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Libya investigates dams' collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000 09/16/2023 01:43pm • DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city as rescue teams searched for bodies on Saturday, nearly a week after the deluge killed more than 11,000 people. It’s unclear how such an investigati Could long-term use of heartburn medicine be linked to dementia? 09/16/2023 01:44am • Could taking antacids over a long period of time negatively affect your brain? A new study says it's possible. The recently released study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Neurology, looked at the lives of nearly 6,000 patients over a five-year period. The study details the effects of Louisiana governor candidates face off in debate highlighting abortion ban and police brutality 09/16/2023 01:21am • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, the early GOP front runner in the state’s governor race, attended his first major-televised gubernatorial debate Friday evening, opening the door to political attacks from a crowded room of candidates. With Louisiana’s election ju Yankees reliever Anthony Misiewicz struck in the face by a line drive against Pirates 09/15/2023 11:12pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yankees reliever Anthony Misiewicz was struck in the face by a line drive off the bat of Pittsburgh's Ji Hwan Bae in the sixth inning of New York's 7-5 victory on Friday night. Bae hit a 100.6 mph liner up the middle with two runners on in the bottom of the sixth inning. The left West Virginia University makes wide-ranging cuts to academic programs and faculty 09/15/2023 04:13pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Despite shouts of “stop the cuts” from students, West Virginia University’s board voted Friday to make wide-ranging reductions to academic programs and faculty positions as it grapples with a $45 million budget shortfall. The state's largest university will drop 28 o Searchers look for more than 10,000 missing in flooded Libyan city where death toll eclipsed 11,000 09/15/2023 02:17pm • DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities limited access to the flooded city of Derna on Friday to make it easier for searchers to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings for the more than 10,000 people still missing and presumed dead following a disaster that has already claimed more than 11, Shaquille Leonard's return from injury gives the Colts' defense a jolt of energy 09/15/2023 12:51pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Indianapolis Colts linebacker Shaquille Leonard woke up Monday morning, he was overjoyed. Sure, he had the expected soreness from playing his first full game since early November. He just didn't need any additional medical treatments or trainers or doctors to examine his b Botulism outbreak tied to sardines served in Bordeaux leaves 1 person dead and several hospitalized 09/15/2023 11:24am • PARIS (AP) — Matt Jackson was riding an electric bike through Bordeaux wine country when he started feeling strange. Nine days later, he's on a breathing machine in a French intensive care unit, unable to open his eyes, communicating only via notes on a whiteboard —- and infected with botulism. Data Doctors: What iPhone users need to know about USB-C charging cables Android owners have been using for years 09/14/2023 11:35pm • Q: If USB-C is a connection standard, what do the expensive cables do for me over the cheap ones? A: Apple recently announced that they’ve switched the iPhone from their proprietary Lightning connector to the USB-C standard, so Android and iOS smartphones can now use the same cable. The USB- Understanding the Causes of Right-Side Chest Pain 09/14/2023 08:00pm • There are many possible causes for right-side chest pain, but it's not usually obvious what's causing it. "Our bodies do a good job of telling us when we're in pain but don't always do a good job communicating the cause and location of the pain," says Dr. Brittany Kunza, a physician with PlushCare, When to Move From Assisted Living to Memory Care 09/14/2023 08:00pm • While an overwhelming majority of older Americans want to remain living in their home, nearly half of those 65 and older report that they either need or receive help with routine daily activities. Even the best plans for independent living can be disrupted by physical and mental challenges and requi Families challenge North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for children 09/14/2023 06:28pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Families and a pediatrician are challenging North Dakota's law criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors, the latest lawsuit in many states with similar bans. Gender Justice on Thursday announced the state district court lawsuit in a news conference at the state Capitol Republican David McCormick plans to run for US Senate again in Pennsylvania, sources tell AP 09/14/2023 06:23pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick is expected to announce his second bid for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, according to people familiar with his plans, taking on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey after narrowly losing an expensive and bruising GOP primary last year to a Donald Trump-endorse Planned Parenthood sues to expand South Carolina abortion access under strict new ban 09/14/2023 06:06pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Abortion providers urged South Carolina’s highest court on Thursday to lengthen the narrow window when a pregnancy can be legally terminated under the state’s strict new ban. The conservative state's all-male Supreme Court last month upheld a so-called “fetal heartbeat� Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants 09/14/2023 03:55pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute: For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside the brain-dead man on the gurney rolling past them. The dramatic experiment came to an end Wednesday as surgeons at NYU Langone Heal