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Ex-PM Cameron says the UK focused too much on flu rather than other potential pandemics before COVID 06/19/2023 10:12pm • LONDON (AP) — Britain made a mistake in focusing too much on preparations for a flu pandemic rather than considering other types of pandemic in the years before the COVID-19 outbreak, former Prime Minister David Cameron told a public inquiry Monday. Cameron, who led Britain's Conservative governm How to Become a Lawyer: A Step-by-Step Guide 06/19/2023 08:00pm • Entering the legal profession is no small task, so the choice to become a lawyer should not be made lightly, experts say. Getting a license to practice law in the U.S. generally requires years of strenuous effort and often involves acquiring significant student loan debt to cover the cost of law sch What to Consider Before Applying to Medical School 06/19/2023 08:00pm • The medical school application process can be daunting. When all is said and done, applying takes well over a year and can cost thousands of dollars. Although most students traditionally apply during their junior year of college, they should carefully consider various factors to determine if they ar Martina Navratilova says she is clear of cancer after tests 06/19/2023 07:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Martina Navratilova says she is clear of cancer. The tennis Hall of Famer announced the news Monday on Twitter after what she said was a full day of tests at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, proton and radiation magicians etc- what a OB-GYN shortage expected to get worse in wake of Roe v. Wade overturn 06/19/2023 07:21pm • ▶ Watch Video: Shortage of OB-GYN doctors expected to get worse A year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, the U.S. is facing a shortage of OB-GYN doctors. It's only expected to get worse in the years ahead as medical students make decisions on what and where to pra As death toll rises to 81, new accounts clash with official version of migrant disaster off Greece 06/19/2023 04:00pm • MALAKASA, Greece (AP) — The number of confirmed victims from one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean rose to 81 Monday after three more bodies were found off southern Greece, as more survivors claimed that the battered trawler had been under tow by another vessel just before it sa Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny 06/19/2023 08:30am • LONDON (AP) — In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest foe to Russia’s most prominent political prisoner. Already serving two convictions that have landed him in prison for at least nine years, he faces a new trial that could keep him behind for two more decade Captivated by the multiverse and alternate realities? Here's a handy guide to some good stuff 06/19/2023 12:09am • Loved “Everything Everywhere All at Once?” Can't get enough of “The Flash” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” this month? Then this list is for you. We've compiled a non-exhaustive sampler of fiction about alternate universes and multiverses — from movies to TV to comics to book What if things could turn out differently? How the multiverse got into our heads and didn't let go 06/19/2023 12:03am • “Let’s do things differently this time.” Those are the first words you hear at the beginning of this month’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” an otherworldly meditation on multiple realities and how our lives might unfold. The message is clear from the get-go: We have choices. Thin Today in History: June 19, Senate approves Civil Rights Act 06/19/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, June 19, the 170th day of 2023. There are 195 days left in the year. This is Juneteenth. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 19, 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved by the U.S. Senate, 73-27, after surviving a lengthy filibuster. On this date: I It's not clear yet if Red Sox pitcher Houck needs surgery after line drive to the face, Cora says 06/18/2023 01:55pm • BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora doesn’t know yet whether pitcher Tanner Houck will need surgery for a facial fracture he sustained when he was hit below the right eye by a line drive from the New York Yankees’ Kyle Higashioka on Friday. “He’s going to see the doctor at the e Pope Francis, back to Vatican routine post-surgery, says thanks to shouts of 'Long live the pope!' 06/18/2023 01:52pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two days after being discharged from the hospital, Pope Francis resumed his cherished Sunday custom of greeting the public in St. Peter’s Square, expressing thanks for the comfort he received after surgery and thanking the crowd shouting “Long live the pope!” Before laun Ecuadorean woman who revived during her wake is dead after a week in intensive care at a hospital 06/17/2023 02:53pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A 76-year-old woman who had been declared dead and surprised her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake earlier this month has died after seven days in intensive care, her family said Saturday. Gilberto Barbera Montoya, the woman's son, told The Associated Press Tori Bowie's death highlights maternal mortality rate for Black women 06/17/2023 09:25am • ▶ Watch Video: Health advocates fight to combat deadly trend that caused death of Olympic athlete Tori Bowie When Celina Martin was expecting her first child, her concerns extended beyond delivery. "I've been dismissed, often for age, for a lack of education or this perceived lack o Doctors advise people over 60 to stay indoors as India's northern state swelters in extreme heat 06/17/2023 07:59am • LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 34 people have died in the past two days as a large swath of the north Indian state Uttar Pradesh swelters under severe heat, officials said Saturday, prompting doctors to advise residents over 60 to stay indoors during the daytime. The dead were all over 60 years ol