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MLB trade deadline analysis: AL West leaders loaded up on starting pitchers 08/02/2023 11:49pm • The arms race in the AL West began with Lucas Giolito and quickly escalated. After the Los Angeles Angels acquired Giolito and signaled their intentions to make a bid for the postseason, division rivals Texas and Houston answered with some big moves of their own, acquiring Max Scherzer and Justin Ve Pittsburgh synagogue gunman will be sentenced to death for the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack 08/02/2023 11:17pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers will be sentenced to death for perpetrating the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, a jury decided Wednesday. Robert Bowers spewed hatred of Jews and espoused wh The heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert 08/02/2023 10:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today's blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip the scales. Researchers described the species — named Perucetus colossus, or “the colossal whal Diamondbacks reliever Austin Adams to miss remainder of the season due to fractured ankle 08/02/2023 09:29pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Austin Adams will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a fractured right ankle in Tuesday’s loss to San Francisco. He was placed on the 60-day injured list Wednesday. Adams entered to start the eighth inning, but threw just two pitch How to Recover From Surgery 08/02/2023 08:00pm • Undergoing surgery? You're not alone. As the population ages, so do the number of surgeries. In fact, an estimated 40 to 50 million surgeries are done every year in the United States, according to the statistics, with hip replacement, knee replacement and heart bypass surgeries among the most freque Jets offensive tackle Mekhi Becton is set to play for the first time in nearly 2 years 08/02/2023 01:08pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mekhi Becton last stepped onto a football field to play in a game nearly two years ago. It seems more like a lifetime to the New York Jets offensive tackle. Moments of pain, worry, anger and doubt have marked the past 688 days. But so have hope and an improved outlook, es Why are gas prices rising? Experts point to extreme heat and oil production cuts 08/02/2023 11:49am • NEW YORK (AP) — Drivers are in for another headache at the pump as U.S. gas prices continue to rise. The national average for gas prices stood at about $3.78 a gallon on Tuesday — about 25 cents higher than that seen one month ago, according to motor club AAA. While today's prices at the pump re Wisconsin's high court, which almost overturned Biden's win in the state, flips to liberal control 08/02/2023 06:57am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats celebrated the beginning of a new era for the state Supreme Court on Tuesday as it flipped from conservative to liberal control for the first time in 15 years. Janet Protasiewicz, who made abortion rights a focus of her winning election campaign and called Idaho health care providers can refer patients for abortions out of state, federal judge rules 08/01/2023 09:02pm • A federal judge has ruled that it would violate Idaho medical providers' free speech rights to sanction them for referring patients to out-of-state abortion services, rejecting the state attorney general’s interpretation of Idaho’s abortion ban. Idaho's law makes it illegal to perform or attempt Using Food As Medicine 08/01/2023 08:00pm • It's no secret that diet is a powerful component of overall health and wellness. But what about using food as medicine? Is it possible to eat your way out of a chronic condition? Quite possibly, it seems, based on the situation. "Many foods can be considered medicinal depending on how they are used Lawsuit by former dancers accuses Lizzo of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment 08/01/2023 07:59pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment. The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court claims Lizzo pressured the d Broncos' deep receiving corps takes a big hit with the loss of Tim Patrick and KJ Hamler 08/01/2023 04:07pm • So much for the Denver Broncos' enviable depth at the wide receiver position. Losing Tim Patrick to a season-ending injury for a second consecutive season and KJ Hamler to yet another health setback has thinned the number of veteran targets at Russell Wilson's disposal two weeks before they even pla Lauren James scores twice as England routs China 6-1 at the Women's World Cup 08/01/2023 10:45am • SYDNEY (AP) — Only VAR prevented England's Lauren James from scoring a hat trick against China at the Women’s World Cup. China certainly didn't know how to stop the inspirational forward as she scored two goals and provided three assists in a 6-1 rout on Tuesday at Adelaide, South Australia. â Where flooding has become more frequent, here's how gardeners can respond 08/01/2023 08:18am • Water is essential to plant life, but what happens when there’s too much of a good thing, as has been the case in many parts of the country and the world this summer? Extreme rainfall is more frequent now, atmospheric scientists say, as storms form in an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. I DC-area hospitals ranked among best in the nation 08/01/2023 04:31am • Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, is once again near the top of the rankings of the nation's best hospitals, and Inova Fairfax Hospital is ranked the No. 1 hospital in the D.C. area in the annual rankings by U.S. News and World Report. "Our results are intended to be a source of info