Health

Ohtani has elbow surgery. His doctor expects hitting return by opening day '24 and pitching by '25
Sep 19, 2023

Ohtani has elbow surgery. His doctor expects hitting return by opening day '24 and pitching by '25

Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani had elbow surgery Tuesday, and his doctor said he expects the two-way star will be available as a hitter on opening day next season and will return to the mound as a pitcher in 2025


Suspect in University of North Carolina shooting is not competent for trial, his attorneys say
Sep 19, 2023

Suspect in University of North Carolina shooting is not competent for trial, his attorneys say

Attorneys for a University of North Carolina graduate student say he is not competent to stand trial in the killing of his academic advisor


After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina secures drug to resume lethal injections
Sep 19, 2023

After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina secures drug to resume lethal injections

South Carolina has announced it has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is ready to perform the state’s first execution in over 12 years


Sep 19, 2023

NYC day care operator tried to cover up fentanyl operation before 1-year-old's death, feds allege

A New York City day care operator and a man who rented a room from her are facing federal charges after the death of a 1-year-old exposed to fentanyl inside the day care


Sacramento prosecutor sues California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments
Sep 19, 2023

Sacramento prosecutor sues California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments

A Sacramento prosecutor is suing California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments


Georgia loses starting tackle Mims as headliner of imposing injury list
Sep 18, 2023

Georgia loses starting tackle Mims as headliner of imposing injury list

Top-ranked Georgia will be without starting right tackle Amarius Mims indefinitely as Kirby Smart says the Bulldogs carry the longest injury list in his eight years as coach


Sep 18, 2023

Kilogram of fentanyl found in NYC day care center where 1-year-old boy died of apparent overdose

A taped package containing several thousand dollars' worth of fentanyl was discovered inside the New York City day care center where a 1-year-old child died of an opioid overdose last week


Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions in Wisconsin after more than a year
Sep 18, 2023

Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions in Wisconsin after more than a year

Planned Parenthood has resumed offering abortions in Wisconsin at clinics in Madison and Milwaukee


Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion
Sep 17, 2023

Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion

Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion


Angels star Shoehei Ohtani out for rest of season because of oblique injury
Sep 16, 2023

Angels star Shoehei Ohtani out for rest of season because of oblique injury

Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani will miss the rest of the season because of an oblique injury