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Rulings in Texas, Missouri jumble again where US transgender youth can receive treatment 08/25/2023 06:48pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge on Friday ruled against Texas' ban on gender-affirming health care for minors while a separate judge in Missouri let a similar ban take effect, jumbling again where in the U.S. transgender youth can receive treatment. The conflicting decisions, handed down hours apart Jude Bellingham scores 4th goal in 3 games to give Real Madrid 1-0 win at Celta 08/25/2023 06:01pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jude Bellingham did it again, scoring a fourth goal in three games to lead Real Madrid to a 1-0 win at Celta Vigo on Friday and make it three victories in as many games in the Spanish league. Madrid’s top signing of the offseason scored once in the team’s 2-0 win at Ath Pakistani doctor who sought to support Islamic State terror group sentenced in Minnesota to 18 years 08/25/2023 05:19pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator who sought to join the Islamic State terrorist group to fight in Syria and expressed interest in carrying out attacks on U.S. soil was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison. Muhammad Masood, 31, pleaded guilty a yea After Roe v. Wade, the fight over abortion access moves to New Mexico 08/25/2023 04:39pm • CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — The sanctuary in Grace Covenant Reformed Church was packed. People stood shoulder to shoulder wherever they could — near the stained glass windows depicting scenes from the Bible, behind the neatly lined rows of chairs that serve as pews, against a wall covered in crosses mad Should I get a COVID shot? CDC warns most should wait for September 08/25/2023 02:18pm • ▶ Watch Video: Amid rise in COVID hospitalizations, health experts reveal new details about updated boosters Despite signs of a weekslong increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now warning most vaccinated Americans against s Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 08/25/2023 01:25pm • 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 The conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of 'epic proportions,' UN aid chief says 08/25/2023 12:20pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The conflict in Sudan is fueling “a humanitarian emergency of epic proportions” that threatens the entire country, the U.N. humanitarian chief warned on Friday. Martin Griffiths also said that the protracted conflict in the African country “could tip the entire region i Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed 08/25/2023 12:16pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. Some take a fatal plunge from an open window. Over the years, Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies and Are health apps invading your privacy? 08/25/2023 11:31am • Many of us rely on technology to stay fit, lose weight or even monitor medical conditions. Wearable devices can track heart rates, blood pressure, glucose levels, or even sleep patterns. But did you know they can also collect highly personal and sensitive information? "Although this wearable South Carolina abortion ban with unclear 'fetal heartbeat' definition creates confusion, doctors say 08/25/2023 12:22am • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — When the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions this week, the majority wrote that they were leaving “for another day” a decision on when, exactly, the “fetal heartbeat” limit begins during pregnancy. Doctors practicing under the strict law cannot California doctor lauded for COVID testing work pleads guilty to selling misbranded cosmetic drugs 08/24/2023 11:26pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — A “rock star” doctor who tested tens of thousands of people for COVID-19 in the pandemic's early months in a badly-stricken California desert community has pleaded guilty to misbranding cosmetic drugs, authorities said Thursday. Dr. Tien Tan Vo acknowledged in a plea agreement COVID numbers are rising: What doctors say you can do to stay healthy 08/24/2023 06:23pm • COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising across much of the country, leading many to worry that there's another COVID surge on the horizon. This is all happening as kids go back to school, too. In pockets of the country, some buildings have already had to close down. A school in Kentucky cl Cart crash at world championships leaves Jamaica's Hudson with blurry vision 08/24/2023 05:52pm • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A collision involving a cart carrying 200-meter runners to their semifinal race at world championships Thursday sent glass shards flying into the right eye of Jamaican sprinter Andrew Hudson, forcing him to race with blurred vision. The 26-year-old, racing in his first wo Canadian wildfires led to spike in asthma ER visits, especially in the Northeast 08/24/2023 04:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The smoke from Canadian wildfires that drifted into the U.S. led to a spike in people with asthma visiting emergency rooms — particularly in the New York area. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published two studies Thursday about the health impacts of the smoke Yankees general manager Brian Cashman calls this season 'a disaster' 08/24/2023 02:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In what amounted to a concession speech with the New York Yankees on the verge of their longest losing streak in a century, general manager Brian Cashman proclaimed the season “a disaster” and “an embarrassment" that will lead to job assessments of himself and manager Aaron B