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Many hospitals are now partnering with financing companies to offer payment plans when patients and their families can't afford their bills. The catch: the plans can come with interest that significantly increases a patient's debt.

How banks and hospitals are cashing in when patients can't pay for health care

Some credit cards advertised by hospitals lure in patients with rosy promises of convenient, low-interest payments on big bills. But interest rates soar if you can't quickly pay off the loan.

'Aisles Have Eyes' Warns That Brick-And-Mortar Stores Are Watching You

Consumers have grown accustomed to the idea of online retailers collecting information about them, but author Joseph Turow says that now physical stores are doing it too.

The world media captured the 1989 protests and crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. But across China, similar protests were taking place. Students in the southwest city of Chengdu began their own hunger strike in Tianfu Square several days after their Beijing counterparts. The photographer of this image — and several below — asked not to be identified because of current ties with China.

After 25 Years Of Amnesia, Remembering A Forgotten Tiananmen

The bloody 1989 crackdown in Beijing changed China, NPR's Louisa Lim explains in a new book. She also chronicles the brutal repression that took place in another city — and remained hidden until now.

Gillibrand wants BP held criminally responsible for oil spill

By Mark Scotthttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wbfo/local-wbfo-904975.mp3Buffalo, NY – Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is one of…

New Book Chronicles Reports of Murrow's Boys

By Joyce KryszakBuffalo, NY – Since the horrors and victories of World War II, every war and military conflict has suffered the inevitable comparisons.…

Johnson Elected to Lead Buffalo Board of Education

By Eileen BuckleyBuffalo, NY – A newly elected Buffalo Board of Education took the oath of office Thursday at City Hall. Board members also held a…

Adelphia Fires Deloitte, Submits New Financial Numbers

Coudersport, PA – Adelphia Cable Communications has fired its auditors. The firm of Deloitte and Touche was dismissed Sunday by Adelphia's board.…

Assembly, Regent Oppose Pataki's Education Proposal

By Eileen BuckleyAlbany, NY – Governor Pataki has released a proposal that calls for the abolition of the state Board of Regents. Under his plan, there…

Former Swormville Fire captain pleads guilty to department theft

A former captain at the Swormville Fire Department has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $24,000 from the department. The Erie County District Attorney's…

Back in the Cab for Reading with Will Grozier

Two years ago, Scott Simon found a treasure trove of reading suggestions from Will Grozier when he got into his taxi in London. Grozier dips into just about anything, and is often reading several books at once. Grozier shares what he has enjoyed reading this summer.

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