvy patients want the best medical care for the best deal, and online calculators seem like a great way to compare the cost of common scans and procedures. But many are inaccurate.

Sixty years ago Tuesday, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Recruits in Montgomery, Ala., are learning about Parks in a course aimed at eliminating bias in policing.

In Baltimore, the trial opens Monday for the first of six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. He's the unarmed black man fatally injured after his arrest and transport in a police van.

One was wearing a gas mask, and they appeared to have assault rifles. The California Highway Patrol shut down the freeway. The threat was eased when the young filmmakers surrendered.

On Nov. 9, the Catalan regional parliament approved a plan to split from Spain within 18 months. The country's highest court has now ruled that secession would be unconstitutional.

Empathy campaigns can spread like wildfire on Facebook and other social media. So how come data show that social networking sites direct very few clicks to charity donation pages?

In London, a nonprofit restaurant is peddling a more healthful version of a popular after-school meal — fried chicken — in an area where childhood obesity rates are well above the national average.

They say Congress should exercise "moral leadership" on the refugee issue.

In a speech, the Fed chair says the U.S. economy has improved substantially since the Great Recession.

Dilma Rousseff is accused of manipulating government finances to benefit her re-election effort. The proceedings come at a time of widening political scandals and a sharp economic downturn.