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Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign 05/01/2024 09:32pm • PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions Wednesday, sending the bill to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is expected to sign it. Two Republicans joined with Democrats in the Senate on the 16-14 vote in favor of repealing a Civil War-era How Medical Schools Are Improving Access for Underrepresented Minorities 05/01/2024 08:00pm • As the U.S. faces a growing doctor shortage, medical schools are struggling to meet the shortfall. They're also struggling to matriculate student bodies that reflect the nation's racial diversity -- so while the shortage of doctors is grave, it's even worse with underrepresented minorities. Accordin Does Medicare cover Ozempic? 05/01/2024 08:00pm • As the overall population ages, there is a growing prevalence of diabetes among adults ages 65 and older. In fact, about 16.5 million people in this age group are estimated to be living with diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. This demographic faces a higher susceptibility to d Trump calls judge 'crooked' after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order 05/01/2024 07:51pm • FREELAND, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump returned briefly to the campaign trail Wednesday and called the judge presiding over his hush money trial “crooked” a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order. Trump's remarks at events in the battleg Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care 05/01/2024 07:47pm • BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care. The start of the new ban also br A massive Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the US 05/01/2024 06:36pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cheng “Charlie” Saephan wore a broad smile and a bright blue sash emblazoned with the words “Iu-Mien USA” as he hoisted an oversized check for $1.3 billion above his head. The 46-year-old immigrant's luck in winning an enormous Powerball jackpot in Oregon earlier this Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing 05/01/2024 05:56pm • BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. Joie Henney has thousands of social media users following his p South Carolina Senate takes up ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors 05/01/2024 05:16pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Senate is debating a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors with just days left in a 2024 session where they have largely avoided social hot-button issues. The bill, passed by the state House in January during the General Assembly's opening days, Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77 05/01/2024 04:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Auster, a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for such inventive narratives and meta-narratives as “The New York Trilogy” and “4 3 2 1,” has died at age 77. Auster's death was confirmed by his wife and fellow author, Siri Hustvedt, who said that Change Healthcare cyberattack was due to a lack of multifactor authentication, UnitedHealth CEO says 05/01/2024 04:02pm • The Change Healthcare cyberattack that disrupted health care systems nationwide earlier this year started when hackers entered a server that lacked a basic form of security: multifactor authentication. UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty said Wednesday in a U.S. Senate hearing that his company, which owns Top-seeded Jannik Sinner withdraws from Madrid Open because of hip injury 05/01/2024 03:32pm • MADRID (AP) — Top-seeded Jannik Sinner withdrew from the Madrid Open on Wednesday because of a hip injury. Sinner defeated Karen Khachanov in the fourth round on Tuesday and was scheduled to face Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals on Thursday. “Very sad to have to withdraw from my next m So you've lost weight using Wegovy. Does that mean you can stop taking it? 05/01/2024 02:30pm • Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy are facing a new dilemma: What happens if they stop taking them? Many worry that they’ll regain weight and revert to old habits. In studies, people who paused the drugs put back on most o Some North Carolina abortion pill restrictions are unlawful, federal judge says 05/01/2024 12:13pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some of North Carolina government's restrictions on dispensing abortion pills, such as requiring that doctors to prescribe and provide the drug to the patient in person, are unlawful because they frustrate the goal of Congress to use federal regulators to ensure the drug is di Zalatoris withdraws from Byron Nelson needing rest for his back 05/01/2024 11:53am • McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Will Zalatoris has withdrawn from the CJ Cup Byron Nelson citing a flare-up in his back that will require rest after having played the last three weeks. Zalatoris, the No. 30 player in the world ranking who grew up in the Dallas area, had microdiscectomy surgery on his back Former students of the for-profit Art Institutes are approved for $6 billion in loan cancellation 05/01/2024 11:38am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will cancel $6 billion in student loans for people who attended the Art Institutes, a system of for-profit colleges that closed the last of its campuses in 2023 amid accusations of fraud. Saying the chain lured students with “pervas