Muslims gather for first Friday prayers of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Muslims gathered under heavy security at the Al-Aqsa Mosque…
Social media firms head to court over harms to children’s mental health
For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through deliberate design choices…
Judge orders takeover of health care in Arizona prisons
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a takeover of health care operations in Arizona’s prisons and…
Wisconsin passes expanded Medicaid for moms
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up…
Japanese economy ekes out growth in the last quarter as exports slip
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy expanded at an anemic 0.2% annual pace in the last quarter, the government…
Trump and some GOP states aim to limit pollution rules
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some Republican legislators are looking to restrict their states’ ability to set environmental regulations,…
FDA drug approvals: Makary and Prasad say one study will be enough
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous…
Texas Tech medical school cancels talk on health, ethical considerations in late-pregnancy abortions
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center canceled a scheduled talk by an OB-GYN who has provided abortion care…
Animal behaviorists help save endangered rhino with unique eyedrop plan
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Corralling a wild rhinoceros into a small chute to give it eyedrops…
Surprise shark sighting in Antarctica’s near-freezing deep
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too…
Fraud is ‘inevitable’ at a museum the size of Louvre, official says
PARIS (AP) — For the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, it is “statistically inevitable” that fraud would…
Sri Lankan lawmakers scrap their pensions in a sweeping vote
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan legislators overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to scrap their pensions, in a bid…