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What to know about Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor running for president 05/24/2023 05:22pm • After months of anticipation, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis formally entered the Republican presidential primary contest on Wednesday. As of now, he is considered former President Donald Trump's strongest GOP rival in the crowded 2024 contest, but many voters are only starting to get to know the 44-yea A.J. Foyt returns to the Indy 500, his legacy long secured and grief fresh from his wife's death 05/24/2023 03:56pm • WALLER, Texas (AP) — A.J. Foyt was 15 when a boat that he and two friends were riding in capsized in a storm. The young Foyt clung tightly to a buoy until a fishing vessel found him, too late for one of the other boys that had already drowned. Not long afterward, Foyt and some buddies were climbin UN: Sudan conflict displaces over 1.3 million, including some 320K to neighboring countries 05/24/2023 03:03pm • CAIRO (AP) — The fighting between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force has displaced more than 1.3 million people, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. The International Organization for Migration said the clashes have forced over 1 million people to leave their homes to safer Resident doctors at NYC's Elmhurst Hospital reach tentative deal after 3-day strike 05/24/2023 02:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Resident physicians who went on strike at New York City’s Elmhurst Hospital Center have reached a tentative deal on the third day of their walkout and will return to work, their union announced Wednesday. The strike by about 160 residents that began Monday was New York City’s f Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/24/2023 02:47pm • 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 A.J. Foyt returns to the Indy 500, his legacy long secured and grief fresh from his wife's death 05/24/2023 01:41pm • WALLER, Texas (AP) — A.J. Foyt was 15 when a boat that he and two friends were riding in capsized in a storm. The young Foyt clung tightly to a buoy until a fishing vessel found him, too late for one of the other boys that had already drowned. Not long afterward, Foyt and some buddies were climbin Man shooting air rifle near Utah day care is person of interest for wounding toddler 05/24/2023 12:46pm • SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A man shooting birds in suburban Utah with a .22-caliber air rifle is a person of interest for wounding a toddler in the head outside a day care center this week, authorities said Wednesday. The child is recovering in a Salt Lake City hospital. The man is cooperating wit Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live 05/24/2023 12:07pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Amid the balloons, cake and games at his best friend’s birthday party on a farm, 5-year-old Carter Manson clutched his small chest. “He just kept saying ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe,’’’ his mother, Catherine, recalled tearfully. “I picked him up and to South Carolina moves closer to abortion ban, a Southern trend that puts pressure on Virginia 05/24/2023 11:29am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — South Carolina became the latest state to move toward a near total abortion ban Wednesday with legislation that if enacted would leave Virginia an outlier in the South as a place that allows relatively permissive access to abortions amid a rapid rise in restrictions in the yea Even from a distance, mass shootings take toll on mental health 05/24/2023 10:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Survey finds more than half of U.S. adults have experienced gun-related incident When mass shootings make headlines, you may feel a range of emotions, from anxiety to fear or even a sense of numbness over yet another tragedy. You're not alone.  South Carolina ready to renew abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy after Senate vote 05/24/2023 06:10am • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Abortion will soon be severely restricted in one of the last bastions for legal access in the U.S. South. The South Carolina Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy — before most people know they are pregnant — a DC woman ordered held behind bars for deadly Rock Creek Parkway crash 05/23/2023 09:20pm • A D.C. woman accused of driving drunk and causing a deadly crash on Rock Creek Parkway in March will remain in jail for now. This comes after an arraignment hearing Monday at D.C. Superior Court for Nakita Marie Walker, 43, on charges of three counts of second-degree murder for the March 15 crash Survey: Patients Are Driven Into Medical Debt for Essential Health Care 05/23/2023 08:00pm • Unpaid medical bills are driving Americans further into debt, leading many to sacrifice their financial well-being for their physical health. For some patients, medical debt is holding them back from reaching financial goals -- and 37% of those with medical debt are struggling to pay bills, accordin Veteran Benefits for Assisted Living: What You Need to Know 05/23/2023 08:00pm • If you served as a member of the United States Armed Services, you may be entitled to certain benefits that could make getting older a little easier. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers some funding programs that can help offset the costs of specific kinds of care later in life. For some Saints' Moreau gratefully returns to the football field after cancer scare 05/23/2023 06:45pm • METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints newly acquired tight end Foster Moreau refers to his recent cancer diagnosis as “a life sentence." He will always have to monitor it, he said. But at the moment, he no longer requires treatment, and is returning to football “full steam ahead.” “I'll continue to