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Things to know about Idaho's botched execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech 02/29/2024 12:07am • KUNA, Idaho (AP) — For nearly an hour, Thomas Eugene Creech lay strapped to a table in an Idaho execution chamber as medical team members poked and prodded at his arms and legs, hands and feet, trying to find a vein through which they could end his life. After eight attempts Wednesday, the prison Patients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state 02/28/2024 08:57pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — LeeLee Ray went through eight miscarriages, one ectopic pregnancy and multiple surgeries before turning to surrogacy in her hopes of having a child. She and her husband found a surrogate through a matching program, and they hoped to soon transfer frozen embryos. But now th Biden 'continues to be fit for duty,' his doctor says, after president undergoes annual physical 02/28/2024 08:33pm • BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden “continues to be fit for duty,” his doctor wrote Wednesday after conducting an annual physical that is being closely watched as the 81-year-old seeks reelection in November. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden's physician, wrote that the president is adjusting Harper settling in at first for Phillies; Muncy takes a hit in Yamamoto spring debut for Dodgers 02/28/2024 08:29pm • Bryce Harper is getting settled in as full-time first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. Harper hit a hard single in his first spring training at-bat Wednesday, but the two-time NL MVP also flashed some leather at first base in a 7-7 tie against Atlanta. Harper made a diving catch on Jarred Kel Best Yoga Poses for Knee Pain 02/28/2024 07:00pm • As a former wrestler, I suffered many knee injuries and underwent three knee surgeries. After I retired from the sport, my knees felt so worn out that I could no longer run, bike or lift weights without feeling knee pain. But six months after starting yoga, my knee pain subsided. Over time, yoga see Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend 02/28/2024 05:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Americans 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine that bec West Virginia House OKs bill doctors say would eliminate care for most at-risk transgender youth 02/28/2024 04:45pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Republican-controlled House of Delegates passed a bill on Wednesday that doctors treating transgender youth in the state say would prevent the prescription of certain medical interventions like hormone therapy to patients at risk for self-harm or suicide. T New York Jets give QB Zach Wilson permission to seek trade as prospects arrive at NFL combine 02/28/2024 04:24pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The New York Jets expected quarterback Zach Wilson to emerge as the new face of their franchise. Three years later, he's looking for a new team. General manager Joe Douglas said the Jets have given Wilson permission to seek a trade, perhaps marking an end to his tumultuous sti Turkish drones kill 3 in an attack on a local Christian militia in northeastern Syria, officials say 02/28/2024 03:44pm • BEIRUT (AP) — Turkish drone strikes in northeastern Syria on Wednesday killed at least three members of a local Christian force and wounded others, including civilians, a Kurdish official and a Syrian opposition war monitor said. Also on Wednesday, reported Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus, and in Conservationist Aldo Leopold's last remaining child dies at 97 02/28/2024 02:59pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The last remaining child of famed conservationist and author Aldo Leopold has died at age 97. Estella Leopold, a researcher and scientist who dedicated her life to the land ethic philosophy of her famous father, died on Sunday in Seattle after several months in hospice, the Al Ex-romantic partner of Massachusetts governor wins council OK to serve on state's highest court 02/28/2024 02:41pm • BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts panel charged with reviewing judicial appointments voted Wednesday to approve the nomination to the state's highest court of Gabrielle R. Wolohojian, a former romantic partner of Gov. Maura Healey. The 6-1 vote assures Wolohojian, an Appeals Court associate justice, a Md. cardiologist explains how women can prevent heart disease 02/28/2024 09:40am • Have you had a fluttering feeling in your chest before or do you remember a family member suffering from heart problems? Both irregular heartbeat symptoms and family history can put women at an increased risk of developing heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in th $1B donation makes New York medical school tuition free and transforms students' lives 02/28/2024 08:53am • First year student Samuel Woo had been considering a career in cardiology so he would be able to pay off his medical school debt until the announcement this week of a generous donation that will remove tuition fees at his New York City school. Now, without the fear of crippling student debt, the 23- Here's why thousands of junior doctors in South Korea walked off the job 02/28/2024 05:44am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of junior doctors in South Korea have been refusing to see patients and attend surgeries since they walked off the job Feb. 20 in response to the government’s push to recruit more medical students. As of Tuesday, about 8,940 medical interns and residents have Ban on gender-affirming care for minors allowed to take effect in Indiana 02/27/2024 09:05pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care to go into effect, removing a temporary injunction a judge issued last year. The ruling was handed down by a panel of justices on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. It marked the latest