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New York governor pushes for paid medical leave during pregnancy 01/04/2024 02:51pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Pregnant people in New York would have 40 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a new proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul after the state's legislative session kicked off this week. The Democrat’s plan to expand the state's paid family leave policy, whi Striking doctors in England say hospitals haven't shown an urgent need for them to return to work 01/04/2024 01:58pm • LONDON (AP) — The longest scheduled strike in the history of Britain's state-funded National Health Service entered its second of six planned days Thursday with doctors in England at loggerheads with hospitals over requests for some to leave the picket line to cover urgent needs during one of the Drugstore chain Walgreens cuts quarterly dividend to get more cash to grow its business 01/04/2024 09:33am • Walgreens is chopping its dividend nearly in half as the drugstore chain looks to strengthen its balance sheet. The health care giant said Thursday that reducing its quarterly payout to shareholders to 25 cents per share will help free up capital to spend growing its pharmacy and health care busines South Korean opposition leader is recovering well from surgery after stabbing attack, doctor says 01/04/2024 04:00am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s main opposition leader is recovering well from surgery after being stabbed in the neck earlier this week, his doctor said Thursday, as a local court issued an arrest warrant to extend the suspect’s custody by police. Lee Jae-myung, head of the liberal De Harvard seeks to move past firestorm brought on by school President Claudine Gay's resignation 01/03/2024 07:44pm • CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University on Wednesday sought to move beyond the firestorm brought on by the plagiarism allegations, congressional testimony and resignation of Claudine Gay, the school's first Black president, as it seeks a new leader and tries to heal divisions at the elite Ivy L How to Find A Financial Advisor If You're Not Rich 01/03/2024 07:00pm • Too many people are afraid to engage with a professional financial advisor because they do not believe they have enough assets.You may have just started your first career job or recently gotten engaged to be married. Perhaps a family member has passed away and left a small inheritance. No matter wha Low Oxalate Diet: Can It Prevent Kidney Stones? 01/03/2024 07:00pm • Oxalates, also called oxalic acid, are compounds that naturally occur in plants. When you eat plants, you take in oxalates. Your body make oxalates as well. Foods high in oxalates include spinach, almonds, peanuts, chocolate, whole-wheat bread and tofu. Although these foods provide beneficial nutrie Ice Hack for Weight Loss: The Latest Trending Diet 01/03/2024 07:00pm • Another diet trend on TikTok has gone viral. This time, it's the #icehack, which has amassed over 125 million views on the platform. While some ice hack videos show fancy ice cubes for cocktails or clever ways to de-ice your windshield, most are promoting the ice hack for weight loss. Influencers ha Mayfield has sore ribs but is determined to be ready to help Bucs pursue NFC South title 01/03/2024 06:48pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield has sore ribs and did not practice Wednesday, but the Tampa Bay quarterback says he’ll do everything he can to be ready to try to help the Buccaneers clinch a division title and playoff berth against the Carolina Panthers. Mayfield was injured last week when he Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike 01/03/2024 11:13am • LONDON (AP) — Patients faced canceled treatments after thousands of British doctors walked off the job on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike over pay that was set to be the longest in the history of the state-funded National Health Service. Managers said tens of thousands of appointments and From 'Abbott Elementary' to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' when will your favorite TV shows return in 2024? 01/03/2024 04:15am • A new year typically means that your favorite television shows are about to return with fresh episodes. However, this year is extra exciting because countless shows have been on hiatus since last year's Hollywood strikes. Below are some highlights of returning series and brand new shows on the Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony 01/02/2024 08:59pm • CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy Gypsy Rose Blanchard is free and reflecting on prison term for conspiring to kill her abusive mother 01/02/2024 08:20pm • Gypsy Rose Blanchard said she has found a way to forgive her mother — and herself. But it has been a long journey from years of abuse and the darkest parts of her life splashed across tabloids to living in prison. Blanchard, now 32, was paroled last week from a Missouri women's prison. Her release Frank Ryan, the last quarterback to lead the Cleveland Browns to an NFL title, has died at 87 01/02/2024 06:00pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Frank Ryan wasn't your average NFL quarterback. His arm helped make the Cleveland Browns champions. His intellect earned him wider acclaim off the field. Ryan, who led the the Browns to their last NFL title in 1964 while spending his offseasons getting a doctorate diploma in mathe Not just COVID-19: Respiratory illnesses up across DC region 01/02/2024 03:53pm • A look at data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows doctor visits for respiratory illnesses are in the "high" range in D.C. and Maryland, and the "very high" range in Virginia. "Some of that is driven by influenza, but there are a lot of other respiratory viruses that are