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Chef Lidia Bastianich hits the road in search of community in a divided country 11/19/2025 08:58am • NEW YORK (AP) — Lidia Bastianich grew up in a small town in Italy where neighbors were like extended family. If kids came home from school and mom was out, they went to the neighbors for a snack. If someone had a problem with a sibling, they went next door. The Emmy Award-winning TV host, author a PHOTO ESSAY: A health center’s closure leaves unanswered questions in this New England mountain town 11/19/2025 07:24am • FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — For more than two decades, residents in this tiny tourist town in the shadow of the White Mountains knew they could just drive a few minutes down the road to their community health center for a physical, a Vitamin B-12 shot or to get checked out for a case of the sniffles or How AI helps detect lung cancer sooner, improving survival rates 11/19/2025 05:54am • New artificial intelligence technology is helping diagnose the U.S.'s most deadly cancer sooner, greatly improving the chances of patients' survival.  The key? Detecting tiny lung nodules when doctors aren't screening for cancer, and automating and streamlining follow-up care. While most inciden For conservative media, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani quickly becomes attack target 11/19/2025 12:04am • New York City's incoming mayor, Zohran Mamdani, hasn't taken office yet. But he's already the new avatar of evil for conservative media figures. He's been called “downright sinister” and “incompatible with America.” His labels include commie, Marxist, jihadist sympathizer and “seething lef Democratic state election officials demand answers on Justice Department's requests for voter data 11/18/2025 08:40pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ten Democratic secretaries of state asked the Trump administration Tuesday to provide more information about its wide-ranging efforts to seek statewide voter registration lists, citing concerns that federal agencies have apparently misled them and might be entering the data i New Bet365 Bonus Code WTOP365: Claim $150 Bonus for NBA, College Basketball 11/18/2025 07:06pm • Score a $150 bonus or rebound after a bad wager with the exclusive Bet365 bonus code WTOP365. Place your first cash bet on NBA matchups like Celtics-Nets, Jazz-Lakers or Warriors-Magic tonight and get your choice of an automatic $150 bonus or a $1,000 first bet safety net from the sportsbook here. What to Know About Allergy Shots and Allergy Immunotherapy 11/18/2025 07:00pm • What if instead of temporarily relieving your allergies with medication, you could train your immune system to stop overreacting to your allergens altogether? That's the idea behind allergy immunotherapy, also known as allergy allergy shots. These shots are formulated to aid your body in building lo Here's Why Future Doctors Should Consider Specialized Medical School Loans 11/18/2025 07:00pm • The average 2025 medical school graduate paid nearly $230,000 for their professional degree, according to data collected by the Education Data Initiative. Few -- if any -- students are able to pay that cost out of pocket. Instead, medical students typically turn to loans to cover the cost of attenda How Much Do In-Home Caregivers Cost? 11/18/2025 07:00pm • If your parents or an older relative needs in-home care, and you're worried about the cost, that's understandable. There's no sugarcoating it: Senior home health and personal care can be expensive. Several factors affect the cost of in-home care, including location and state regulations, the level o 7 Up-and-Coming Stocks to Buy 11/18/2025 07:00pm • The market has been volatile lately, with talk of a bubble in artificial intelligence stocks, as well as the threat of a weakening job market and consumer sentiment just as we reach the important holiday shopping season. That hasn't stopped the stock market yet, however, as the S&P 500 remains u Federal Reserve releases new guidance for bank oversight in move praised by industry 11/18/2025 06:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's top banking regulator on Tuesday released new guidelines for the agency's supervision of the financial system, earning praise from industry trade groups and criticism from her predecessor. In a set of sweeping changes, the principles call for bank examiners NTSB finds 2 blackouts struck huge cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore bridge 11/18/2025 05:49pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The loss of electrical power from a loose wire caused a huge cargo ship to lose propulsion and steering before crashing into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse last year and kill six construction workers, National Transportation Safety Board offici FACT FOCUS: There's no proof each strike on alleged drug boats saves 25,000 lives, as Trump claims 11/18/2025 05:11pm • President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that military strikes on suspected drug boats his administration has been carrying out for more than two months in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean are saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. He most recently cited these number Ohio State faces uncertainty with star receivers ahead of final home game vs. Rutgers 11/18/2025 03:58pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State might head into its final home game of the regular season without a full deck on offense. Coach Ryan Day did not rule out star receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate for this weekend when the top-ranked Buckeyes play host to Rutgers, but he also did not want to Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats 11/18/2025 03:02pm • Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to chat with other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to communicate with people around their own age. The moves come as the popular gaming platform continues to face criticism and