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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill Palestinian as violence ebbs 05/03/2023 02:46pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed a 58-year-old man and wounded five others on Wednesday, Palestinian health officials said, even as the latest spasm of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in the enclave appeared to ebb. Israeli fighter jets struck targets US approves 1st vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts 05/03/2023 01:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. approved the first vaccine for RSV on Wednesday, shots to protect older adults against a respiratory virus that’s most notorious for attacking babies but endangers their grandparents, too. The Food and Drug Administration decision makes GSK’s shot, called Arexvy, the Rights panel: Peru used excessive force to quell protests 05/03/2023 12:58pm • LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Inter American Commission on Human Rights said Wednesday that Peru’s military and police forces used excessive force to quell violent anti-government protests, and that they should be investigated as possible extrajudicial executions and massacres. The commission, an autono Oklahoma woman: Sex offender controlled my daughter's family 05/03/2023 09:33am • HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — As law enforcement officials went silent while investigating what led to the killing of seven people in rural Oklahoma, family members of those slain recalled the domineering nature of one of the dead, who was a registered sex offender. Since announcing the bodies were f Springboks' Kolisi has surgery, in race to make World Cup 05/03/2023 05:38am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's team doctor said Wednesday it was too early to predict whether captain Siya Kolisi will be available for the Springboks' Rugby World Cup title defense after undergoing knee surgery. Kolisi had the operation on Friday after sustaining a partial tear to Yankees CF Harrison Bader reinstated from injured list 05/02/2023 11:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Harrison Bader was activated from the injured list by the New York Yankees, and the speedy center fielder made his season debut Tuesday night against the Cleveland Guardians. Bader played center and batted fifth. He went 1 for 4 with an infield single and made a diving catch to hel North Carolina Republicans unveil new abortion restrictions 05/02/2023 11:46pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders said on Tuesday there's agreement in the GOP-dominated legislature on backing a measure that would prohibit abortion in nearly all cases after roughly the first trimester of pregnancy. House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader P DeSclafani throws 8 scoreless as Giants shut out Astros 2-0 05/02/2023 11:45pm • HOUSTON (AP) — San Francisco's Anthony DeSclafani threw a season-high 109 pitches in eight scoreless innings of a win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Hard work for sure, but from Houston manager Dusty Baker's vantage point the right-hander made it look easy. “It looked like he didn't even b Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan's main seaport 05/02/2023 09:42pm • CAIRO (AP) — Exhausted Sudanese and foreigners joined growing crowds at Sudan's main seaport Tuesday, waiting to be evacuated from the chaos-stricken nation. After more than two weeks of fighting, areas of the capital of Khartoum appear increasingly abandoned. The battle for control of Sudan erup Seattle man dies while climbing Mount Everest 05/02/2023 09:34pm • SEATTLE (AP) — A retired Seattle doctor died while climbing Mount Everest on Monday, according to University of Washington officials. University officials said on Twitter Tuesday that Dr. Jonathan Sugarman died Monday on the mountain. He was climbing the mountain as part of an expedition arranged 30 Fully Funded Ph.D. Programs 05/02/2023 08:00pm • Many Ph.D. programs are fully funded. Students interested in graduate research in various fields, from public health and English to computer science and engineering, have numerous options for Ph.D. programs that offer full funding. These programs typically provide waived tuition and fees and an annu Autopsy: Stab wounds to heart, lungs killed Cash App founder 05/02/2023 07:52pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cash App founder Bob Lee died during surgery from stab wounds that pierced his heart and a lung, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday that also shows he had alcohol and drugs in his system. Doctors at San Francisco General Hospital tried for hours to close the woun Editorial Roundup: United States 05/02/2023 05:07pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: April 26 The Washington Post on a U.S. Supreme Court code of ethics It was never realistic to expect that Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. would go before Congress for a clobbering over Supreme Court ethics rules. But citizens are ent NY governor signs bill expanding access to contraceptives 05/02/2023 04:07pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers next year won't have to go through their doctors to get prescription contraceptives under a bill that Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law Tuesday as part of her administration's efforts to expand reproductive rights in the state. Under the law that will tak Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general 05/02/2023 04:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say theyâ