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As Pride Month begins, state officials urge Marylanders to be mindful of sexual health, STIs 06/02/2023 08:50am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The first day of June kicks off what the LGBTQ+ community recognizes as Pride Month, when members of the community come together to celebr Idaho hospitals working to resume full operations after cyberattack 06/01/2023 05:59pm • IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Two eastern Idaho hospitals and their clinics are working to resume full operations after a cyberattack on their computer systems. Officials with Idaho Falls Community Hospital said the attack happened Monday, causing some clinics to close, some ambulances to be diverted Today in Sports - Week Ahead, June 2 - June 8 06/01/2023 10:05am • June 2 1896 — Hastings, ridden by H. Griffin, edges Handspring by a neck to capture the Belmont Stakes. 1908 — Royal Tourist, ridden by Eddie Dugan, posts a four-length victory over Live Wire in the Preakness Stakes. 1909 — Joe Madden, ridden by Eddie Dugan, wins the Belmont Stakes by eight le Government body warns of increased health threats from climate change in Germany 06/01/2023 09:56am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany's disease control agency warned Thursday that rising temperatures due to global warming will increase the likelihood of heat stroke, vector-borne illnesses and other health risks in the country. The Robert Koch Institute said lung diseases from forest fires and agricultural d Singapore prime minister tests positive for COVID again in rare rebound case 06/01/2023 02:55am • SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time in less than two weeks, in a rare case of a rebound. Lee, 71, was diagnosed with COVID-19 for the first time on May 22, following work trips to Africa and Asia. He tested Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout 05/31/2023 08:24pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Telling executives to “strive harder,” hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company's lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return-to-office mandate during a lunchtime demonstration at its Seattle headquarters Wednesday. The prot Researchers link death in gene-editing study to a virus used to deliver the treatment, not CRISPR 05/31/2023 05:41pm • The lone volunteer in a gene-editing study targeting a rare form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy likely died after having a reaction to the virus that delivered the therapy in his body, researchers concluded in an early study. Terry Horgan, 27, of Montour Falls, New York, died last year during one of China's commerce minister meets Tesla's Musk, promises support to foreign companies 05/31/2023 06:18am • BEIJING (AP) — China's commerce minister met Tesla Ltd. CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday and promised to support the development of foreign companies, the ministry said. Musk earlier met with China's ministers of industry and foreign affairs. He joined a series of CEOs from global companies, including China factory activity slows, adding to economic strains 05/31/2023 01:02am • BEIJING (AP) — China's manufacturing slowdown deepened in May as consumer and export demand weakened, a survey showed Wednesday, adding to signs an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls is slowing. Chinese leaders are under pressure to shore up the recovery after a survey found Stock market today: Asia shares mixed as investors await debt ceiling vote, eye China economy 05/30/2023 12:28am • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in directionless trading Tuesday following a U.S. holiday, as optimism about a deal on the U.S. debt was dented by worries about the regional economy. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.4% in morning trading to 31,119.27. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was littl Ranking The Most Painful Medical Conditions 05/29/2023 08:00pm • Painful medical conditionsThe worst type of pain? It's whatever pain you personally suffer from. Ranking of painful conditions is fairly subjective, but experts and patients alike can agree: Certain medical conditions are especially excruciating.Kidney stonesIf you've ever suffered from a kidney sto 3 Chinese men play at French Open; country's 1st male entrants in Paris since 1937 05/29/2023 04:19pm • PARIS (AP) — For the first time since 1937, a Chinese man competed in the main draw of the French Open — and, actually, a total of three did, all playing opening-round matches on Monday. The first of the groundbreaking group in action on the red clay of the Grand Slam tournament at Roland Garros Mpox is down, but US cities could be at risk for summertime outbreaks 05/28/2023 04:48pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The mpox health emergency has ended, but U.S. health officials are aiming to prevent a repeat of last year’s outbreaks. Mpox infections exploded early in the summer of 2022 in the wake of Pride gatherings. More than 30,000 U.S. cases were reported last year, most of them sprea US study finds 1 in 10 get long COVID after omicron, starts identifying key symptoms 05/26/2023 02:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) — About 10% of people appear to suffer long COVID after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study of nearly 10,000 Americans that aims to help unravel the mysterious condition. Early findings from the National Institutes of Health� Elon Musk wants to build a digital town square. But his debut for DeSantis had a tech failure. 05/25/2023 03:04pm • Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a “digital town square,” but his much-publicized Twitter Spaces kickoff event, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing his run for president, struggled with technical glitches and a near half-hour delay Wednesday. The billionaire Twitter owner said the pro