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Police identify victim and gunman in Las Vegas gym shooting

Police identify victim and gunman in Las Vegas gym shooting

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The person killed in a shooting at a Las Vegas fitness center last week was a longtime employee who had no known connection to the shooter, police said Monday.
Authorities analyzing nihilistic writings of suspect in California fertility clinic bombing

Authorities analyzing nihilistic writings of suspect in California fertility clinic bombing

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators on Monday were combing through the writings of a 25-year-old man believed responsible for an explosion that ripped through a Southern California fertility clinic over the weekend.
'Dilbert' cartoon creator says he has same prostate cancer as Joe Biden

'Dilbert' cartoon creator says he has same prostate cancer as Joe Biden

The creator of the Dilbert comic strip, which was canceled by most newspapers two years ago over the creator’s racist comments, said Monday that he has been diagnosed with the same aggressive prostate cancer as former President Joe Biden .
After US cuts funding, WHO chief defends $2.1B budget request by comparing it with cost of war

After US cuts funding, WHO chief defends $2.1B budget request by comparing it with cost of war

GENEVA (AP) — Stripped of U.S. funding, the World Health Organization chief on Monday appealed to member countries to support its “extremely modest” request for a $2.
RFK Jr. pledged not to upend US vaccine system, but big changes are underway

RFK Jr. pledged not to upend US vaccine system, but big changes are underway

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clinched the political support needed to become the nation’s top health official by pledging to work within the decades-old federal system for approval and use of vaccines.
After a political career shaped by cancer, Biden faces his own grim diagnosis

After a political career shaped by cancer, Biden faces his own grim diagnosis

WASHINGTON (AP) — In Joe Biden’s family, there’s a saying that the three worst words anyone can hear are “you have cancer.” One decade ago, his son Beau died from a brain tumor.
Nebraska to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP under first USDA waiver

Nebraska to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP under first USDA waiver

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps. The move, announced Monday by U.S.
Biden's sudden diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer is unfortunately all too common

Biden's sudden diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer is unfortunately all too common

Former President Joe Biden’s office said Sunday that he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer and is reviewing treatment options with his doctors.
Illinois mulls ending a health program for some immigrants living in the US illegally

Illinois mulls ending a health program for some immigrants living in the US illegally

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. JB Pritzker's positioning of Illinois as a sanctuary state , a welcoming port for immigrants from across the globe, hit the hard reality of state budgeting this spring.
What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death

What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death

ATLANTA (AP) — With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks over the years how to improve safety guidance.
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