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A car accident in 2019 smashed six of Mark Gottlieb's teeth and severely damaged four vertebrae. The spinal surgery he needed as a result led to medical bills that exhausted the personal injury coverage in his auto insurance.

Surprise: The Charge For His Spine Surgery After A Car Crash Topped $700,000

Generous personal injury coverage on your auto insurance policy may not be enough to cover your medical bills. Patients can get financially blindsided when car and health insurance policies differ.

Incumbent Victoria Woodards (left) and political newcomer Steve Haverly face each other in the race for Tacoma's next mayor in the Nov. 2 general election.

Housing, homelessness and police reform: Where do Tacoma mayor candidates stand on top issues?

The race for Tacoma mayor pits incumbent Victoria Woodards against political newcomer Steve Haverly. Woodards is a former city council member and an Army veteran. Haverly is in construction management. Recently, they appeared in a debate to discuss the top issues on the minds of Tacoma voters.

New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan seen on Oct. 11 and Don Bolduc, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire, seen on Oct. 5.

Rising costs and abortion access top voter concerns in key New Hampshire Senate race

In a race that could decide the fate of the Senate, Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan is facing retired Army Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc, a Republican who falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen.

Committee members arrive as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a nearly year-long investigation.

Jan. 6 committee schedules last-minute hearing for Tuesday

The Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack on the Capitol will hold its sixth hearing tomorrow after previously announcing there would be no more hearings until July.

U.S. Deaths Top 170,000 As Coronavirus Pandemic Continues To Take Its Toll

The CDC estimates there could be up to 200,000 deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 by Labor Day. As schools begin to reopen, there are renewed calls for vigilance in social distancing and masking.

Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 29, 2015, in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip. Glossip has been on death row for more than 25 years, always insisting he is innocent. His case is back at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

True crime drama at Supreme Court pits Oklahoma against its top criminal court

Richard Glossip has had nine execution dates set over the years. He's eaten his last meal three times. He was tried twice and has had multiple appeals, including one at the Supreme Court.

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