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From surgeries to comebacks: Rugby stars defy odds to shine at Women's World Cup 08/27/2025 04:22am • LONDON (AP) — Heartbreaking sports injuries before major events are as fated as sunset. The Women's Rugby World Cup is no different. Charlotte Caslick gave up the captaincy of Australia's world champion sevens team to be a World Cup Wallaroo but withdrew from the squad this month after running out Trump administration threatens some funding for 3 states for not enforcing trucker English rules 08/26/2025 10:51pm • California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck d Editorial Roundup: United States 08/26/2025 10:44pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 26 The Washington Post on the precedent of politicizing the Federal Reserve It’s not hard to find mistakes in the Federal Reserve’s recent history, but Donald Trump’s latest attempt to erode the institution’s independe Israeli military says strikes on Gaza hospital targeted a Hamas camera, without providing evidence 08/26/2025 06:15pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday that its double strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people targeted what it believed was a Hamas surveillance camera. But the first strike killed a cameraman from the Reuters news agency doing a live television shot, accordin Daily life on a remote Amazon island goes on despite diplomatic dispute 08/26/2025 05:52pm • SANTA ROSA, Peru (AP) — Rain or shine, every weekday from March to December, boat owner Salvador Mitidieri ferries students from the shore of the Amazon River in Brazil to the only primary school in miles on Santa Rosa — a remote island that is now the subject of a territorial dispute between Pe Angels manager Ron Washington recovering from quadruple bypass heart surgery 08/26/2025 07:44am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington said Monday he is recovering from quadruple bypass heart surgery. It’s the first time he has publicly addressed the health issues that have sidelined him since late June. He made the announcement while visiting the Angels eight we How can AI help the mental health of breast cancer patients? A Virginia oncologist explains a new study 08/26/2025 04:54am • As cancer patients face the emotional toll of treatment, a new AI-powered initiative is helping clinicians identify and address mental health challenges, like anxiety and insomnia, bringing timely support to those who need it most. "Breast cancer is a worldwide issue," said Dr. David Penberthy, a Pregnancy has become a nightmare for many women in Nigeria's conflict-hit north 08/26/2025 03:27am • KONDUGA, Nigeria (AP) — Aisha Muhammed was in the third trimester of her pregnancy when she had the convulsions and high blood pressure of eclampsia, a leading cause of maternal death. Her village's only health clinic had no doctor, and the only medical help was 40 kilometers (25 miles) away in on Thoughts about the afterlife sparked R.F. Kuang's newest novel, 'Katabasis' 08/26/2025 12:00am • For Rebecca F. Kuang, who has had six bestsellers before the age of 30, an eternal afterlife of leisure scares her more than the idea of going to hell. “As a child, I was told when you die you go to heaven and heaven is where you eat cake all day and just get to hang out with your friends," said t Israel strikes a Gaza hospital twice, killing at least 20, including journalists and rescuers 08/25/2025 09:05pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel struck one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip on Monday and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores more, local health workers said. It was among the deadliest of Everything You Need to Know About the Medicare Trust Fund 08/25/2025 08:00pm • If you depend on Medicare, you may be aware of the Medicare Trust Fund -- and may understand that it's the reason your health coverage exists. If you're the inquisitive type, you may wonder where the money comes from, and if it's your nature to worry, you may fret over whether the funding could disa Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers 08/25/2025 06:04pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A network of clinics in Maine will not resume getting Medicaid funds to treat thousands of low-income patients during its lawsuit over Trump administration cuts to abortion providers, a judge ruled Monday. The decision against Maine Family Planning came despite a ruling last Mariam Dagga, AP freelance journalist in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli strike 08/25/2025 05:21pm • Mariam Dagga, a visual journalist who freelanced for The Associated Press and other news organizations and produced harrowing images of the war in Gaza, was killed Monday by an Israeli strike on a hospital. She was 33. Through photographs and video, Dagga captured the lives of ordinary Palestinians Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite 08/25/2025 04:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the diagnosis on Aug. 4. Federal health officia Book Review: Renaissance scholar illuminates brief, transgressive life of poet Christopher Marlowe 08/25/2025 04:35pm • The English poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe was born in 1564, the same year as his frenemy William Shakespeare. Yet unless you majored in English in college, it is quite possible you never heard of him. Except you have. Marlowe was the guy who wrote about Helen of Troy: “Was this the face