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A predawn operation has rescued 77 migrants from a crippled yacht off Greece's Aegean Sea islands 06/24/2024 06:50am • A group of 77 migrants were rescued off a crippled sailing yacht after a large overnight operation in the southern Aegean Sea, Greek authorities said Monday. Nobody was reported missing or injured following the rescue between the islands of Amorgos and Astypalaia, Greece's coast guard said. Three c Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding 06/24/2024 05:59am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. He thought it was a cold. Then sores appeared in his groin and he would soak his bed with sweat. He took a test. On New Year’s Day 2022, at age 31, Hermida learned he had HIV. Sickle cell gene therapy offers ‘normal life’ for 12-year-old DC boy 06/24/2024 04:34am • 12-year-old Kendric Cromer (center), with father Keith (left) and mother Deborah (right). He will receive a new life-changing gene therapy this fall. He's the first in the nation to get the treatment that could cure his sickle cell disease. (Courtesy The Cromers) The wait is almost over for Some visitors to Israel have a new stop on their tours: Hamas' destruction in the south 06/24/2024 12:38am • KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — A new kind of tourism has emerged in Israel in the months since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. For celebrities, politicians, influencers and others, no trip is complete without a somber visit to the devastated south that absorbed the brunt of the assault near the border with More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat 06/23/2024 08:46pm • CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday. Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said that 83% of the New Caledonia Indigenous independence leader transferred to mainland France for pretrial detention 06/23/2024 08:28pm • NICE, France (AP) — A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was transferred to a jail in mainland France to await trial on charges relating to two weeks of unrest in May that left nine people dead, the public prosecutor in the territory said Sunday. Christian Te Millions swelter as temperatures soar across the US, while floodwaters inundate the Midwest 06/23/2024 08:11pm • Millions of Americans sweated through yet another scorching day as temperatures soared Sunday across the U.S., while residents were rescued from floodwaters that forced evacuations across the Midwest, including in an Iowa town where the flood gauge was submerged. One person was killed during floodin 6 Best Health Care ETFs to Buy Now 06/23/2024 08:00pm • Health care stocks are picking up steam in 2024, after a lackluster 2023 during which the S&P 500 Health Care Index underperformed with a 2% total return against a 24% return for the S&P 500. Through June 21, the S&P 500 Health Care Index is up 7.3% versus 14.6% for the broader S&P 5 Can You Pay Off Student Loans Early 06/23/2024 08:00pm • If you're one of the nearly 43 million Americans with student loan debt, you might be wondering if you can pay off your student loans early. The answer is yes. There's no penalty for paying off student loans ahead of schedule, and you could save a lot of interest by doing so. However, prepaying stud 9 Dividend Aristocrat Stocks to Buy Now 06/23/2024 08:00pm • When a company can avoid cutting its dividend even during economic recessions and crises, investors know it is a reliable stock. There's a special breed of dividend stocks that takes reliability, consistency and dependability to another level, however. The Dividend Aristocrats are a group of 67 S&am Quebec’s Port-Cartier maximum security prison evacuated as wildfire burns 06/23/2024 07:20pm • MONTREAL (AP) — Wildfires burning in Quebec forced the evacuation of inmates from a maximum security prison, federal corrections officials confirmed Sunday, as favorable winds bolstered efforts to battle a pair of out-of-control blazes north of the city of Port-Cartier. Correctional Service Canada 3 caught in Florida Panhandle rip current die a day after couple drowns off state's Atlantic coast 06/23/2024 05:24pm • PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three Alabama men who went for an evening swim shortly after arriving at a Florida Panhandle beach were caught in a rip current and died, authorities say. It was the latest in a rash of recent deaths in Florida waters after a Pennsylvania couple drowned off the state FBI seeks suspects in 2 New Mexico wildfires that killed 2 people, damaged hundreds of buildings 06/23/2024 02:29pm • RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Full-time residents of Ruidoso will be allowed to return to their village Monday morning as federal authorities seek to prosecute whoever started a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures. The FBI said it is offer FBI offers reward for information about deadly southern New Mexico wildfires 06/23/2024 11:47am • RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Federal authorities offered a reward for information about those responsible for igniting a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed hundreds of homes in the past week. The FBI on Saturday offered up to $10,000 for information in connection with the So Police investigate death of 80-year-old inmate in Maryland as homicide 06/23/2024 09:59am • Police in Maryland have launched a homicide investigation into the death of an 80-year-old inmate in an Allegany County prison. Ralph Ruark was pronounced dead around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday by emergency medical personnel at the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland where he was an inmate,