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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 Missouri inmate facing execution next month is hospitalized with heart problem 05/17/2024 10:36am • ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri inmate who is due to be executed next month has been hospitalized because of a “medical emergency,” a spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Corrections said. David Hosier, 69, is scheduled to be put to death June 11 for killing a Jefferson City couple, Angela a Data Doctors: What to know about moving my Cox email to Yahoo Mail 05/17/2024 09:20am • Q: What should I know before moving my Cox email account to Yahoo Mail? A: Some time ago, Cox announced it would be migrating all email users to Yahoo Mail. This does not mean you’re being forced to use a new Yahoo email address, because you’ll have continued use of your "@cox.net" address us German parliament approves plans to relax strict restrictions on family names 05/17/2024 09:12am • BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament on Friday approved plans to relax strict restrictions on family names — clearing the way, among other things, for couples to take double-barreled surnames and pass them on to their children. The reform of Germany's rigid rules is due to take effect at the begi The Latest | Israel says it will send more troops to Rafah, as fighting also rages in Gaza's north 05/16/2024 08:31pm • Israel's defense minister said the military would send more troops into Rafah, a city along Gaza's southern border with Egypt, as fighting also rages in northern Gaza, where Hamas has regrouped. South Africa is seeking emergency measures at the U.N.'s top court to halt Israel’s escalating offensi Collagen Peptide Supplements: How to Choose the Best One 05/16/2024 08:00pm • Collagen is the most common protein found in your body. It's in your skin but also in tendons, cartilage, bones, blood vessels, teeth and many other body parts. Collagen plays several roles in your health, all related to providing structure and support to tissue throughout your body. Overall, it pla Early Signs of Pregnancy: Symptoms to Watch For 05/16/2024 08:00pm • There are certain signs and symptoms that may indicate you're in the early stages of pregnancy. Although early pregnancy symptoms can vary for everyone, there are some common ones that many people experience within the first six weeks of their pregnancy and can last throughout the first trimester. S Iowa center called police nearly 1,000 times in 3 years before teen killed staffer, records show 05/16/2024 04:15pm • Officers responded nearly 1,000 times in the past three years to an Iowa juvenile treatment center where a staff member was killed by a 15-year-old resident, according to police records. Kathleen Galloway-Menke was assaulted May 8 at the center, Ellipsis Iowa. Her family’s attorney, Trever Hook, s Simone Biles is stepping into the Olympic spotlight again. She is better prepared for the pressure 05/16/2024 03:34pm • SPRING, Texas (AP) — Simone Biles is not “cured.” A cure implies finality. An ultimate and decisive victory. If the gymnastics superstar has learned anything in the three years since those strange, uncertain days in Tokyo when she put her mental health and personal safety ahead of her pursuit US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed? 05/16/2024 03:14pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that have ended up in the supply chains of huge companies like McDonald’s, Target and Albertsons. While assigned to a machine tha Slovak authorities charge 'lone wolf' with assassination attempt on the prime minister 05/16/2024 02:03pm • BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak authorities charged a man Thursday with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying he acted alone in a politically motivated attack that left the longtime leader in serious but stable condition. Fico’s pro-Russia views have contributed to Movie Review: ‘Babes’ is a giddy, raunchy, moving and (very) gooey look at childbirth and friendship 05/16/2024 11:47am • You know what? It’s true. They never do tell you about the placenta. Let us explain. But first, let’s also point out that if you’re already queasy at the mention of “placenta,” well, “Babes” — director Pamela Adlon’s brash, chaotic, hilarious and occasionally overly gooey (in so ma Simone Biles is stepping into the Olympic spotlight again. She is better prepared for the pressure 05/16/2024 10:06am • SPRING, Texas (AP) — Simone Biles is not “cured.” Let's start there. A cure implies finality. An ultimate and decisive victory. If the gymnastics superstar has learned anything in the three years since those strange, uncertain days in Tokyo when she put her mental health and personal safety ah Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba 05/16/2024 08:22am • HAVANA (AP) — The 1959 Castro-led revolution installed an atheist, Communist government that sought to replace the Catholic Church as the guiding force in the lives of Cubans. But 65 years later, religion seems omnipresent in Cuba, in dazzling diversity. The bells toll on Catholic churches and th South Korean court rejects effort to block plan that would boost medical school admissions 05/16/2024 08:08am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court ruled in favor of the government’s contentious push to drastically boost medical school admissions on Thursday, posing a setback to concerted efforts by incumbent doctors to spike the plan. A standoff between the government and doctors opposed to th