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Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling 09/14/2023 03:42pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Planned Parenthood announced Thursday that it will resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law that seemingly banned the procedure actually didn't apply to abortions. The resumption of abortions Monday at clinics in Milwaukee and Madis No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise returns to the Capitol after his blood cancer diagnosis 09/14/2023 03:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, returned to the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for the first time since being diagnosed with a blood cancer known as multiple myeloma and told reporters his chemotherapy treatment is underway. “It's kind of a few months process. They d Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 09/14/2023 02:05pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Firefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to cancer cases 09/14/2023 01:40pm • BOSTON (AP) — Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a tumor in his chest. He was only 30 and had been in the Boston Fire Department less than a decade. But as he investigated his diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in O This fall TV season, there's no new 'Grey's Anatomy' or 'Law & Order.' Here's what's coming instead 09/14/2023 01:32pm • Sorry “Abbott Elementary” and “Grey's Anatomy” fans — there won't be new episodes airing anytime soon. Some viewers may be unaware, but striking screenwriters and actors have brought production to a screeching halt, including on many popular shows like “Law & Order” and “1923.” Yankees prospect Jasson Domínguez to undergo Tommy John surgery next week 09/14/2023 12:48pm • BOSTON (AP) — Yankees top prospect Jasson Domínguez will have Tommy John surgery next Wednesday, manager Aaron Boone said Thursday morning before they played the Red Sox in a split doubleheader. “Jasson is going to have surgery next Wednesday,” Boone said, sitting in the dugout while talking Stranded luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer is pulled free at high tide in Greenland 09/14/2023 10:29am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer was successfully pulled free on Thursday, three days after running aground in Greenland with 206 people on board, authorities and the ship's owner said. The ship was freed by a fisheries research vessel at high tide, said the crui Today in Sports - Roger Federer announces retirement from tennis at age 41 with 20 grand slam wins 09/14/2023 10:10am • Sept. 15 1899 — Willie Smith wins the U.S. Open golf title, beating George low, Val Fitzjohn and W.H. Way. 1923 — Bill Tilden wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship, beating William Johnston in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4. 1962 — Frank Tripucka of the Denver Broncos passes for 447 Today in Sports - Week Ahead, September 15 - September 21 09/14/2023 10:05am • Sept. 15 1899 — Willie Smith wins the U.S. Open golf title, beating George low, Val Fitzjohn and W.H. Way. 1923 — Bill Tilden wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship, beating William Johnston in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4. 1962 — Frank Tripucka of the Denver Broncos passes for 447 American explorer says he thought he would die during an 11-day ordeal in a Turkish cave 09/14/2023 08:36am • ISTANBUL (AP) — An American researcher who spent 11 days stuck in a Turkish cave after falling ill said Thursday that he thought he would die there before a complex international rescue operation got him out. Mark Dickey, 40, appeared relaxed as he spoke to reporters at a hospital in Mersin, sout Witnesses say victims of a Hanoi high-rise fire jumped from upper stories to escape the blaze 09/14/2023 07:30am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Ten children were among the 56 people killed in a blaze in a Hanoi high-rise, police said Thursday, which some residents desperately tried to escape by jumping out of upper stories, according to witnesses. Authorities have still not released the cause of the fire, which brok Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar's violent crisis 09/14/2023 12:43am • BANGKOK (AP) — The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi says he has always avoided talking to the media, but this time is different. He’s increasingly worried about his imprisoned 78-year-old mother’s health and about Myanmar's violent political crisis, which he calls despera Marlins' Sandy Alcantara has UCL sprain, return this season uncertain 09/13/2023 10:19pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Miami Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara has a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, manager Skip Schumaker said Wednesday, casting doubt on whether last year's NL Cy Young Award winner can pitch again this season. Schumaker did not say whether he thought Alcantara wo There's no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway 09/13/2023 10:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) — As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout, Republicans are raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are next. It's been a favorite topic among some of the GOP's top presidential contenders. Florida Go US should use its influence to help win the freedom of a scholar missing in Iraq, her sister says 09/13/2023 09:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States should use its influence to help win the freedom of a Russian-Israeli academic at Princeton University who went missing in Iraq nearly six months ago and is believed to be held by an Iran-backed militia regarded by Washington as a terrorist group, her sister sai