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Chemical leak at Tennessee cheese factory La Quesera Mexicana sends 29 workers to the hospital 12/20/2023 04:03pm • GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Twenty-nine workers at a Tennessee cheese factory were sent to the hospital on Wednesday morning after a leak of anhydrous ammonia, Greeneville City Manager Todd Smith said at a news conference. The Greeneville Fire Department was first called to La Quesera Mexicana at 7: Hospital that initially treated Irvo Otieno failed to meet care standards, investigation finds 12/20/2023 01:47pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The hospital that initially treated a man who later died while being admitted to a Virginia psychiatric hospital failed to meet care standards while he was in a mental health crisis, a state investigation found. The state Department of Health led the investigation of Parham Is your car road ready for the holidays? Here's some tips on how to avoid disaster on the highway 12/20/2023 01:16pm • It's the holiday season, which means you may be getting ready for a road trip. Do you have what you need? You should have a checklist before that holiday road trip. If you haven't had the car in the shop for its check up, make sure you're getting that done before pressing that gas pedal. And t Statins: What to know about the medication and why women may be shrugging them off 12/20/2023 01:11pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Statins help millions of people manage their high cholesterol, and are the most common drug class of prescriptions in America. More than 40 million adults take them, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Still, there are many people †2 men found dead in submerged SUV after a police chase 12/20/2023 12:11pm • GREENCASTLE, Pa. (AP) — A sport utility vehicle being pursued by police in Pennsylvania crashed into a body of water, and two men were found dead inside, authorities said. State police in Franklin County said troopers were dispatched to an Antrim Township avenue on a report of two men unlawfully e Some state abortion bans stir confusion, and it's uncertain if lawmakers will clarify them 12/20/2023 12:08pm • Ever since the nation’s highest court ended abortion rights more than a year ago, vaguely worded bans enacted in some Republican-controlled states have caused bewilderment over how exceptions should be applied. Supporters have touted these exemptions, tucked inside statutes restricting abortion, a States trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire 12/20/2023 11:44am • When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., states scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Three years later, as the grips of the pandemic have loosened, many states are now trying to deal with an excess of protective gear, ditching their supplies in droves. With expi States are trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire 12/20/2023 11:44am • When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., many states like Ohio scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Supplies were so limited in 2020 that the state bought millions of medical gowns from a marketing and printing company and spent about $20 million to try to get persona ‘Smash-and-grab’ robberies fuel new laws, but Virginia critics question the need 12/20/2023 11:24am • Even before Virginia lawmakers passed a tough new law against organized retail crime earlier this year, Bradley Haywood, a public defender in Arlington, Virginia, challenged the rationale. The idea that retailers in the state had lost billions to organized theft was a myth manufactured by retailers Md. climate commission report sets guidelines for aggressive state action 12/20/2023 09:33am • As Maryland officials put the finishing touches on a plan for how the state should hit its aggressive goals for combating climate change, an adjacent report from a longstanding advisory body offers some clues on what the final recommendations might include. The annual report of the Maryland Commi US flies bombers for joint drills with South Korea, Japan after North's long-range missile launch 12/20/2023 08:23am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew long-range bombers for joint drills with South Korea and Japan on Wednesday in a show of force against North Korea, days after the North performed its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in five months. The trilateral training off South K EU hails a migration deal breakthrough after years of talks. Critics worry about rights abuses 12/20/2023 07:47am • BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders and top officials hailed on Wednesday a major breakthrough in talks on new rules to control migration, but critics said the reforms will weaken the rights of asylum-seekers and encourage more morally dubious deals with countries that people leave to get to Eu Firefighters battle a wildfire on the slopes of a mountain near Cape Town in South Africa 12/20/2023 07:12am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — More than 300 firefighters battled a blaze on the slopes of a mountain near Cape Town in South Africa for a second day on Wednesday and residents were evacuated from at least one neighborhood overnight, emergency services said. Five firefighters were injured and two Christmas Day 2023: What's open, what's closed in the DC area? 12/20/2023 06:53am • The last thing anyone wants to realize on Christmas Day is that they forgot to buy a certain gift for a loved one, or they're missing that special ingredient for their holiday meal. If you find yourself in that spot, it's not completely hopeless. While many businesses shut down for the holiday, t Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service 12/20/2023 04:41am • LONDON (AP) — Doctors in the early stages of their careers in England started a 72-hour strike Wednesday in their long-running dispute with the British government over pay levels. Patients in Britain's state-owned National Health Service have been warned that there will be “significant disruptio