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Seeking women to drive for female passengers 09/16/2014 11:36am • DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Sometimes a woman can be hard to find -- if you're looking for one behind the wheel of a taxi in New York City.Less than 3 percent of the city's about 115,000 licensed taxi, livery and limousine drivers are women, and that can be a problem for women wh Stagnant floodwater raising health risk in Kashmir 09/16/2014 10:57am • AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- Health workers were scrambling Tuesday to manage a mounting health crisis nearly two weeks after massive flooding engulfed much of Kashmir, and were treating cases of diarrhea, skin allergies and fungus while hoping the stagnant waters do not cr Sierra Leone: WHO too slow to help doc with Ebola 09/16/2014 03:22am • CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Sierra Leone accused the World Health Organization on Monday of being "sluggish" in facilitating an evacuation of a doctor who died from Ebola before she could be sent out of the country for medical care.Dr. Olivet Buck died Satur Mets rookie deGrom ties K mark; Marlins win 6-5 09/16/2014 01:38am • MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Jacob deGrom overpowered the first eight Miami hitters, and all that stood between him and sole possession of a major league record was the opposing pitcher.Line drive, base hit."I had no idea," Marlins starter Jarred Cosart said. "Any time you can Marlins whiff early but then rally past Mets 6-5 09/16/2014 01:06am • MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- By the time the Marlins put a ball in play Monday night, the entire lineup had batted. By the time they reached the ninth inning, they were closing out a comeback win.Jacob deGrom struck out his first eight hitters to match a major league record bef Prescription painkiller deaths up, but not as fast 09/16/2014 12:02am • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Overdose deaths from powerful painkillers are still rising in the U.S., but not like they used to -- probably because of new restrictions on methadone, according to government scientists.In 2011, there were more than 41,000 drug overdose deaths nationwi How to Tell if You're Having a Panic Attack -- and What to Do 09/16/2014 12:00am • Lillian Mondaro was a college student at Seton Hall University in New Jersey when one day "an overwhelming feeling of fear" suddenly washed through her entire body. Her face flushed bright red. Her hands began to tremble. She felt dizzy and lightheaded. And her blood pressure shot through the roof. When You Learn You Have High Blood Pressure 09/16/2014 12:00am • Cut salt. Exercise. Lose weight. Take medication. In 2014, the plan for managing high blood pressure -- or hypertension -- might sound familiar. Still, if you have high blood pressure, all these changes can feel new and overwhelming. With risks such as stroke, heart attack, kidney disease and blind Frustrated Braves fall 4-2 to Strasburg, Nationals 09/15/2014 11:54pm • CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Braves offense has been broken most of the season, so it was fitting that manager Fredi Gonzalez was thrown out of the game against the Nationals for kicking a splintered bat.The Braves, running out of time to make up ground in their fading w Venezuela's newest shortage: breast implants 09/15/2014 11:08pm • HANNAH DREIER Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's chronic shortages have begun to encroach on a cultural cornerstone: the boob job.Beauty-obsessed Venezuelans face a scarcity of brand-name breast implants, and women are so desperate that they and their doctors are turning to devi Judge halts proceedings in child stabbing case 09/15/2014 10:04pm • TODD RICHMOND Associated Press WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- A judge halted court proceedings Monday for one of two 12-year-old girls accused of trying to kill a classmate to please a fictional character called Slender Man while the girl undergoes a competency evaluation.The girl's attorney, Maura McMahon, Fla.'s 'Gray Belt' a glimpse at nation's future 09/15/2014 09:00pm • MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press INVERNESS, Fla. (AP) -- A billboard at the county line advertises home health care services. Local churches try to create a feeling of belonging for elderly members who may be disconnected from family up north. Lawyers and accountants make house calls like doctors. El Doctor convicted of killing sentenced in sex case 09/15/2014 08:38pm • PROVO, Utah (AP) -- A Utah doctor convicted of killing his wife was sentenced Monday to one to 15 years in prison in a separate sexual abuse case.Martin MacNeill, 58, was convicted in July of sexually abusing his adult daughter in 2007.Fourth District Court Judge Samuel McVey sentenced MacNeill afte Chargers RB Mathews has sprained MCL in right knee 09/15/2014 07:46pm • BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) -- San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee and will be out for an undetermined amount of time.Mathews was taken off the field on a cart Sunday after hurting his knee trying to recover his o Trial of Texas doctor accused in poisoning begins 09/15/2014 05:33pm • MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) -- A Texas oncologist was obsessed with and had a "fatal attraction" to her fellow physician lover, whose rejection prompted her to poison him by lacing his coffee with ethylene glycol, prosecutors said Monday as her aggravated assault trial began."The e