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Amazon adds video telemedicine visits nationwide to its virtual clinic 08/01/2023 02:18pm • Amazon is adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to a virtual clinic it launched last fall, as the e-commerce giant pushes deeper into care delivery. Amazon said Tuesday that customers can visit its virtual clinic around the clock through Amazon’s website or app. There, they can compare COVID hospitalizations climb for 2nd week. Is it a summer surge? 08/01/2023 10:13am • ▶ Watch Video: Doctors warn COVID hospitalizations are rising Weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen by more than 12% across the country, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking a second straight week of t DC-area hospitals ranked among best in the nation 08/01/2023 04:31am • Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, is once again near the top of the rankings of the nation's best hospitals, and Inova Fairfax Hospital is ranked the No. 1 hospital in the D.C. area in the annual rankings by U.S. News and World Report. "Our results are intended to be a source of info Haitians, weary of gang violence, protest the kidnapping of an American nurse and her daughter 08/01/2023 01:49am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Chants of “freedom” echoed through the streets outside an aid facility in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday where just days earlier an American nurse and her daughter were kidnapped by armed men. Hundreds of Haitians marched through the gang-ravaged zone 19 Part-Time Retirement Jobs That Pay Well 07/31/2023 08:00pm • Taking on a part-time retirement job doesn't have to mean low pay and uninteresting work. Many older workers perform important and essential jobs while maintaining a flexible schedule. With the right education and credentials, you might be able to transition into a lucrative and rewarding part-time What Is a J.D. Degree? 07/31/2023 08:00pm • The J.D. degree is a rigorous course of study aimed at preparing students for a career as an attorney. "For most people in the United States, the Juris Doctor is going to be the degree that they're going to want to be able to practice in the United States," says Rebecca Ray, assistant dean of admiss Appeals court lets Kentucky enforce ban on transgender care for minors 07/31/2023 07:33pm • A federal appeals court is allowing Kentucky to enforce a recently enacted ban on gender-affirming care for young transgender people while the issue is being litigated. The 2-1 decision Monday from the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati is not unexpected. The same three-judge panel ru Nigerian leader has announced economic measures to ease hardship as labor unions threaten protests 07/31/2023 06:34pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Monday announced economic measures to ease growing hardship in Africa's most populous country as labor unions threatened protests to demand more action. Several government policies introduced by Tinubu since he took office in May have furt Jury poised to deliberate death penalty or life sentence for gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre 07/31/2023 06:11pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — A jury is set to deliberate whether to impose the death penalty or a sentence of life in prison without parole on a man who spewed antisemitic hate before fatally shooting 11 worshippers at a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh's Jewish community. The same jurors who convicted 5 Leading anti-abortion group rips DeSantis for not pushing for national ban 07/31/2023 04:36pm • CHICAGO (AP) — A leading anti-abortion organization criticized Republican Ron DeSantis on Monday for not supporting a national ban on the procedure, calling the Florida governor's position “unacceptable” as he seeks the GOP nomination for president. The president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life Georgetown researchers examine how Black girls are treated in the classroom 07/31/2023 08:00am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. It's the summer of Barbie where "Girl Power" reigns supreme. But, if you are the parent of a girl of color heading back to school in the Caicedo has lit up the Women's World Cup with her goals, but exhaustion has been a concern 07/30/2023 11:20pm • SYDNEY (AP) — Linda Caicedo is fast-becoming the biggest story of the biggest Women's World Cup to date. Her stunning goal to set up Colombia's shock 2-1 win on Sunday over Germany, one of the tournament favorites, was the latest magical moment from the 18-year-old Real Madrid forward. But her pe AI in Health Care: 8 Best Stocks to Buy 07/30/2023 08:00pm • The rise of artificial intelligence technology has created opportunities to optimize the way heath care professionals operate. AI can potentially be used to prevent disease, detect and diagnose conditions, perform procedures, monitor patients, design and prescribe drugs, and conduct a range of other Election disinformation campaigns targeted voters of color in 2020. Experts expect 2024 to be worse 07/29/2023 12:08am • CHICAGO (AP) — Leading up to the 2020 election, Facebook ads targeting Latino and Asian American voters described Joe Biden as a communist. A local station claimed a Black Lives Matter co-founder practiced witchcraft. Doctored images showed dogs urinating on Donald Trump campaign posters. None of Sen. McConnell plans to serve his full term as Republican leader despite questions about his health 07/28/2023 06:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly said he is “fine” since he froze up midsentence during a press conference on Wednesday. And now his office is trying to tamp down speculation that he might not fill out his term as leader because of his health. In a stat