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The nation's largest insurer by revenue is buying the operations of a big doctor group practice in Calif. The deal is the latest in a string of similar purchases for UnitedHealth and is part of growing trend among insurers seeking to control medical costs.

Swastika Mountain, located about 30 miles outside Eugene, Ore., was named after a local ranch in the early 1900s. Now it's in the process of being renamed.

A bill pending in Springfield would give nursing home residents a better opportunity to sue facilities over retaliation claims that advocates say are rampant across Illinois. But a powerful industry trade group with deep financial ties to Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is lobbying against them.

After attending court proceedings on Tuesday, James Howard Jackson was released from custody the next day "due to a clerical error." Authorities are working to rearrest him.

A public meeting is set for June 13 for those looking to share their opinion about the planned closure of the Logan women’s prison in Lincoln.

In 1885, royal Hawaiian brothers were studying at a military school in California. There, they introduced a sport known as "surfboard swimming." The Princes of Surf exhibit tells what happened next.

The U.S. jail population has a 55% weekly turnover rate, raising the risk of infections passing between communities, according to the study.

Jury selection is complete in the high-profile murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. It took over two weeks to pick the jury.

Native Americans have some of the highest substance abuse rates compared to other ethnic groups. Alcohol and meth are the drugs of choice. Now, cartels are taking advantage of lax police enforcement.

On June 12, 1963, Evers was assassinated at his home in Jackson, Miss., by a Ku Klux Klan member. While other leaders pushed for equality across the U.S., Evers focused on his native Mississippi.