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LOCALIZE IT: Federal funding at risk for health care worker recruitment program 05/12/2023 08:26am • EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Millions of dollars in funding for a federal program to recruit thousands of doctors, nurses and dentists in the country's most desperate regions is at risk. The federal government poured an extra $800 million into the National Health Service Corps to hire more health care wo Wave of anti-transgender bills in Republican-led states divides US faith leaders 05/12/2023 08:10am • As Republican-governed states across the nation advance myriad bills targeting transgender young people, America’s faith leaders are starkly divided in their assessment. Some view the legislation as reflecting God’s will; others voice outrage that Christianity is being invoked to justify laws th Federal government's $1 billion effort to recruit next generation of doctors at risk 05/12/2023 12:05am • SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Thousands of women living in rural, eastern Maryland have few options when they're looking for someone to deliver their babies. The local hospital doesn't have an obstetrics doctor on staff so most women in this region, flanked by sprawling farm fields and antique stores, tu Rays' Glasnow cleared to resume minor league rehab outings 05/11/2023 06:02pm • Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Tyler Glasnow was cleared to make his next minor league injury rehabilitation appearance in his return from an oblique injury, a day after a start was cut short by left side tightness. Glasnow was hurt while throwing batting practice at spring training on Feb. 27. He threw Twins pitcher Tyler Mahle to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery 05/11/2023 03:39pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins pitcher Tyler Mahle will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery after an MRI showed issues with the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. He said the elbow reconstruction surgery will be done in the next two weeks. He plans to do rehab back home in Orange, Ca Pet Allergy Awareness 05/11/2023 03:39pm • This content is provided by Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. Did you know itchy feet or recurrent ear infections in your pet could be a sign of allergies? Unlike humans, pets rarely manifest allergies as runny eyes and sneezing. Just like us, pets can be allergic to ingredients in their food or in th How Montgomery County incubators cultivate, nourish new businesses 05/11/2023 02:27pm • New businesses face daunting challenges before and after they launch. Just navigating the path to launch can be overwhelming. Montgomery County, Maryland, aims to make that journey less challenging through its Business Center, which includes three innovation centers — in Germantown, Rockvil Why so many newly diagnosed lung cancer patients already have advanced cancer 05/11/2023 01:42pm • By the time a patient is newly-diagnosed with lung cancer, many already have stage three or stage four cancer. During Lung Cancer Action Week, Dr. Albert Rizzo, the medical director of the American Lung Association says that's one of the confounding attributes of the leading cause of cancer death After house set on fire, French mayor resigns amid local battle over hosting asylum-seekers 05/11/2023 10:02am • PARIS (AP) — The mayor of a small French town whose home was set on fire amid a bitter battle over bringing in migrants is resigning from his job of overseeing an increasingly divided community. Yannick Morez, a doctor who became mayor of Saint Brevin-les-Pins in 2017, said in a letter to the pre Google is giving its dominant search engine an artificial-intelligence makeover 05/10/2023 10:57pm • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google on Wednesday disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a drive that's in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet's main gateway. The gradual shift North Carolina governor makes last-minute plea to block new abortion limits 05/10/2023 08:57pm • WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Democratic governor rallied residents and local doctors Wednesday in Wilmington as part of a last-minute bid to persuade at least one Republican lawmaker to sustain his expected veto of a bill banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The visit ma Minnesota advances deepfakes bill to criminalize people sharing altered sexual, political content 05/10/2023 06:10pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — In a nearly unanimous vote, Minnesota Senate lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would criminalize people who non-consensually share deepfake sexual images of others, and people who share deepfakes to hurt a political candidate or influence an election. Deepfakes are vide Missouri lawmakers ban gender-affirming care, trans athletes; Kansas City moves to defy state 05/10/2023 05:57pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers approved two bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming health care for minors, and prevent transgender girls and women from participating on female sports teams. But Kansas City was preparing to defy the state, with its City Council set to vote on crea Giro favorite Evenepoel has ‘a lot of pain’ after crashes in 5th stage 05/10/2023 04:46pm • SALERNO, Italy (AP) — Giro d’Italia favorite Remco Evenepoel was involved in a crash caused by a stray dog early in Wednesday’s rainy fifth stage, which was won by Kaden Groves. On a wet and miserable day, Evenepoel also came off his bicycle a second time but that incident arrived in the final Nevada advances proposal to enshrine abortion rights into state constitution 05/10/2023 04:41pm • CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers on Wednesday passed a joint resolution that would codify reproductive rights — including already-existing abortion access up to 24 weeks — into the state constitution. The state Assembly approved of the measure 28 to 14 along party lines, about three w