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Crisis in the UK’s NHS shows why Conservatives are struggling after 14 years in power 06/28/2024 09:55am • LONDON (AP) — Nathaniel Dye believes he probably won’t live to see Britain’s next election. But the music teacher diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer is doing everything he can to make sure the Labour Party wins this one. Dismayed by delays in his diagnosis by the National Health Service, the Severe weather wreaks havoc across the US — from Midwest flooding to deadly Northeast storms 06/28/2024 09:26am • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Severe weather over days has caused havoc and destruction across the U.S. That includes torrential rains and flooding in the Upper Midwest and powerful storms in the Northeast that left a least two people dead from falling trees. The deadly storms that raked parts of the Northe Mauritania's President Ould Ghazouani seeks reelection amid regional security crisis 06/28/2024 08:05am • NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani — who is seeking a second term in office in a vote on Saturday — is promising more economic growth and social programs to eradicate poverty and prevent extremism in the vast West African desert nation, even though he Biden's debate performance spurs Democratic panic about his ability to lead party against Trump 06/28/2024 07:18am • ATLANTA (AP) — Above all, Joe Biden's allies wanted him to demonstrate strength and energy on the debate stage to help put to rest questions about the 81-year-old Democrat's physical and mental acuity. But on the biggest stage in U.S. politics on Thursday night, Biden did not meet their modest School's out and NYC migrant families face a summer of uncertainty 06/28/2024 05:56am • NEW YORK (AP) — When Damien Carchipulla started his first school year in New York City in September, the first grader's family was living in a Manhattan hotel for migrant families. In the 10 months since, the family of four from Ecuador has moved shelters three times under a policy Mayor Eric Adam Bolivia’s president lambasts accusations of a self-coup as 'lies' as his supporters rally 06/28/2024 01:07am • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Luis Arce on Thursday angrily called accusations that he was behind an attempted coup against his government “lies,” saying the general who apparently led it acted on his own and vowing that he would face justice. Arce’s comments, his first to the pr Sha'Carri, Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone cruise through early rounds at US Olympic track trials 06/28/2024 12:08am • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sha'Carri Richardson never made it to the start, let alone the finish, of the 200 meters at the last Olympic trials. At these trials, even in the opening round of what's really her second-best race, she flashed another glimpse of the kind of sprinter who has emerged from all t Ballot box binge: Votes loom in coming days from Mongolia to Iran to Britain in a busy election year 06/27/2024 08:57pm • Even in a busy year of elections around the world, the next few days stand out. Over the next week, voters go to the polls in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and in stalwart democracies — former imperial powers — Britain and France. In the U.S., P 5 Best Nuclear Energy Stocks and ETFs to Buy Now 06/27/2024 08:00pm • Nuclear power is experiencing a renaissance following years of being shunned after a reactor disaster in Japan. Between 2011, the year of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster, and 2020, 65 nuclear reactors worldwide were either shut down or did not have their life spans extended, accor This Is Why You Might Be Responsible For Paying Your Parents' Medical Debts 06/27/2024 08:00pm • If you're like most Americans, handling the vast array of health care expenses is a major financial challenge. As those costs rise, so does anxiety. A February 2024 KFF Health Tracking poll found that 74% of respondents were worried about how they would pay for unexpected medical bills and health ca The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling 06/27/2024 07:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a procedural order that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative-majority court again soon. The order was briefly posted on th European Union leaders agree on top officials who will be the face of world's largest trading bloc 06/27/2024 07:31pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders signed off on a trio of top appointments for their shared political institutions on Thursday, reinstalling German conservative Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission for another five years. At the side of von der Leyen, who heads the EU� Despite Supreme Court ruling, the future of emergency abortions is still unclear for US women 06/27/2024 06:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court did not settle the debate over whether federal law requires hospitals to stabilize pregnant patients with emergency abortions on Wednesday, despite saying Idaho hospitals can provide abortions in medical emergencies even with the state’s restrictions. Th Missouri governor says new public aid plan in the works for Chiefs, Royals stadiums 06/27/2024 06:28pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from being lured across state lines to new stadiums in Kansas. Missouri's renewed efforts come after Kan As COVID-19 ticks up in some places, US health officials recommend a fall vaccination campaign 06/27/2024 06:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — With fresh COVID-19 cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended new shots for all Americans this fall. Officials acknowledged the need for