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Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma wins Boston Marathon in runaway. Kenya's Hellen Obiri repeats in women's race 04/15/2024 02:19pm • BOSTON (AP) — Sisay Lemma scorched the first half of the Boston Marathon course on Monday, setting a record pace to build a lead of more than half of a mile. Then the weather heated up, and the 34-year-old Ethiopian slowed down. After running alone for most of the morning, Lemma held on down Boyls Everything You Need to Know About Common Food Allergies 04/14/2024 08:00pm • About 32 million people -- including 6% of children -- experience food allergies in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is currently no cure for food allergy. Current treatment requires strict avoidance of the food(s) the patient is allergic to. Desp 6 Best Nasdaq 100 ETFs 04/14/2024 08:00pm • Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are one of the easiest ways to diversify your investment portfolio. The Nasdaq 100 is a stock market index made up of the 100 largest companies listed on the Nasdaq exchange, excluding financial sector companies. The market capitalization-weighted Nasdaq-100 index is Do you know the symptoms of esophageal cancer? 04/14/2024 11:16am • This year, more than 22,000 people will be diagnosed with esophageal cancer and more than 16,000 will lose their battle with the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month, and as with most cancers, the best outcomes for patients come with early DC-area doctors address hormonal birth control claims on social media 04/14/2024 04:31am • A D.C. doctor is sounding the alarm about an uptick in unintended pregnancies among some young women who've ditched hormonal birth control and contraception for alternative options. Some health care workers are pointing to the rapid spread of misinformation on popular social media sites as an inf Juan Soto homers, Cody Poteet wins New York debut as Yankees sweep Guardians and improve to 12-3 04/13/2024 09:59pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer and Cody Poteet pitched six solid innings in his debut for New York as the Yankees won 8-2 to sweep a doubleheader on Saturday over the Cleveland Guardians and continue one of the strongest starts in their storied history. New York took the opener 3 Tennessee Vols wrap up spring practice with Nico Iamaleava finally under center 04/13/2024 06:00am • The Nico Iamaleava era finally has arrived at Tennessee. Sure, the No. 2 quarterback in the 2023 recruiting class debuted in the Vols' rout of Iowa in the Citrus Bowl. Now the quarterback caps Tennessee's spring practice Saturday giving fans a glimpse of how much he's grown before the Vols' season o Houston hospital says doctor's changes to a database made patients ineligible for liver transplants 04/12/2024 05:42pm • A Houston hospital has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after it says a doctor manipulated a database for liver transplant patients, making them ineligible to receive a new organ. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center said in a statement Friday that their ongoing investigation found t Stock market today: Wall Street falls sharply to close out its worst week since October 04/12/2024 04:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled Friday following a mixed start to earnings reporting season. Worries about potentially escalating tensions in the Middle East rattled financial markets, pushing investors to look for safer places for their money. The S&P 500 sank 1.5% to close out its worst How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 4/12/2024 04/12/2024 04:18pm • U.S. stocks fell sharply following a mixed start to earnings reporting season. The S&P 500 sank 1.5% Friday. The Dow dropped 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 1.6% from its record. Worries about tensions in the Middle East rattled financial markets, and Treasury yields fell as investors looked The return of horse-drawn caissons to Arlington National Cemetery is delayed for at least months 04/12/2024 02:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The return of horse-drawn caissons at Arlington National Cemetery is being delayed for months and maybe longer, the Army said Friday, as it struggles to improve the care of the horses, after two died in 2022 as a result of poor feed and living conditions. Nearly a year after the The O.J. Simpson case forced domestic violence into the spotlight, boosting a movement 04/12/2024 02:01pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thirty years ago, as women’s rights advocates worked to pass the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, domestic violence was still something of a hushed topic. Then Nicole Brown Simpson’s death forced it into the spotlight. Americans riveted by the murder investigation of supers No link between Ozempic, Wegovy and suicide, EU drug regulators say 04/12/2024 01:50pm • Drug regulators in Europe have found no evidence that popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or actions. The European Medicines Agency regulatory committee announced the results of its review on Friday. It's the latest group t Toyota's newest Highlander is Grand — terribly grand 04/12/2024 05:28am • “How grand!” exclaimed Liza Minnelli’s character, Lucille Austero, in season one of “Arrested Development,” after being bid on at a charity auction. “How terribly grand!” Those words kept echoing in my head as I cruised around in Toyota’s recent creation. It was, indeed, gran Crosby reaches 1,000 assists, Karlsson nets winner as Pens boost playoff odds by edging Detroit 6-5 04/11/2024 11:06pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby is too consumed with the moment to think about the history he's making. Too focused on trying to will the Pittsburgh Penguins into a playoff berth that seemed unlikely a month ago to consider the weight of all that he's done. Besides, there's really no need. The hei