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Tiger Woods has ankle surgery, rest of majors in doubt 04/19/2023 05:12pm • Tiger Woods had fusion surgery on his right ankle Wednesday morning to alleviate arthritis from a broken bone, putting in doubt whether he plays any more majors this year. Woods disclosed the surgery on Twitter and said it was a subtalar fusion procedure to address post-traumatic arthritis from when If you’re the 4-20 type, here’s how you can celebrate locally, legally 04/19/2023 03:41pm • Celebrating 4-20? Marijuana laws have changed a lot in recent years. Here’s what to know on marking the date in the D.C. region — legally. Marijuana laws have changed a lot in the recent months and years, and more changes are in the pipeline. But if you wanted to celebrate what is unofficiall Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. launches presidential campaign 04/19/2023 02:25pm • BOSTON (AP) — Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched his longshot bid to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination next year. Kennedy, a member of one of the country’s most famous political families who has in recent years been linked to some far-right figures, k Top Scottish ultramarathoner sorry for using car during race 04/19/2023 12:06pm • LONDON (AP) — A leading Scottish ultramarathoner who was disqualified from a race for using a car apologized Wednesday and blamed jetlag and “miscommunication” for her decision to break the rules and accept an award for finishing in third place. Joasia Zakrzewski is facing disciplinary action Maradona's medical team on trial in former great's death 04/19/2023 10:29am • BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Eight health care professionals will stand trial in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona in 2020, an Argentine court has ruled. The date of the proceedings has yet to be set, but they are unlikely to begin before next year, the court said Tuesday. A medical board’s report Arizona boy hospitalized twice before death in state care 04/19/2023 10:16am • A 9-year-old boy who died last year while in the care of Arizona's child welfare agency was hospitalized twice for a life-threatening diabetes complication in the weeks leading up to his death, according to an autopsy report released this month. The state took Jakob Blodgett into its custody on Dec. Damar Hamlin timeline from injury to return to Bills 04/19/2023 09:18am • Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been cleared to resume playing 4 1/2 months after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a game in Cincinnati. General manager Brandon Beane said Hamlin got clearance after meeting with a third and final specialist last week, Madagascar faces 'catastrophic' hunger after 3 cyclones 04/19/2023 09:12am • MANANJARY, Madagascar (AP) — Battered by three intense cyclones in the space of a year, southeast Madagascar is experiencing the knock-on effect of those climatic disasters: “catastrophic” hunger in remote, inaccessible areas that is gaining little international attention, humanitarian groups UK inflation remains over 10% as food prices rise 04/19/2023 03:34am • LONDON (AP) — The price of food in the U.K. rose at the fastest pace in 45 years last month in, keeping inflation above 10% for a seventh straight month amid a cost-of-living crisis that has fueled a wave of strikes by government workers. Food prices jumped 19.2% in the 12 months through February, Trapped by fighting, Sudanese look for ways to survive 04/18/2023 09:50pm • CAIRO (AP) — For the last three days, Howeida al-Hassan and her family have been hunkered down in the first floor of her home in the Sudanese capital, sleeping on the floor as sounds of airstrikes and gunfire surround them. This is the life of millions of Sudanese trapped in their homes since viol 7 Best Defensive Stocks for a Steady Return on Investment 04/18/2023 08:00pm • With the bear market of 2022 not yet a distant memory and the banking-sector scare still fresh in investors' minds, the stock market is still on the skittish side. The S&P 500 has managed a 6.1% increase in the past month as of April 18, and the Federal Reserve seems to be softening its stance o Ways to Achieve a Happy Retirement 04/18/2023 08:00pm • What makes people happiest in retirement? It can vary from person to person, but there are a variety of strategies you can use to retire happy. While health conditions and living situations can change, you have many opportunities to set your own path and make the most of your retirement at every ste What Does a Nurse Practitioner Do? 04/18/2023 08:00pm • As of 2022, there were more than 355,000 nurse practitioners licensed in the United States alone. These highly skilled professionals are an indispensable part of our health care system, providing a wide range of patient care across various health care settings. However, despite their vital role, man Rays lefty Springs put on IL, meets with Tommy John surgeon 04/18/2023 07:54pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Jeffrey Springs was placed on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with a left elbow flexor strain that may require Tommy John surgery. The 30-year-old Springs, a breakout star during the Rays' 13-0 start to the season, met Tuesday with Dr. Keith Meister, Coroner: Aaron Carter drowned in tub from drug, inhalant 04/18/2023 07:45pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub as a result of sedatives he’d taken and gas used in spray cleaners he had inhaled, a coroner’s report said Tuesday. Carter, the younger brother of the Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, was found submerged an