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Boston shortstop Story needs season-ending shoulder surgery; pitcher Nick Pivetta has injured elbow 04/09/2024 06:39pm • BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story will have what is likely season-ending surgery on his dislocated left shoulder and right-hander Nick Pivetta has a strained a right flexor, the latest in a spate of elbow injuries among pitchers. Story, a two-time All-Star, was placed on the 10-d Ancient sea turtle housed at Boston aquarium for more than 50 years passes another physical 04/09/2024 05:38pm • BOSTON (AP) — Apparently, it's pretty easy being green after all. That was the takeaway from Tuesday's physical examination of Myrtle, an ancient green sea turtle that has delighted visitors to the New England Aquarium in Boston for more than 50 years. Veterinarians performed Myrtle's checkup aft Evers vetoes a Republican-backed bill targeting PFAS chemicals 04/09/2024 04:22pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Republican bill Tuesday that would have created grants to fight pollution from “forever chemicals” and took the unusual step of calling the GOP-controlled budget committee into meeting to approve spending $125 million to deal with contami More than 200 women and several men accuse doctor in lawsuit of sexual abuse, unnecessary exams 04/09/2024 01:34pm • BOSTON (AP) — More than a decade ago, Kristin Fritz was struggling with pain in her spine and saw a rheumatologist recommended by her doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The visit with Dr. Derrick Todd started normally for the 37-year-old New Hampshire woman. But as Todd progressed Novels from Asia, Europe and South America vie for International Booker Prize 04/09/2024 10:38am • LONDON (AP) — Novels that depict people struggling with the forces of nature, history or economics in settings from rural Argentina to Communist East Germany are among six finalists announced Tuesday for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction. The shortlist for the 50,000 pound ($63 6 of the Best AI ETFs to Buy Now 04/08/2024 08:00pm • Investing in artificial intelligence, or AI, encompasses more than simply favoring the broader technology sector or cherry-picking individual stocks with AI involvement. Opting for the broader sector might not yield the precise AI exposure investors are seeking. For instance, the Global Industry Cla Virginia's public education accountability system overhaul 04/08/2024 11:46am • When something is not working, change it. The Virginia Board of Education is proposing that kind of transformative change for its new accountability framework, by splitting up the state’s accreditation system into two parts: an accreditation system, to assess whether schools are meeting all req 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy Now 04/07/2024 08:00pm • If you're considering integrating a bond component into your investment portfolio, you might encounter several challenges. Direct purchases of individual bonds present their own set of complications. Buying Treasurys through TreasuryDirect.gov can be frustrating due to its outdated user interface, w These Palestinian mothers in Gaza gave birth Oct. 7. Their babies have known only war 04/07/2024 03:45am • NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rockets streaked through the morning sky in Gaza on Oct. 7 as Amal Al-Taweel hurried to the hospital in the nearby Nuseirat refugee camp, already in labor. After a difficult birth, she and her husband, Mustafa, finally got to hold Ali, the child they spent three years t 74-year-old John Force races to record 156th NHRA victory and 1st in 2 years 04/07/2024 01:00am • CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — John Force raced to his record 156th NHRA victory and first in two years, with the 74-year-old Funny Car great powering past Matt Hagan on Saturday at Firebird Motorsports Park in the completion of the postponed Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Force had a 4.033-second run at Oft-injured Boston Red Sox SS Trevor Story goes on the 10-day injured list with dislocated shoulder 04/06/2024 09:35pm • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story has been placed on the 10-day injured list after dislocating his left shoulder while making a diving stop on Mike Trout's hit Friday night. Boston recalled infielder David Hamilton from Triple-A Worcester on Saturday to take the roster s Kansas lawmakers approve a tax bill but the state still might not see big tax cuts 04/06/2024 05:12am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are struggling to overcome political divisions that have prevented their state's residents from seeing major income tax cuts over the past two years even as other states have slashed income tax rates. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved a bill earl Red Sox SS Trevor Story leaves game after injuring shoulder on diving stop of Mike Trout's hit 04/06/2024 02:32am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story exited Boston's game against the Angels in the fourth inning Friday night after injuring his left shoulder on a backhand dive to stop a hit by Mike Trout. Story and the Red Sox won't know the severity of his injury until he undergoes an MRI exa Duran, O'Neill crush big homers as Red Sox continue their roll with 8-6 win over Angels 04/06/2024 02:16am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jarren Duran hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, Tyler O'Neill had two home runs and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 Friday night for their fifth consecutive victory. O’Neill, Triston Casas and Reese McGuire all connected in the second inning o As two women vie for Mexico's presidency, why are there questions about their ability to govern? 04/06/2024 01:06am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Are Mexicans ready for a woman president? As two female candidates lead in Mexico’s presidential race, the question has appeared in polls, debates, media and conversations across Mexico. But it is also a sample of the sexism and “macho” culture that continues to permeate M