Justices won’t alter the rule that prevents active-duty military members from suing the government for negligence. The challenge came from the family of Navy nurse Lt. Rebekah 'Moani' Daniel, who died in 2014 after bleeding to death following childbirth.

Many healthcare workers say the physical and verbal abuse come primarily from patients, some of whom are disoriented because of illness or from medication.

The growth in patients leaving California ERs prematurely was faster than the growth in overall ER encounters.

After depending on the local hospital for more than a century, Fort Scott residents now are trying to cope with life without it.