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Ukrainian war veterans swim the Bosphorus strait in a triumph over their war injuries 08/25/2025 11:12am • ISTANBUL (AP) — During a pool training session months ago, Ukrainian war veteran Oleh Tserkovnyi was struck by an idea: What if a group of veterans swam across the strait of Bosphorus, between Turkey’s European and Asian shores? And if they did it on Aug. 24, Ukraine’s Independence Day? The sy Photos by journalist Mariam Dagga 08/25/2025 09:02am • Mariam Dagga, a visual freelance journalist for The Associated Press, chronicled the stream of wounded and dead that every day flowed into southern Gaza’s main hospital, where she was often based. She followed doctors as they struggled to save starving children. Dagga was killed Monday by Israeli Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say 08/25/2025 01:00am • Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year. Health insurance will grow more expensive in many corners of the market in 2026, and coverage may shrink. That could leave patients paying more for doctor visits a Why You're Waking Up Tired -- Even After 8 Hours of Sleep 08/24/2025 08:00pm • Don't skimp on good sleep. A healthy sleep schedule comes with massive health benefits, so you'll want to make the most of your hours under the covers. But sometimes, staying in bed for the recommended number of hours isn't enough to promote healthy sleep -- and you can still wake up feeling groggy. 25 Famous People Who Attended Community College 08/24/2025 08:00pm • Notable people who took classes at a community collegeCommunity college can be a stepping stone toward a higher degree or career path -- even for well-known athletes, Hollywood actors and actresses, astronauts, politicians, authors, tech founders and business executives. Here's a look at where 25 fa Vingegaard wins Spanish Vuelta's 2nd stage with bloodied elbow from crash 08/24/2025 12:49pm • LIMONE PIEMONTE, Italy (AP) — Jonas Vingegaard finished strongly to win the second stage of the Spanish Vuelta in Italy on Sunday, justifying his status as the favorite in Tadej Pogačar’s absence. Vingegaard was involved in a big crash involving many riders – including his Visma-Lease a Bike More US hospitals are ending gender-affirming care for minors. How this could impact patients 08/24/2025 08:37am • (NEW YORK) -- Two U.S. hospitals are the latest to announce they will be ending some, or all, of their pediatric gender-affirming care services at the end of the month. Kaiser Permanente, a health care company that manages 40 hospitals across several states -- including California, Oregon and Vir South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts 08/23/2025 10:13pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — On a warm evening in Johannesburg, the news spread like wildfire among sex workers: Within 24 hours, several nonprofit clinics providing free HIV services would be closing as President Donald Trump announced the United States was slashing foreign aid. Some South Africans living Mets right-hander Frankie Montas will miss rest of season and may need Tommy John surgery 08/23/2025 06:51pm • ATLANTA (AP) — New York Mets right-hander Frankie Montas will miss the rest of the season because of a right elbow injury that could lead to Tommy John surgery. The Mets placed Montas on the 15-day injured list on Saturday and recalled right-hander Huascar Brazobán from Triple-A Syracuse. The 32- Phillies ace Zack Wheeler needs additional surgery, is out for the rest of the season 08/23/2025 05:39pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler's season is over. Wheeler was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and will require additional surgery that’s expected to sideline him for six to eight months, the team announced Saturday. Wheeler had a follow-up evaluation following Truck driver accused by the Trump administration of being in the US illegally is denied bond 08/23/2025 03:55pm • FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida last week was denied bond Saturday. The crash sparked a clash between U.S. Department of Homeland Security and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom over Harjinder Singh, a native of I Doctors want women to know the nuanced reality of hormone therapy for menopause 08/23/2025 03:48pm • Menopause can usher in a host of disruptive symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats and sleep problems. Hormone therapy promises relief. But many women wonder about taking it. That’s because the treatment, subject of a recent expert panel convened by the Food and Drug Administration, has long been Israeli strikes and gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine and a military offensive 08/23/2025 01:42pm • KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza’s largest city puts new pressure on Israel over its 22-month offensive. Israel's d Doctors in Gaza say patients' protruding ribs and bony limbs offer evidence of malnutrition 08/23/2025 10:00am • GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Not long after Texas surgeon Mohammed Adeel Khaleel arrived at a Gaza City hospital in early August, a 17-year-old was brought in with gunshot wounds to both legs and one hand, sustained when he went to collect food at an aid site. In the emergency room, Khaleel said h US judge in Hawaii considers legality of restrictions on access to abortion medication 08/22/2025 09:46pm • HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to overly restrict access to mifepristone, a medication for abortions and miscarriage management, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union argued Friday in a lawsuit by a Hawaii doctor and healthcare associations challenging th