Psychiatrist who once ran Arkansas State Medical Board arrested for alleged Medicaid fraud (www.nbcnews.com)
More than 40 ex-patients have also accused Dr. Brian Hyatt in civil suits of imprisoning them against their will.
Doctors, patients try to shame insurers online to reverse authorization denials (www.nbcnews.com)
Insurers say prior authorization helps control costs by preventing medically unnecessary care, but patients say the process can delay or deny access to needed treatments.
Three female doctors sue L.A. County, alleging it ignored complaints about an abusive boss at Harbor-UCLA hospital (www.nbcnews.com)
One plaintiff says she witnessed Dr. Louis Kwong sticking his finger in surgical hip wounds on an unconscious patient while making sexual sounds and saying he was “finding the G-spot.”...
Five Americans freed in prisoner swap with Iran, official says (www.nbcnews.com)
Oklahoma mother and her 3 children, including 10-month-old, killed in murder-suicide during supervised visitation (www.nbcnews.com)
Police found Brandy McCaslin and her children ages 11, 6, and 10 months old dead inside the Verdigris home following a three-hour standoff.
Global heat deaths could quadruple if action is not taken on climate change, study finds (www.nbcnews.com)
Global heat deaths are projected to increase by 370% if action is not taken to limit the effects of global warming, according to a study published Tuesday in The Lancet, a medical journal....
Facebook opened its doors to researchers. What they found paints a complicated picture of social media and echo chambers (www.nbcnews.com)
The project included 17 academic researchers from 12 universities who were granted deep access by Facebook to aggregated data....
FBI Director Wray criticizes selection of new headquarters site, citing 'potential conflict' (www.nbcnews.com)
FBI Director Christopher Wray told agency staffers that he was concerned about “a potential conflict of interest” involving the selection of the bureau’s new headquarters in Maryland, according to an email obtained by NBC News....
White House announces 31 tech hubs to focus on AI, clean energy and more (www.nbcnews.com)
White House announces 31 tech hubs to focus on AI, clean energy and more::The White House announced it is designating 31 technology hubs in an effort to improve American competitiveness in the technology sector.
Nonunion autoworkers are watching the UAW — and deciding whether they want in (www.nbcnews.com)
70 killed after convoys of evacuees in Gaza hit by Israeli airstrikes (www.nbcnews.com)
'We are in a war,' Netanyahu says after Palestinian militants launch surprise attack (www.nbcnews.com)
Hamas claimed responsibility for the unprecedented assault, which the militants said involved 5,000 rockets and infiltration across the border....
DeSantis debate memo urges him to defend Trump and take 'a sledge-hammer' to Ramaswamy (www.nbcnews.com)
A memo written by leaders of a pro-DeSantis super PAC outlined the “overarching goals” for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in next week’s first GOP presidential primary debate.
Google users can now ask to have their explicit photos removed from search results (www.nbcnews.com)
The company also introduced a new dashboard that tracks when a person’s personal contact information appears in its search results.
With return of three pandas to China, U.S. could soon have none (www.nbcnews.com)
The National Zoo’s beloved bears are set to leave this month, while the loan agreement for the country’s only other pandas, at Zoo Atlanta, is expiring next year....
Critics renew calls for a TikTok ban, claiming anti-Israel bias on the platform (www.nbcnews.com)
Critics renew calls for a TikTok ban, claiming anti-Israel bias on the platform::Critics are renewing calls to ban TikTok, arguing that the most popular content related to the Israel-Hamas war on the app has a pro-Palestinian slant.
UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member killed in shooting that sent campus into lockdown (www.nbcnews.com)
A University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill faculty member was killed Monday in a shooting that prompted a campuswide lockdown while officials searched for an “armed and dangerous person,” university officials said....
Arizona man charged in threat to kill rabbi, other Jewish people (www.nbcnews.com)
More Chinese migrants are crossing Panama’s jungle to come to the U.S. (www.nbcnews.com)
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to end abortion pill legal challenge that threatens widespread access (www.nbcnews.com)
Fans flock to Jimmy Buffett's eateries to toast the Mayor of Margaritaville (www.nbcnews.com)
Following the death of the purveyor of laid-back, beachside rock, his fans, known as Parrotheads, paid tribute by lifting their glasses at locations of his Margaritaville empire.
Judges halt Biden rule offering student debt relief for those alleging colleges misled them (www.nbcnews.com)
Florida grappling with flooding and high winds, more than 100K customers without power after intense rain (www.nbcnews.com)
Intense rain in parts of Florida has submerged neighborhoods, turned roads into rivers, closed schools and left more than 108,000 customers without power....
Escaped Pennsylvania killer spotted twice on same day as search zone narrows in on fugitive, police say (www.nbcnews.com)
Escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante was spotted twice Friday within the Chester County search area, Pennsylvania state police said, as officials appear to narrow in on the fugitive by reducing the search zone....
Montana otter attack leaves 3 women hurt, including one flown to the hospital (www.nbcnews.com)
Montana wildlife management officials don’t plan to take any further action. Otters can be protective of themselves and their young.
