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After 10 years of trying, a Palestinian woman had twins. An Israeli strike killed them both 03/03/2024 04:57pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It took 10 years and three rounds of in vitro fertilization for Rania Abu Anza to become pregnant, and only seconds for her to lose her five-month-old twins, a boy and a girl. An Israeli strike hit the home of her extended family in the southern Gaza city of Rafah late Sat Harris and Maxey help Sixers win again without Embiid, beating Doncic's Mavs 120-116 03/03/2024 04:34pm • DALLAS (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 28 points, Tyrese Maxey added 24 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-116 on Sunday. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 19 of his 21 points after the four-minute mark of the third quarter as the Sixers won consecutive games for the second time in the 14 stra How speechwriters delve into a president's mind: Lots of listening, studying and becoming a mirror 03/03/2024 12:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Speechwriting, in one sense, is essentially being someone else’s mirror. “You can try to find the right words,” said Dan Cluchey, a former speechwriter for President Joe Biden. “But ultimately, your job is to ensure that when the speech is done, that it has a reflection o Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. is dealing with some right knee irritation 03/02/2024 06:01pm • Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. has some irritation around the meniscus in his surgically repaired right knee. The reigning NL MVP had an MRI on Friday. He will be evaluated on Monday by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who repaired the outfielder's torn right ACL in July 2021. The 26-year-old Acuña is e US says Israel has agreed to the framework for a Gaza cease-fire. Hamas must now decide 03/02/2024 05:39pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it, a senior U.S. administration official said Saturday, a day before talks to reach an agreement were to resume in Egypt. Internationa DC-area doctor calls rise of syphilis in pregnant women across US 'concerning' 03/02/2024 01:25pm • Women giving birth in the U.S. are now three times more likely to have syphilis than they were in 2016, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. “The increase in maternal syphilis has led to a concerning rise in congenital syphilis,” said Dr. Amy Banulis, an O The Latest | US will airdrop aid to Gaza after Israeli forces opened fire as crowd sought food 03/01/2024 11:55pm • The United States military will airdrop humanitarian assistance into Gaza, President Joe Biden announced Friday, a day after witnesses say Israeli forces shot desperately hungry Palestinians crowding around a food aid truck. At least 115 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more wounded in Gaza Cit Medical groups urge Alabama Supreme Court to revisit frozen embryo ruling 03/01/2024 08:29pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Groups representing Alabama doctors and hospitals urged the state Supreme Court on Friday to revisit a decision equating frozen embryos to children, saying the ruling is blocking fertility treatments and harming the medical community. The Medical Association of the State o Gaza doctor says gunfire accounted for 80% of the wounds at his hospital from aid convoy bloodshed 03/01/2024 08:01pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The head of a Gaza City hospital that treated some of the Palestinians wounded in the bloodshed surrounding an aid convoy said Friday that more than 80% had been struck by gunfire, suggesting there was heavy shooting by Israeli troops. At least 115 Palestinians were killed Marine general taking steps to return to full duty as commandant several months after heart attack 03/01/2024 05:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. Eric Smith is taking steps to return to full duty as commandant of the Marine Corps, about four months after being sidelined due to a heart attack, according to defense officials. Smith quietly returned to the Pentagon on one occasion a few weeks ago, and was again in the bu After heart transplant, ex-NBA player Scot Pollard plans to campaign for organ donations 03/01/2024 03:44pm • Scot Pollard had grown so accustomed to his weak and failing heart that he didn’t realize how close he was to dying. “Oh, boy. That thing was a wreck,” the former NBA player and “Survivor” contestant told The Associated Press on Friday, a day after he was released from the hospital and two Data Doctors: Maintenance tips for glitchy computers 03/01/2024 03:36pm • Q: I’m using Chrome, which has gotten very glitchy. What are the possible causes? A: I’ll assume that by "glitchy," you mean you’re experiencing noticeable performance issues while using the Chrome browser. The potential causes are many, so I’ll start with some of the more common reasons. Improving endometrial cancer treatments through clinical trials 03/01/2024 01:43pm • This content is provided by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Endometrial cancer, also known as uterine cancer, is the most diagnosed gynecologic cancer in the U.S. The National Cancer Institute estimated there will be almost 68,000 new cases of endometrial cancer diagnosis in 2024, and it will Jordan Travis happy to be wearing shoes rather than a boot at the NFL scouting combine 03/01/2024 01:37pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Quarterback Jordan Travis walked to the podium Friday at the NFL's annual scouting combine in regular shoes, the next step in his recovery from the fractured left leg that ended his final college season and severely damaged Florida State’s playoff hopes. For Travis, Friday's Finland's new president Alexander Stubb says the Nordic country enters 'a new era' as a NATO member 03/01/2024 01:23pm • HELSINKI (AP) — Alexander Stubb was sworn in Friday as Finland’s new president and said that the Nordic country "is facing a new era" after becoming a NATO member — something he will demonstrate by making his first foreign trip to inspect the military alliance's drill in neighboring Norway's A