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Dose of uncertainty: Experts wary of AI health gadgets at CES 01/08/2026 07:39am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. A smart scale promoted a healthier lifestyle by scanning your feet to track your heart health, and an egg-shaped hormone tracker uses AI to help you figure out the best time to conceive. Tech and he House takes step toward extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, overpowering GOP leadership 01/07/2026 06:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Overpowering Speaker Mike Johnson, a bipartisan coalition in the House voted Wednesday to push forward a measure that would revive an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowered health insurance costs for roughly 22 million people, but that had expired last month. The tally of 221 Mexico becomes crucial fuel supplier to Cuba but pledges no extra shipments after Maduro toppled 01/07/2026 05:33pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — As the United States prepares to seize control of Venezuelan oil and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump hardens its stance toward Cuba, Mexico has emerged as a key fuel supplier to Havana. It’s a role that could further complicate already strained relations with ‘The Pitt’ is back for another harrowing 15-hour shift. Is it even possible to up the ante? 01/07/2026 10:20am • When we first glimpse Noah Wyle’s Michael Robinavitch — aka Dr. Robby, of course — in Season 2 of “The Pitt,” he’s looking darned good, truth be told. The beloved ER doc is riding his motorcycle to work, wearing nice shades, hair rustling in the early-morning Pittsburgh breeze. Wait — Family of Malaysian ex-leader Mahathir says broken hip serious but not life-threatening 01/07/2026 03:29am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s centenarian former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was recovering in a hospital Wednesday from a broken right hip that his daughter said was serious but not life-threatening. Mahathir was rushed to the National Heart Institute on Tuesday after he suffere Ahead of election, Uganda's security forces are accused of using violence against the opposition 01/07/2026 12:03am • WAKISO, Uganda (AP) — The Ugandan presidential candidate known as Bobi Wine wears a flak jacket and helmet while campaigning to protect himself from gunfire. But the safety gear offers no protection from the stinging clouds of tear gas that often follow him on the campaign trail. Wine is challeng Lisette Oropesa shines and draws rave reactions in Met Opera's 'I Puritani' 01/06/2026 09:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Lisette Oropesa impresses Peter Gelb as more than a singer. “She reminds me a little bit of Beverly Sills,” the Metropolitan Opera general manager said. “She seems to have that kind of intellectual quickness. She’s extremely astute and she connects with people. Who knows? M Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut the West Bank in two 01/06/2026 08:30pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two, according to a government tender. The tender, which seeks bids from developers, would clear the way to begin constru How Delcy Rodríguez courted Donald Trump and rose to power in Venezuela 01/06/2026 08:04pm • MIAMI (AP) — In 2017, as political outsider Donald Trump headed to Washington, Delcy Rodríguez spotted an opening. Then Venezuela's foreign minister, Rodríguez directed Citgo — a subsidiary of the state oil company — to make a $500,000 donation to the president's inauguration. With the socia What's Changing with Medicaid Eligibility and How It Could Affect Your Care 01/06/2026 07:00pm • The 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), was signed into law this summer, and it has a sweeping impact on Medicaid eligibility. The bill introduces stricter eligibility rules, more frequent coverage redeterminations and greater financial res What Is Medicare Part A? 01/06/2026 07:00pm • Medicare Part A is the hospital insurance component of original Medicare, the federal health insurance program designed for adults ages 65 and older and some younger people who have qualifying disabilities. Part A coverage kicks in when you need medical care in a hospital, but does not cover outpati FACT FOCUS: Trump sows confusion on number of childhood vaccinations 01/06/2026 05:01pm • President Donald Trump spread some confusion about childhood vaccinations in social media posts about changes to U.S. vaccine recommendations. Trump’s administration on Monday took the unprecedented step of cutting the number of vaccines the government has long routinely recommended for all childr Oregon's Lanning and Indiana's Cignetti have different styles but the same goal 01/06/2026 03:04pm • Oregon coach Dan Lanning and Indiana coach Curt Cignetti look like opposites. Lanning is the flashy budding star who wins by defying conventional wisdom. The blunt-spoken Cignetti takes a decidedly old-school approach. The two former Alabama assistants will soon find themselves back in SEC country, Detroit suburb agrees to a $3.25 million settlement in the case of woman found alive in a body bag 01/06/2026 12:46pm • A Detroit suburb has agreed to a $3.25 million settlement with the family of a young woman who had been declared dead at home but then gasped for air and opened her eyes when her body bag was unzipped at a funeral home. Southfield paramedics were accused of gross negligence in how they responded to Flu season surged in the US over the holiday and already rivals last winter's harsh epidemic 01/06/2026 04:37am • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. flu infections surged over the holidays, and health officials are calling it a severe season that is likely to get worse. New government data posted Monday — for flu activity through the week of Christmas — showed that by some measures this season is already surpassing