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$1.2M bail set for man charged with killing Tennessee surgeon remembered as skilled, beloved doctor 07/13/2023 06:16pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man charged with killing a hand surgeon at a Tennessee clinic was being held on $1.2 million bail Thursday as those who knew the doctor remembered him as a skilled and beloved medical professional who cared for his patients. Larry Pickens, 29, told a judge on Thursday that The gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue is found eligible for the death penalty 07/13/2023 05:07pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury announced Thursday, setting the stage for further evidence and testimony on whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison. The government is seeking cap Sudan's neighbors meeting in Cairo for summit agree to Egypt's initiative to try to end conflict 07/13/2023 04:02pm • CAIRO (AP) — Leaders from Sudan’s seven neighboring countries agreed on Thursday in Cairo to a new Egyptian-led initiative seeking to resolve the deepening conflict in the African country. The meeting — the most high-profile since fighting erupted across Sudan in mid-April — was hosted by E The US House majority is in play next year after a weak GOP midterm showing and recent court ruling 07/13/2023 02:39pm • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Republican Rep. David Schweikert used to win his wealthy, suburban Phoenix congressional district by nearly 30 points. Then Donald Trump was elected president, and his victories started shrinking. Schweikert, who won his last election by just 3,200 votes, is now among the Families and doctors sue Texas over its new ban on transgender care for minors 07/13/2023 02:02pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of Texas families and doctors have filed a lawsuit in state court seeking to block the state's new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, arguing it violates parental rights and discriminates against transgender teens. At least 20 states have adopted laws to b Aid groups seek an EU commission review of migration law in Italy as it impounds rescue ships 07/13/2023 01:31pm • ROME (AP) — A coalition of humanitarian groups formally asked the European Commission to review Italy's legislation governing migration on Thursday, following the Italian government's latest detention of a ship used to rescue migrants at sea. Emergency, Doctors Without Borders, SOS Humanity and AS UK government offers millions of public sector workers pay hikes to end strikes 07/13/2023 11:42am • LONDON (AP) — The British government offered millions of public sector workers pay raises Thursday in a bid to end an array of strikes that have crippled trains, health care and other services for more than a year amid the biggest cost-of-living crisis in generations. On the day that tens of thous Tourists are packing European hotspots, boosted by Americans 07/13/2023 07:01am • VENICE, Italy (AP) — Tourists are waiting more than two hours to visit the Acropolis in Athens. Taxi lines at Rome’s main train station are running just as long. And so many visitors are concentrating around St. Mark’s Square in Venice that crowds get backed up crossing bridges — even on wee UN says raging conflict in Sudan has displaced over 3 million people. UK sanctions warring sides 07/12/2023 11:08pm • CAIRO (AP) — A raging conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3 million people from their homes, including over 700,000 who fled to neighboring countries, the U.N. said Wednesday. The United Kingdom announced sanctions on the warring factions, amid growing concerns the country is sliding into a “ Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped 07/12/2023 09:36pm • TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits say the practice has not ended in Canada. A Senate report last year concluded “this horrific practice is not conf Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped 07/12/2023 09:34pm • TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits allege the practice has not ended in Canada. A Senate report last year concluded “this horrific practice is not c ESPN's Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for a 3rd time 07/12/2023 09:31pm • Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale says he has been diagnosed with cancer for a third time. Vitale tweeted Wednesday that he had surgery in Boston this week, and tests revealed that he has vocal cord cancer. He said he will undergo six weeks of radiation treatments. “I plan to fi Dentist accused of poisoning wife searched online for ways to get away with murder, police say 07/12/2023 08:58pm • CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Shortly after beginning an affair, a Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife searched online for answers to questions such as “is arsenic detectable in an autopsy?” and “how to make murder look like a heart attack," police said. Days later, James Craig's wife, A Nursing Home Requirements: Who's Eligible? 07/12/2023 08:00pm • While assisted living facilities can help family members maintain a certain level of independence, it sometimes may not be enough support. Declining health or a major crisis, like a debilitating stroke or serious fall, may require rehabilitation or around-the-clock care from trained staff at nursing Antioxidants: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them? 07/12/2023 08:00pm • Anti-cancer, anti-aging, anti-dementia -- with health claims like these, it's no wonder people are looking for ways to increase antioxidant intake from the foods they eat to their skin care routines. But what exactly are antioxidants? And what can we do to harness the power of these mighty compounds