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Official: 148 Somalis evacuated from Sudan via Ethiopia 04/30/2023 02:33pm • MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Scores of Somalis fleeing violence in Sudan arrived in their Horn of Africa nation on Sunday, an official said. Some 148 Somali nationals, mostly students, arrived by plane in the capital Mogadishu, said Abdurahman Nur Mohamed Diinaari, a top official with the Somali for When states limit care, some trans people do it themselves 04/30/2023 02:29pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With her insurance about to run out and Republicans in her home state of Missouri ramping up rhetoric against gender-affirming health care, Erin Stille nervously visited a foreign pharmaceutical site as a “last resort” to ensure she could continue getting the hormone A powerhouse US doctor slain in Sudan, 'killed for nothing' 04/30/2023 02:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Bound to Sudan by ailing parents and his devotion to treating the poor there, American doctor Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman kept working as long as he could after fighting engulfed Sudan’s capital. For days after battles between two rival Sudanese commanders erupted in Khartoum on Apr Ahead of National Women's Checkup Day, doctors want more women to book mammograms 04/30/2023 02:06pm • Ahead of National Women's Checkup Day on May 8, D.C. area doctors want more women to schedule mammogram appointments. They say screening numbers for early detection are not where they need to be. "During the first year of the pandemic, breast cancer screenings plummeted by 94%," said Dr. Ada Emar What GOP's plan for Medicaid work requirements would mean 04/30/2023 11:21am • WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half million of the poorest Americans could be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid. It's one of dozens of provisions tucked into a GOP bill Arlington doctor charged with illegal distribution of 50,000 oxycodone pills 04/30/2023 11:14am • A federal grand jury has indicted an Arlington, Virginia, doctor who allegedly distributed thousands of oxycodone pills without medical reason for nearly a decade. The indictment accused 68-year-old Kirsten Van Steenberg Ball of using a medical practice in her Arlington home to commit the crimes, Frederick historian pens book on local history 04/30/2023 09:01am • FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — John Ashbury jokes that his memory isn’t what it once was now that he’s reached his 80s. But you wouldn’t know that if you watched him flip through a copy of his recently published book. Every few pages, he stops. His eyes light up. And he begins to rattle off facts and What's behind shortages of Adderall, Ozempic and other meds? 04/30/2023 09:01am • Shortages of drugs like Adderall are growing in the United States, and experts see no clear path to resolving them. For patients, that can mean treatment delays, medication switches and other hassles filling a prescription. In recent months, unexpected demand spikes, manufacturing problems and tigh US conducts 1st evacuation of its citizens from Sudan war 04/29/2023 04:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the east African nation’s port Saturday in the first U.S.-run evacuation, completing a dangerous land journey under escort of armed drones. American unmanned aircraft, which have been keeping an eye on As battle for Sudan continues, civilian deaths top 400 04/29/2023 02:11pm • CAIRO (AP) — Gunfire and heavy artillery fire persisted Saturday in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said, despite the extension of a cease-fire between the country’s two top generals, whose battle for power has killed hundreds and sent thousands fleeing for their lives. With ordin Injured Embiid 'doubtful' for Game 1, says 76ers coach 04/29/2023 01:43pm • CAMDEN. N.J. (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers says NBA MVP finalist Joel Embiid is doubtful for Game 1 of the playoff series against the Boston Celtics with a sprained right knee. Embiid was examined by doctors this week and has yet to practice ahead of Monday's Eastern Conference semifi Nola pitches Phils past Astros 3-1 in World Series rematch 04/29/2023 12:22am • HOUSTON (AP) — Aaron Nola pitched eight smooth innings, Kyle Schwarber homered and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night in a rematch of last year’s World Series. Nola (2-2) yielded one run and three hits with six strikeouts. Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson c Today in History: April 29, Dachau is liberated 04/29/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, April 29, the 119th day of 2023. There are 246 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 29, 1946, 28 former Japanese officials went on trial in Tokyo as war criminals; seven ended up being sentenced to death. On this date: In 1429, Joan Outspoken abortion provider LeRoy 'Lee' Carhart dies at 81 04/28/2023 10:40pm • LeRoy “Lee” Carhart, who emerged from a two-decade career as an Air Force surgeon to become one of the best-known late-term abortion providers in the United States, has died. He was 81. Carhart died Friday, according to Clinics for Abortions & Reproductive Excellence in Bellevue, Nebraska, w School ages near toxic plumes as Nevada tribe calls for help 04/28/2023 06:46pm • CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Cracked windows, a bat colony in the ceiling, spotty heating and close proximity to hazardous contaminants in a long-dilapidated school brought over 100 tribal members to the Nevada Legislature on Thursday, where they said longstanding funding pleas for a new school have b