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Sen. Klobuchar says she's cancer-free but will get radiation as precaution after a spot removal 07/12/2024 12:15pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Friday that she remains cancer-free following her bout with breast cancer in 2021, but doctors recently removed a small calcification and that she'll get radiation treatment as a precaution. The Minnesota Democrat, who chairs the powerful Rules Commi The Latest | Israel says it will reopen border crossing with hard-hit northern Gaza 07/12/2024 12:13pm • Israel says it's taking steps to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, including reopening a key border crossing into hard-hit northern Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced the plans early Friday, just hours after President Joe Biden told him that Hear ringing in your ears? Turns out it’s common 07/12/2024 12:09pm • Researchers from the University of Michigan have released data from one of the largest surveys on tinnitus to date. More than 160,000 participants answered survey questions and completed app-based assessments on their experience with the condition — 77.6% were found to have experienced tinnitus Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the 3X3 basketball competition 07/12/2024 10:49am • A roadmap to follow for the 3X3 basketball competition during the Paris Games: Athletes to Watch — Jimmer Fredette, United States: The 35-year-old Fredette, who became a superstar at BYU and was the 10th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft, headlines the American men's team. He began playing 3X3 in Data Doctors: Do Solid State Drives (SSDs) wear out? 07/12/2024 10:10am • Q: Is it true that SSDs will eventually wear out and if so, what should I be watching out for? A: The introduction of the Solid State Drive brought greater speeds with no moving parts to the computer world. Unless you’re buying an entry-level computer these days, it’s most likely to have a More than 6 in 10 U.S. adults support protecting access to IVF, AP-NORC poll finds 07/12/2024 07:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatively few Americans fully endorse the idea that a fertilized egg should have the same rights as a pregnant woman. But a significant share say it describes their views at least somewhat well, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Res Destination Paris: Tara Davis-Woodhall and husband Hunter focus on small stuff in chase for gold 07/12/2024 06:00am • FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Tara Davis-Woodhall preheats the oven, then heads to the back of the house while her husband, Hunter, pulls out the cutting board and methodically slices the sweet potatoes that will be the star of the show for this afternoon’s lunch. A minute later, Davis-Woodhall reap Nimmo hits bases-clearing double to spark 5-run fifth as Mets beat slumping Nationals 7-0 07/11/2024 11:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo hit a bases-clearing double to spark a five-run fifth inning, David Peterson threw six scoreless innings and the New York Mets moved into playoff position with a 7-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday, completing a three-game sweep. J.D. Martinez and Pe 'It's hell outside': Sizzling heat wave in parts of southern and central Europe prompts alerts 07/11/2024 10:54pm • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some places. From Italy to Romania, authorities warned people to be cautious, d The Latest: Biden news conference is key event as he faces calls to step aside 07/11/2024 10:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden held a news conference Thursday evening, the key event in a monumental week for his campaign as he fends off calls for him to step aside as the party’s presumptive nominee. His big moment comes on the last day of the NATO summit. After a dismal debate perfor Biden says during news conference he's going to 'complete the job' despite calls to bow out 07/11/2024 10:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used his closely watched news conference Thursday to deliver a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies and batted away questions about his ability to serve another four years, declaring: “I’m not in this for my legacy. I’m in this to comple Why breast density is important in assessing cancer risk 07/11/2024 03:29pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer. Last March, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) passed an amendment to the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) requiring all facilities to Here's what seems to work in Miami to keep deaths down as temperatures soar 07/11/2024 09:30am • Despite a record 46-day streak of triple digit feels-like temperatures, Miami's unprecedented brutal summer last year wasn't that deadly, contrasting with the rest of the nation where federal records show heat fatalities nationally spiked to a 45-year high. One of the reasons is that Miami takes hea Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s largest hospital complicates treatment of kids with cancer 07/11/2024 03:39am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The National Cancer Institute in Kyiv was busier than usual after a Russian missile struck Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital this week, forcing the evacuation of dozens of its young patients battling cancer. Russia’s heaviest bombardment of the Ukrainian capital in f Extreme heat can trigger headaches and migraines, local doctor says 07/10/2024 10:11pm • The heat the D.C. region has been experiencing can lead to more headaches and migraines than normal, according to a local physician. “Heat can definitely cause people to have more headaches,” said Dr. Rachel Marquez, an adult and family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente in Virginia.