A simple smile saved this man’s life Ken Wilcox’s life felt hopeless, like there was nowhere left to turn. Then a simple act from a stranger on the street changed his perspective and his life. Read more on NPR

Sign here? Financial agreements may leave doctors in the driver’s seat Agreeing to an out-of-network doctor’s financial policy, which protects their ability to get paid and may be littered with confusing jargon, can create a binding contract that leaves a patient owing. Read more on NPR

Protesters at Columbia University have begun occupying a campus building Students entered Hamilton and John Jay halls early Tuesday morning and began moving furniture and climbing through open windows. The school’s public safety department is responding. Read more on NPR

Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court over storming of the Mexican Embassy Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court Tuesday, accusing the nation of violating international law by storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito. Read more on NPR