Dhaval Bhatt plays Monopoly with his children, Hridaya (left) and Martand, at their home in St. Peters, Missouri. Martand's mother took him to a children's hospital in April after he burned his hand, and the bill for the emergency room visit was more than $1,000 — even though the child was never seen by a doctor. Whitney Curtis for Kaiser Health News hide caption
Elizabeth Holmes walks into federal court in San Jose, Calif., in January 2022. Nic Coury/AP hide caption
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wears a shirt honoring former player Dirk Nowitzki during a ceremony honoring Nowitzki's career on Jan. 5, 2022 in Dallas. Tom Pennington/Getty Images hide caption
The James Webb Space Telescope will be capturing pictures of the very first stars in the universe and help scientists study the atmosphere of planets orbiting stars outside of our solar system to see if they might be habitable. NASA/AP hide caption
Election officials count absentee ballots on Nov, 3, 2020, in Beloit, Wis. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, lottery scratch-off tickets and other items for sale are displayed at a Sunoco gas station and market in Lapeer, Mich. Mike Householder/AP hide caption
U.S. soldiers take part in a joint military combat exercise with Estonian soldiers in 2017 near Tapa, Estonia. The U.S. is readying 8,500 troops to possibly deploy to Eastern Europe. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the fall over the constitutionality of Harvard's affirmative action program. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Football fans reveled in the exciting matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium — but the game's ending in overtime left some feeling unsatisfied. Jamie Squire/Getty Images hide caption
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma sign health care waivers at the state Capitol in Atlanta, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Jeff Amy/AP hide caption
Corey Stoll as Michael "Mike" Prince and Daniel Breaker as Roger "Scooter" Dunbar in Billions. Jeff Neumann/Jeff Neumann/Showtime hide caption
Rapid tests can help you figure out if you have been infected with the coronavirus. But how accurate are they? Scientists trying to find out whether they are less sensitive to omicron and why. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The start of in-person learning at Bell Multicultural School in Washington D.C. Assistant principal Oliver Jones greets students arriving at the school on the first day of in-person learning since last March. Columbia Heights Educational Campus, schools, covid, coronavirus Tyrone Turner/DCist hide caption
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a photo at her Atlanta office last February. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
Rapper Cardi B wears a Thierry Mugler design as she arrives with rapper Offset at the Grammy Awards in 2019. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's suit against The New York Times is expected to put a spotlight on the balance of free speech and defamation claims. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
The rainbow flag, a symbol of LGBTQ pride. Blaise Mesa/Kansas News Service hide caption
Doughnuts are sold at a Krispy Kreme store on May 05, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
The Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council is looking for the next landlord of Piel Island, about half a mile off England's northwestern coast. One of their main responsibilities will be running a centuries-old pub called The Ship Inn. Simon Cotterill/Flickr hide caption
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Jan. 20 in New York City. Stocks continued to slump on Monday as the Federal Reserve gears up to raise interest rates in a bid to bring down inflation from 40-year highs. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The cruise liner Crystal Symphony leaves the harbor in Charleston, S.C. , in 2013. A 2022 trip by the ship ended in a lawsuit-fueled detour. Bruce Smith/AP hide caption
This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota shows, from left, former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office/AP hide caption
People cheer in support of putschist soldiers near the national television station in Ouagadougou on Monday. Two mutinous soldiers told The Associated Press that Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore is being held by the rebellious soldiers. Sophie Garcia/AP hide caption
Soldiers of Poland, Britain, US and Romania take part in military exercises at the military training ground in Bemowo Piskie, Poland on Nov. 18, 2021. Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
This year's tax filing season will begin on Monday. Most people have until April 18 this year to submit their returns. Patrick Sison/AP hide caption
Special Representative for Afghanistan Nigel Casey, right, shakes hands with Taliban representative Amir Khan Muttaqi, center, ahead of a meeting in Oslo, Norway, Monday. Stian Lysberg Solum/AP hide caption
French designer Thierry Mugler acknowledges applause following his fall/winter 2001-2002 ready-to-wear collection presentation in Paris on March 12, 2001. Remy de la Mauviniere/AP hide caption
Georgian activists hold posters as they gather in support of Ukraine in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia on Sunday, Jan. 23. The British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine's government with a pro-Moscow administration. Shakh Aivazov/AP hide caption
