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Doctors in England escalate pay dispute as they announce another 4-day walkout in August 07/26/2023 08:46am • LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of doctors in Britain’s state-funded health service will go on strike for a further four days in August as their pay dispute with the government shows few, if any, signs of resolution, their union said Wednesday. Fresh from a five-day walkout that was described as Saudi Arabia is spending billions to become a global gaming hub. Some fans don't want to play 07/26/2023 02:02am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the new home of some of soccer’s biggest stars and a co-owner of professional golf, is proving to be no less ambitious when it comes to another global pastime – the $180 billion-a-year video game industry. Last September, the Saudi sovereign wea An alliance of Indian opposition parties — called INDIA — joins forces to take on Modi 07/26/2023 12:20am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s popular but polarizing prime minister, Narendra Modi, has a fondness for abbreviations that create buzz around his government schemes and dress down his rivals. Last week, Modi’s political opponents did exactly that. They announced a new alliance — called INDIA — Israel's government has passed the first part of its legal overhaul. The law's ripples are dramatic 07/25/2023 10:30pm • The Israeli government has passed the first major piece of legislation in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s legal system — part of a broader plan that has triggered nationwide protests, divided the country and rattled the powerful military and influential busin Are you at risk of diabetes? Prince George's Co. wants to help 07/25/2023 10:15pm • The numbers on diabetes in Prince George's County show that it is a "big issue" in the Maryland county. That's what Dr. Sanmi Areola, deputy chief administrative officer for the county's Health, Human Services and Education department, said. Areola said that 11.2% of adults in the county have Israeli doctors walk off the job, and more strikes may loom after a law weakening courts passed 07/25/2023 10:12pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli doctors walked off their jobs, labor leaders threatened a general strike and senior justices rushed home from a trip abroad on Tuesday, a day after the government's approval of a law that weakens the country's Supreme Court. Critics say the legislation will er Golden Fire in southern Oregon burns dozens of homes and cuts 911 service 07/25/2023 08:22pm • BONANZA, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire that started over the weekend in southern Oregon has burned dozens of homes and caused area residents to lose 911 service and internet, state officials said Tuesday. The Oregon State Fire Marshal said preliminary damage assessments from the Golden Fire east of Klama Flood advisories for eastern Va. into the morning as steamy weather continues 07/25/2023 08:20pm • This week's temperatures have the possibility to reach 100 degrees in the D.C. area and the rain isn't letting up either. Summer storms are rolling through the D.C. area, bringing the threat of damaging winds and large hail. Here's what you need to know. Weather advisories Severe Thun 7 Low-Risk Dividend Stocks to Buy for a Choppy Market 07/25/2023 08:00pm • The virtues of dividends in investing are well known by now: Reinvested dividends account for 32% of the returns of the S&P 500 since 1926, according to S&P itself. "Companies use stable and increasing dividends as a signal of confidence in their firm's prospects, while market participants c Warning signs of dehydration 07/25/2023 08:00pm • Feeling tired, dizzy and cranky? You may have chalked it up to lack of sleep, a really tough workout or skipping your morning cup of coffee. Turns out, these feelings may have a sneaky culprit: dehydration. Water, a true elixir of life, fuels your body's every function. From nourishing cells to f Ecuador suspends rights of assembly in some areas, deploys soldiers to prisons amid violence wave 07/25/2023 05:40pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso is once again making use of the executive's power to suspend people's rights of assembly in some areas and mobilize the military in an attempt to quell the most recent wave of violence that has left at least 18 people dead in the South Amer What parents of student-athletes should know following Bronny James cardiac arrest 07/25/2023 05:36pm • A D.C.- area pediatric cardiologist said that medical emergencies in student athletes, such as the cardiac arrest LeBron James' son had during basketball practice rarely happen; they are likely the result of an underlying heart condition. "I think the one thing for parents to know is that this is At RAGBRAI, 'the ride will provide' is the mantra for thousands as they bike across Iowa 07/25/2023 05:32pm • CARROLL, Iowa (AP) — It took me nearly a week of riding RAGBRAI the first time to learn the importance of pacing yourself. That goes for the road and the beer gardens. I also learned the value of a comfortable saddle over some 500 miles. To ride early, when the dew is still rising from the corn an Head of US cybersecurity agency sees progress on election security, with more work needed for 2024 07/25/2023 05:27pm • CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Efforts to protect the nation’s election systems have grown exponentially since the 2016 presidential election, but more is needed to defend the integrity and resiliency of the election process ahead of next year’s vote, the head of the nation’s cybersecurity agency s Transgender patients sue the hospital that provided their records to Tennessee's attorney general 07/25/2023 05:01pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt University Medical Center is being sued by its transgender clinic patients, who accuse the hospital of violating their privacy by turning their records over to Tennessee's attorney general. Two patients sued Monday in Nashville Chancery Court, saying they were am