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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi cheered by 20,000 fans at Sydney stadium 05/23/2023 07:26am • SYDNEY (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by around 20,000 cheering fans, many chanting “Modi,” at a Sydney stadium on Tuesday during his second visit to Australia as his country's leader. Modi shared the stage with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who compared the recepti California's Newsom faces tough question: Who would replace Feinstein? 05/23/2023 01:04am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s ongoing medical struggles have raised a sensitive political question with no easy answer: Who would California Gov. Gavin Newsom pick to replace her if the seat becomes vacant? Despite calls from within her own party to resign, Feinstein, who turns From birth to death, legacy of racism lays foundation for Black Americans' health disparities 05/23/2023 12:45am • From birth to death, Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared to their white counterparts. They have higher rates of infant and maternal mortality, higher incidence of asthma during childhood, more difficulty treating mental health as teens, and greater rates of high blood pressure, Unable to fight now, two Ukrainian amputees walk to raise funds for a military hospital 05/22/2023 11:52pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The task for the Ukrainian war veterans was clear: From different cities, Oleksandr Shevtsov and Serhii Khrapko would walk 120 kilometers (75 miles) and meet somewhere in the middle in honor of their comrades wounded in Russia’s war against their homeland. Their walk was sha Fire razes Guyana dormitory, killing at least 19 children, mainly Indigenous girls 05/22/2023 09:11pm • GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — An overnight fire raced through a dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 19 students who were trapped and injuring several others at a government boarding school as authorities probe whether it was intentionally set. All but one of the victims were Indigenous girls, offici Over 150 doctors on strike at NYC hospital that was once called pandemic epicenter 05/22/2023 08:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) — About 160 resident physicians went on strike Monday over what they called low pay at New York City's Elmhurst Hospital Center, a public hospital once known as the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The doctors-in-training at the Queens hospital, who are employed by the Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors 05/22/2023 06:40pm • LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a bill Monday that bans abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19. The abortion ban takes effect immediately, while the ban on gender-affirming care takes effect on Oct. 1 Argentina introduces larger bank note amid galloping inflation 05/22/2023 06:25pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina has put a new 2,000-peso bill into circulation as the country endures one of the world’s highest inflation rates that has decimated the value of the local currency. The new bank note is worth double the previous highest bill in circulation, but is still w Lawsuit: New York City hospital covered up abuse by star doctor convicted of rape 05/22/2023 04:59pm • A major New York City hospital ignored a star physician's rampant sexual abuse of patients, turning a blind eye to what he was doing to them behind closed exam-doom doors because his thriving pain practice was generating so much money, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. Officials at Mount Sinai Be More women sue Texas, asking court to put emergency block on state's abortion law 05/22/2023 02:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman had to carry her baby, missing much of her skull, for months knowing she'd bury her daughter soon after she was born. Another started mirroring the life-threatening symptoms that her baby was displaying while in the womb. An OB-GYN found herself secretly traveling out o DeSantis signs bills targeting drag shows, transgender kids and the use of bathrooms and pronouns 05/22/2023 12:23pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming care for minors, target drag shows, restrict discussion of personal pronouns in schools and force people to use certain bathrooms. DeSantis has made anti-LGBTQ+ legislation a large part of his agend Singapore's prime minister tests positive for COVID-19 05/22/2023 01:49am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday he tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time after returning home from work trips in Africa and Asia. Due to his age, the 71-year-old said he was prescribed the Paxlovid antiviral medication. “I tested posi Do Advanced Degrees and Certificates Help in Law School Admissions? 05/21/2023 08:00pm • Despite unfounded assumptions about a "typical law student" whose life has never strayed from a legal path, plenty of incoming law school students already have other advanced degrees. Master's degrees are most common, either in academic subjects like the humanities or social sciences or professional Martina Navratilova says she's doing 'OK' after being diagnosed with cancer 05/21/2023 11:55am • ROME (AP) — Martina Navratilova is doing “OK” after being diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer. “I’ve gone through a very difficult year but now I’m OK,” the 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame said at the Italian Open on Su Meet the influential new player on transgender health bills 05/20/2023 06:08pm • Do No Harm, a nonprofit that launched last year to oppose diversity initiatives in medicine, has evolved into a significant leader in statehouses seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths, producing model legislation that an Associated Press analysis found has been used in at least