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University of Virginia health psychologist on how cancer can affect mental health 05/19/2024 07:44am • Kim Penberthy of the University of Virginia says treatment for cancer can be just as challenging for a patient’s mental health as the diagnosis. “Mental health challenges can create the cycle with the stress and things like impacting your sleep, that then weaken the immune system," Penberthy DC-area man's journey from 'grill guy' to smokin' barbecue business owner 05/18/2024 12:10pm • A D.C.-area man spent decades working on print solutions centered in office environments. Now, he's smokin' with a full-service catering company focused on barbecue. George Loving had no idea his career would take such a tasty turn from office solutions to running a D.C.-based business that bloss Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stable 05/18/2024 11:09am • PEZINOK, Slovakia (AP) — The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was ordered to remain behind bars Saturday as the nation’s leader was in serious but stable condition after surviving multiple gunshots, officials said. Slovakia’s Specialized Criminal Court Young women in Rio favela hope to overcome poverty and violence to play in Women's World Cup in 2027 05/18/2024 10:19am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 20-minute drive separates the historic Maracana Stadium from the Complexo do Alemao, the biggest complex of favelas in Rio de Janeiro and one of the most impoverished and violent. One of its residents, 15-year-old soccer player Kaylane Alves dos Santos, hopes her powerful s Army presents Purple Heart to Minnesota veteran 73 years after he was wounded in Korean War 05/17/2024 11:59pm • ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — After 73 years and a long fight with the U.S. Army, a Korean War veteran from Minnesota who was wounded in combat finally got his Purple Heart medal on Friday. The Army notified Earl Meyer, 96, of St. Peter, last month that it had granted him a Purple Heart, which honors se Argentine president begins unusual visit to Spain, snubbing officials and courting the far-right 05/17/2024 09:56pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Even before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid on Friday, Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing “poverty and death” to Spain and weighing in on corruption allegations against the pri DC Council member Vincent Gray suffers 2nd stroke in 3 years 05/17/2024 08:19pm • D.C. Council member and former Mayor Vincent Gray suffered another stroke in April and has been receiving physical therapy ever since. In an emailed statement to WTOP, spokesperson Chuck Thies wrote Gray's recovery from a "recent, minor stroke is proceeding." The Ward 7 council member had been wo The Latest | Israel finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza, as first aid unloaded by sea 05/17/2024 08:11pm • Israeli troops have recovered the bodies of three hostages in the Gaza Strip, with the military saying Friday they were killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and their bodies taken into Gaza. The military did not say where the bodies were found in Gaza. Israeli forces are currently invading the southern What to do when facing extended summer power outages 05/17/2024 07:48pm • Texas officials say power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city and killed at least four people. The storm knocked out electricity to nearly 1 million homes and businesses in the region as temperatures hover around 90 degree They were treating waves of wounded in Gaza. Then an Israeli assault trapped the foreign doctors 05/17/2024 07:32pm • CAIRO (AP) — The 35 American and other international doctors came to Gaza in volunteer teams to help one of the territory’s few hospitals still functioning. They brought suitcases full of medical supplies and had trained for one of the worst war zones in the world. They knew the health care syst A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree 05/17/2024 07:00pm • CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature” on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students' graduation on Saturday. Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honoring the feline not for his mousing or nap Tick season has arrived. Protect yourself with these tips 05/17/2024 05:52pm • FORT COLLINS, Colorado (AP) — Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever. Another mild winter and other favorable factors likely means the 2024 tick population will be equal to last year or larger, some researchers say. “It’s v Democrats label Hogan 'anti-abortion' even as he describes himself as 'pro-choice' 05/17/2024 05:25pm • Maryland voters in the U.S. Senate race will need to navigate their way through a partisan storm on the issue of abortion as both sides are making completely different claims about Republican candidate Larry Hogan's position. While Hogan now describes himself as a "pro-choice" candidate, Democrat King Charles III to travel to France for UK ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day 05/17/2024 01:05pm • LONDON (AP) — King Charles III plans to travel to France next month for British ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, while skipping the larger international event a few miles away as he continues to be treated for cancer. Charles and Queen Camilla are expected to attend Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins 05/17/2024 11:31am • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law. Planned Parenthood had asked the law be set aside as courts parse thro