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Airstrike kills renowned doctor in Gaza and relatives who sought shelter together 11/14/2023 11:13am • CAIRO (AP) — It was the call Shaymma Alloh had been dreading, the news from Gaza she hoped would never come: The house where 26 members of her family were sheltering was hit by a missile strike. Among the four confirmed deaths from the strike late Saturday was her 36-year-old brother, Hammam Alloh As weight loss injectables become more popular, what do you need to know first? 11/14/2023 10:49am • High rates of obesity and the effectiveness of weight loss drugs are sparking huge demand for medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. What some people may not know is that these anti-obesity drugs don't come in pill form — instead, you have to inject them into the fatty parts of your bod A suspect in the 1994 Rwanda genocide goes on trial in Paris after a decadeslong investigation 11/14/2023 07:22am • PARIS (AP) — A Rwandan doctor who has been living in France for decades goes on trial Tuesday in Paris over his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in his home country. Sosthene Munyemana, 68, faces charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and complicity in such crimes. He has denied wrongdoing. Is Hamas hiding in Gaza's main hospital? Israel's claim is now a focal point in a dayslong stalemate 11/14/2023 05:44am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against the Hamas militant group. Shifa is Gaza’s largest and best-equipped hospital. Israel, without providing visual evidence, claims the facility also is used by Hamas for military purposes Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each 11/14/2023 03:51am • LONDON (AP) — Earlier this year, the doctor who leads the World Health Organization’s efforts to prevent sexual abuse travelled to Congo to address the biggest known sex scandal in the U.N. health agency’s history, the abuse of well over 100 local women by staffers and others during a deadly E Defense digs into Manuel Ellis’ drug use at trial of Washington officers accused in man's death 11/13/2023 11:41pm • TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A lawyer for one of three Washington state police officers charged in the death of Manuel Ellis — a 33-year-old Black man who was punched, shocked with a Taser and then put in a chokehold and held face-down as he pleaded for breath — urged jurors Monday to focus on Ellis' Live updates | Biden says Gaza's largest hospital 'must be protected' as thousands flee the fighting 11/13/2023 10:16pm • Fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants outside Gaza's largest hospital has prompted thousands of people to flee from the sprawling medical facility, but hundreds of patients and others displaced by the war remained inside, health officials said Monday. U.S. President Joe Biden sai A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle in Britain and Italy has died 11/13/2023 08:50pm • LONDON (AP) — A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle involving her parents, British health officials and the Italian government has died, a group supporting her family said Monday, Christian Concern said Indi Gregory died in a hospice on Monday morning after her life support was wit Columbia will set up fund for victims of doctor convicted of sex crimes, notify 6,500 patients 11/13/2023 08:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University and a university-affiliated hospital announced Monday they will notify 6,500 former patients of disgraced gynecologist Robert Hadden of federal sex crimes that he was convicted of earlier this year. Under the plan announced by Columbia and Columbia University Ir 504 Plan Versus IEP: A Guide for Parents 11/13/2023 07:00pm • Children who require academic accommodations will most likely have them met through one of two ways: a 504 plan or an Individualized Education Program, commonly referred to as an IEP. While both plans are federal laws and offer formal support for students with disabilities, there are some key differ What Is Media Literacy? What Parents Need to Know 11/13/2023 07:00pm • The rise of the internet and social media makes it easier than ever to access information -- and that includes information that's false or misleading. Add to that increasing political polarization, eroding trust in mainstream media and institutions, the rise of artificial intelligence products and Detroit-area doctor grieves the loss of 20 relatives killed during Israel's war against Hamas 11/13/2023 06:43pm • ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Each time Dr. Emad Shehada’s phone rings, the suburban Detroit pulmonologist worries that it could be more bad news about loved ones in Gaza. He said that so far, 20 cousins and other relatives have been killed since the start of Israel's campaign against Hamas foll Video purports to show Israeli-Russian researcher kidnapped in Iraq 11/13/2023 06:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A video broadcast on an Iraqi television station and circulated on pro-Iranian social media Monday purported to show an Israeli-Russian researcher who was allegedly kidnapped in Iraq, the first sign of life since her disappearance nearly eight months ago. No group has claimed res Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to tainted applesauce pouches, CDC says 11/13/2023 05:45pm • U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce. Children ages 1 to 3 were affected, and at least one child s Aaron Rodgers tells NBC he targets a mid-December return from torn Achilles tendon 11/13/2023 05:22pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers said his goal is to return from a torn Achilles tendon by mid-December, NBC's Melissa Stark reported during the telecast of the Jets' game at Las Vegas on Sunday night. Rodgers had hinted recently he hopes to return before the end of the