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Desperation grows among Palestinians trapped with little aid as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza 12/07/2023 09:28pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Desperation grew Thursday among Palestinians largely cut off from supplies of food and water as Israeli forces engaged in fierce urban battles with Hamas militants. Strikes in the southern Gaza town of Rafah sowed fear in one of the last places where civilians coul Vikings LB Jordan Hicks aims to return this season after surgery for painfully scary leg injury 12/07/2023 07:13pm • EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Jordan Hicks took a blow to the shin during a routine tackle for the Minnesota Vikings in the first quarter of a game last month and figured he just had a deep bruise. After returning to action, the ninth-year veteran linebacker began to realize after halftime his right leg was Two babies infected with dangerous bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula 12/07/2023 04:28pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri infant. Federal health officials confirmed Thursday that two cases of invasive infections caused 'Think about the emotional impact': Patients, oncologists stressed by cancer drug shortage 12/07/2023 02:14pm • The ongoing shortage of 15 cancer drugs is affecting the treatment of patients — both physically and emotionally — as well as the oncologists who care for them. "Having a cancer diagnosis is scary — it's life-disrupting," said Dr. Julie Gralow, chief medical officer and executive vice presi Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith brings much of his Oregon State staff with him to lead Spartans 12/07/2023 01:48pm • EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State hired Jonathan Smith away from Oregon State last week and the coach is bringing much of his previous staff with him. Smith announced his first wave of additions to the coaching and support staff on Thursday, and each person has ties to him and the Beavers. ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve' will feature Janelle Monáe, Green Day, Ludacris, Reneé Rapp and more in LA 12/07/2023 10:00am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2024 on “Dick Clark's New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from New York City's Times Square on December 31, alongside his host Rita Ora. There will once again be satellite locations in Los Angeles — hosted by Jeannie Mai — and a Spanish language count Former Polish President Lech Walesa, 80, says he is better but remains hospitalized with COVID-19 12/07/2023 05:47am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lech Walesa, Poland's 80-year-old former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, said Thursday that he is improving after being hospitalized with a bad case of COVID-19. A post on Walesa’s Facebook page shows him lying on a hospital bed with his thumbs raised and a brief ca How to Pick the Right Graduate Degree in Nursing 12/06/2023 07:00pm • Registered nurses play a critical role in patient care, performing physical exams, administering medication and helping to coordinate a team of health professionals. But states across the U.S. have been facing a growing nursing shortage fueled by employee burnout, lack of training and a generation o Bills GM says edge rusher Von Miller to practice and play while facing domestic violence charge 12/06/2023 05:25pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Though shaken by Von Miller being charged with domestic violence, general manager Brandon Beane and the Buffalo Bills proceeded cautiously on Wednesday in awaiting the legal process to play out before rushing to judgement or discipline. For now, the NFL’s active leader A young nurse suffered cardiac arrest while training on the condition. Fellow nurses saved her life 12/06/2023 04:52pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Andy Hoang eagerly began her first nursing job this year in New Hampshire, with a desire to specialize in cardiac care. She was excited about attending a November practice session on how to respond to someone in cardiac arrest. But as things were getting under way at Dartmouth Man featured in hit podcast 'S-Town' shot and killed by police during standoff, authorities say 12/06/2023 04:33pm • WOODSTOCK, Ala. (AP) — A man featured in the hit podcast “S-Town" that chronicled events in a rural Alabama community was shot and killed by police during a weekend standoff in the town, authorities said. Joseph Tyler Goodson, 32, of Woodstock, was shot by officers after he barricaded himself in Republican prosecutor will appeal judge's ruling invalidating Wisconsin's 174-year-old abortion ban 12/06/2023 02:43pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican prosecutor said Wednesday that he plans to appeal a court ruling that Wisconsin law permits abortions, the first step toward a potential showdown in the state Supreme Court over abortion rights. Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski issued a statement t US finds both sides in Sudan conflict have committed atrocities in Darfur 12/06/2023 01:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it has determined that both sides in the ongoing conflict in Sudan have committed atrocities in the African nation's western region of Darfur and elsewhere, saying the fighting “has caused grievous human suffering.” The State Department Today in Sports - College Football Playoff expands the National Championship race with a final four 12/06/2023 10:00am • Dec. 7 1973 — Jerry West of Los Angeles sets an NBA record with 10 steals in the Lakers’ 115-111 loss to the Seattle Supersonics. 1985 — Auburn tailback Bo Jackson beats Iowa quarterback Chuck Long by 45 points in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy, the closest vote in the 51-year history of New signs emerge of 'widespread' sexual crimes by Hamas, as Netanyahu alleges global indifference 12/06/2023 09:19am • JERUSALEM (AP) — A man hiding in a pit during the Oct. 7 Hamas assault on an outdoor music festival in Israel said he heard someone nearby screaming she was being raped. Elsewhere in the area, a combat paramedic saw the body of a young woman with her legs open, her pants pulled down, and what look