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What are the symptoms of an enlarged prostate and how is it treated? 01/26/2024 10:32am • The announcement that King Charles III was admitted to a private hospital Friday to undergo a procedure for an enlarged prostate has sparked interest in what is an extremely common condition among older men. The 75-year-old monarch is in good company. About half of men in their 50s have enlarged pro As US brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, some families are still waiting for their turn 01/26/2024 09:36am • WASHINGTON (AP) — By any standard, the past 18 months have been remarkable for getting wrongfully detained Americans home. There were major swaps with adversaries like Iran and Russia, including one that secured the freedom of WNBA star Brittney Griner, and a large prisoner exchange just last mont Czech lower house approves tougher gun law after nation's worst mass shooting. Next stop Senate 01/26/2024 08:29am • PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Parliament's lower house on Friday approved an amendment to the country’s gun law that tightens requirements for owning a weapon more than a month after the worst mass killing in the nation’s history. The legislation now goes before the Senate and if approved there must Ukrainians worry after plane crash that POW exchanges with Russia will end 01/26/2024 06:28am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Russia and Ukraine trade accusations over this week's crash of a Russian military transport plane, one thing is clear: families' fears that future prisoner exchanges may be in danger and loved ones could stay imprisoned. Even the basic facts are being debated. Russian offic Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used 01/26/2024 06:16am • ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again placed the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. The state said the method would be humane, but critics called it cruel South Korean police investigating 14-year-old boy as suspect of attack on lawmaker 01/26/2024 03:20am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An assailant who repeatedly struck a South Korean lawmaker with a rock as she tried to resist was a 14-year-old boy who was sent to a mental health facility Friday, Seoul police said as they continue to investigate the attack. The attack Thursday on Bae Hyunjin, a member Medicare Part B: Costs, Eligibility and What It Covers 01/25/2024 07:00pm • Navigating the world of health care can be an overwhelming experience, but understanding Medicare Part B is critical for older Americans seeking comprehensive medical coverage. Part of the original Medicare program, Medicare Part B has traditionally provided medical insurance to cover the cost of me Death penalty charges dismissed against man accused of killing Indianapolis officer 01/25/2024 05:02pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Thursday granted the state's motion to dismiss death penalty charges against a man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer in 2020 because doctors have found him to be mentally ill. The Marion County Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday filed a motio Transgender veterans sue to have gender-affirming surgery covered by Department of Veteran Affairs 01/25/2024 04:53pm • A group of transgender veterans filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to begin providing and paying for gender-affirming surgeries. The lawsuit from the Transgender American Veterans Association seeks to compel the VA to codify in its regulations verbal assuran Report finds 93 US deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic since 2009 01/25/2024 03:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009, with many of the recent deaths involving a procedure known as a Brazilian butt lift. The operation has grown in popularity recently and has led to deaths in other countr Humana warns that rising care costs will persist through 2024, surprises Wall Street with forecast 01/25/2024 11:53am • Humana still doesn’t know why more people were admitted for short hospital stays than it expected late last year, and that is casting a shadow over health insurers early in 2024. Shares of several companies sank again Thursday after Humana debuted an earnings forecast for the new year that fell ab Killer of 3 in English city of Nottingham sentenced to high-security hospital, likely for life 01/25/2024 10:45am • LONDON (AP) — A 32-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia who fatally stabbed two college students and a man in the central English city of Nottingham was told Thursday that he would “most probably” spend the rest of his life in a high-security medical facility. The sentencing of Valdo Caloc Record six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald joins NSO for 'tsunami of sound' at Kennedy Center 01/25/2024 04:06am • She holds the Broadway record with six competitive Tony Award wins, one ahead of the legendary Angela Lansbury. Next week, Audra McDonald performs live at the Kennedy Center with accompaniment by the National Symphony Orchestra for two concerts on Tuesday, Jan. 30, and Wednesday, Jan 31. "It's Washington state reaches a nearly $150 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis 01/24/2024 09:11pm • OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role in the opioid addiction crisis. "They knew what the harm was. They did it anyway," A Biden extends State of the Union invitation to a Texas woman who sued to get an abortion and lost 01/24/2024 07:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have extended an invitation to attend the State of the Union address to a Texas woman who sued her state and lost over the ability to get an abortion to end a wanted pregnancy. The Texas Supreme Court denied Katie Cox’s request. Bu