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Former staffers at Missouri Christian boarding school face civil lawsuit alleging abuse of students 06/26/2024 05:47pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yet another civil lawsuit filed Wednesday against a Missouri Christian boarding school by a former student accuses staffers of forced child labor, physical abuse and tactics aimed at hiding mistreatment from authorities. The lawsuit, filed in Missouri’s Western U.S. D US health officials strengthen endorsement of RSV shots for oldest Americans 06/26/2024 05:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Wednesday made a stronger endorsement for RSV vaccinations for people 75 and older, but offered a narrower recommendation for people 60 to 74. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accepted the recommendations from a committee of ou What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court's latest abortion case? 06/26/2024 04:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears ready to rule that hospitals in Idaho may provide medically necessary abortions to stabilize patients at least for now, despite the state's strict abortion law, according to a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted on Wednesday to the court's websit Pennsylvania bishop Sean Rowe elected new leader of Episcopal Church. He's the youngest since 1789 06/26/2024 04:38pm • Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, on Wednesday became the youngest person ever elected as leader of the Episcopal Church. He immediately issued a sobering call for the church, which has faced division and chronic membership loss, to confront an “existential crisis” that US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis 06/26/2024 03:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country. The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation's top doctor, came as the U.S. grappled with another Health officials tell US doctors to be alert for dengue as cases ramp up worldwide 06/26/2024 09:43am • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday warned doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the tropical disease breaks international records. The virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, has been surging worldwide, helped by climate change. In barely six months, countries in the Americas have al Pain and pleasure: BMX racers weigh the risks and rewards playing the Olympics' most dangerous game 06/26/2024 06:00am • Alise Willoughby remembers where she was when the phone rang. She had just returned home to Minnesota to take part in a charity event, and the best BMX racer of her generation was on her way to Target Field, where she was supposed to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before a Twins game. Her husb What Is Spinal Stenosis? Causes, Symptoms, Treatments and Prevention 06/25/2024 08:00pm • One of the more common reasons for a visit or call to a doctor? Lower back pain. As the population ages, this complaint becomes even more frequent. Characterized by back, leg and neck pain, spinal stenosis affects more than 200,000 adults in the United States and an estimated 103 million people worl 5 Steps to Take Before Relocating in Retirement 06/25/2024 08:00pm • If you're like many Americans nearing retirement, you may have considered relocating for your golden years. Some retirees move to enjoy better weather, others are searching for a lower cost of living to stretch their retirement income a little further. In some cases, it could be both. No matter your Judge blocks Michigan's abortion waiting period, 2 years after voters approved abortion rights 06/25/2024 06:34pm • DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Tuesday blocked Michigan's 24-hour waiting period for abortions, saying it conflicts with a 2022 voter-approved amendment to the state constitution that guarantees abortion rights. The waiting period “forces needless delay on patients after they are able to consent to a Bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide approved by Delaware lawmakers 06/25/2024 06:22pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware won final passage in the state Senate on Tuesday after failing to clear that chamber last week. The measure, which now goes to Democratic Gov. John Carney, passed on an 11-10 vote after the Democrat-led Senate voted by that sam Celtics' front office chief Brad Stevens expects only tweaks to roster as they look to defend title 06/25/2024 05:48pm • BOSTON (AP) — The past week has been a whirlwind for Brad Stevens since the Celtics reached the goal he’s been chasing since he arrived in Boston in 2013. He’s gone from coach to president of basketball operations during that time, experiencing all the failures and near misses it took to fina How Oliver Platt moonlights on 'The Bear,' while still clocking in at 'Chicago Med' 06/25/2024 04:12pm • LONDON (AP) — Timing is everything. After nine years as Dr. Daniel Charles on NBC's “Chicago Med,” Oliver Platt decided to flex his acting muscles, asking his agent if there was someone else he could play for a bit. The first offer that came in? Uncle Jimmy in “The Bear.” This was before F 'Funny Girl' won't rain on your parade at Kennedy Center 06/25/2024 04:01pm • Theater people who need other theater people are the luckiest people in the world. That's because they don't rain on your parade when all you want to do is belt a showtune. The national tour of the iconic musical "Funny Girl" sings into the Kennedy Center now through July 14. "It was on New technology could make treating atrial fibrillation safer 06/25/2024 03:22pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common type of arrhythmia (an abnormal or irregular heartbeat caused by a disturbance in the electrical impulses that coordinate your heart rate). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and