WASHINGTON — An Indiana eighth-grader making his fourth and final attempt to be the nation's top speller reached his goal yesterday, winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

An emergency room physician at Kahuku Medical Center has raised concerns over the quality of some of the staff and care in its emergency room, saying that patient health and safety have been placed at risk in some cases.

IHS will start collecting a $90 monthly fee from people who stay at its emergency homeless shelters longer than three months