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NASA introduces its newest astronauts: 10 chosen from more than 8,000 applicants 09/22/2025 02:55pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars. For the first time, there were more women than men in an incoming astronaut class. They included At least 11 children killed in el-Fasher drone strike, UN says 09/22/2025 01:17pm • CAIRO (AP) — At least 11 children were killed in a drone strike four days ago that hit a mosque in the besieged city of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, the U.N. children’s agency said Monday. Local aid groups and activists and the Sudanese army accused the paramilitary group the Rapid Su UN human rights expert says Russia steps up repression to silence opposition to war in Ukraine 09/22/2025 08:26am • GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. expert monitoring human rights in Russia said Monday that “repression is escalating,” targeting civilians, journalists and even Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attempt to silence dissent and opposition to the war in Ukraine. Mariana Katzarova, the U.N. special rapporteur Commanders coach Dan Quinn bloodied in sideline collision with Marcus Mariota 09/21/2025 06:08pm • Commanders QB Marcus Mariota runs over HC Dan Quinn. Chris Myers and Mark Schlereth with the Raiders-Commanders call for Fox. ️ #NFL pic.twitter.com/FwddlcU17r — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 21, 2025 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — A clear bandage covered the cut on the bridge Cases of body lice confirmed on University of Maryland campus 09/20/2025 12:04pm • Cases of body lice were confirmed on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. University health officials said in a Thursday release that pest control units were deployed to "locations" where body lice cases were reported, noting that areas were rigorously treated. Although the How to get a COVID-19 shot and ensure it's covered by your insurance 09/20/2025 09:27am • Drugstores are ready to deliver updated COVID-19 vaccines this fall and insurers plan to pay for them, even though the shots no longer come recommended by an important government committee. On Friday, vaccine advisers picked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to specifically recommen Brazil's health minister skips trip to UN assembly due to visa limitations from Trump administration 09/19/2025 08:30pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's health minister said on Friday he will not attend the United Nations' General Assembly in New York next week because the United States government gave him “an unacceptable visa” with mobility restrictions within the country. Alexandre Padilha, one of the closest aides Kennedy's vaccine advisers change COVID shot guidance, calling them an individual choice 09/19/2025 07:10pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers added confusion Friday to this fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations — declining to recommend them for anyone and leaving the choice up to those who want a shot. Until now, the vaccinations had been recommended as a routine Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin says his fiancée is recovering from a lifesaving heart transplant 09/19/2025 06:18pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin revealed Friday that his fiancée, Carolina Matovac, needed a lifesaving heart transplant over the summer. In a message Dahlin and Matovac posted on the Sabres website on Friday, the defenseman outlined how his fiancée felt sick for severa Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel meeting on COVID-19 and childhood vaccines 09/19/2025 05:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A vaccine advisory committee handpicked by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met in Atlanta this week to consider whether to revise recommendations on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B, and a combination shot that protects children against measles, mu Mexico City remembers the 1985 earthquake that changed everything 09/19/2025 04:47pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Every Sept. 19, residents of Mexico City ask themselves an unsettling question: “Is the ground shaking?” On that day 40 years ago, at 7:19 a.m., a 8.1-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks left the Mexican capital devastated. Official counts put the death toll around 12,0 Miami Heat All-Star Tyler Herro has ankle surgery and will miss the start of training camp 09/19/2025 04:21pm • MIAMI (AP) — All-Star guard Tyler Herro underwent surgery Friday to repair an issue affecting his left ankle and foot, meaning the Miami Heat will be without their leading returning scorer when training camp starts later this month. The 90-minute procedure to alleviate posterior impingement syndro Investigation finds Nebraska is likely under-reporting overdose deaths, costing it prevention money 09/19/2025 02:53pm • Derrek Cocchiarella died slowly, lying in his mother’s bed on a warm afternoon in late June, in a house full of family. He was napping, they thought, sound asleep. Over the course of four hours, they checked on him often. They didn’t recognize his breath gurgling. They didn’t see the bits of f Data Doctors: Is Wi-Fi 7 a waste of money? 09/19/2025 02:30pm • Q: I have lots of kids streaming and gaming at the same time. Will upgrading to Wi-Fi 7 make things work faster? A: Anyone with a household full of kids knows the drill: one’s binging Netflix, another’s in an online game, someone else is glued to YouTube, and maybe a Zoom class is happening o Paramilitary drone attack on a mosque in Sudan kills at least 70 people, army says 09/19/2025 01:08pm • CAIRO (AP) — A drone attack blamed on Sudan's paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces struck a mosque during prayers Friday, killing at least 70 worshippers in the North Darfur region, aid workers and the Sudanese army said. The strike in the besieged city of El Fasher completely destroyed the mos