Injuries
Alysa Liu skates in the ladies short program event during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)
Overcoming obstacles, US figure skaters ready for Beijing

By Dave Skretta Jan. 19, 2022 01:40 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
Valdosta Daily Times. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Be prepared for hurricane season While pandemic seems to be subsiding,...

FILE - In this Sunday, May 16, 2021, file photo, a Palestinian man carries Suzy Ishkontana, 7, who was rescued from under the rubble of a destroyed house following deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City. Suzy and her father Riad were the only survivors of their family after an Israeli airstrike destroyed one of the buildings they lived in in Gaza City early Sunday, killing her mother and four siblings. The man and his daughter were pulled alive from under the rubble after several hours. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
Gaza children bearing the brunt in Israel-Hamas conflict

By Fares Akram May. 18, 2021 05:32 PM EDT

Orlando Magic's Gary Harris (14) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Love during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Magic squander 23-point lead in fourth, beat Cavs 109-104

Brian Dulik Apr. 28, 2021 09:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 6, 2020, file photo, taxi driver Nicolae Hent cleans and disinfects his cab before starting work in New York. A taxi driver's job was already tougher in recent years with the arrival of ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. The empty streets during the coronavirus pandemic have made things more difficult. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
For 7 New Yorkers, a pandemic year's fight for the future

By The Associated Press Apr. 05, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Mar. 10, 2021 08:16 PM EST
Oneonta Daily Star. March 5, 2021. Editorial: Spring must be right around the corner. Crocuses and daffodils have been...

Aliy Zirkle, of Two Rivers, greets fans as she passes by at the Iditarod Sled Dog Race start at Deshka Landing in Willow, Alaska, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP, Pool)
Iditarod musher Zirkle suffers concussion, injuries in fall

By Mark Thiessen Mar. 09, 2021 02:33 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2020, file photo, North Dakota State head coach Matt Entz raises the trophy alongside quarterback Trey Lance (5) as they celebrate after beating James Madison 28-20 in the FCS championship NCAA college football game in Frisco, Texas. The Football Championship Subdivision season begins in earnest this weekend. With the fall season and playoffs, some of the top teams could play as many as two dozen games over a calendar year. Health experts say players face immense physical and mental challenges playing so many games.(AP Photo/Sam Hodde, File)
Playing 2 seasons in 1 year could take toll on FCS players

By Eric Olson Feb. 18, 2021 03:22 PM EST

President Joe Biden walks to a motorcade vehicle as he departs an orthopaedic appointment, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Newark, Del. Biden fractured his right foot while playing with one of his dogs in November. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden gives Calif. woman pep talk in weekly address revival

By Darlene Superville Feb. 06, 2021 12:54 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2020 file photo, Captain Sir Tom Moore walks down a guard of honour during a visit to the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, England, as part of his new role as Honorary Colonel of the Northern military training establishment. Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has died, Tuesday Feb. 2, 2021. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP, File)
Capt. Tom Moore, WWII vet whose walk cheered UK, dies at 100

By Danica Kirka Feb. 02, 2021 11:14 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2017, file photo, people line up for free food being given out in an area of downtown Los Angeles known as Skid Row. A fed up federal judge says a rain storm during the last week of January 2021 created "extraordinarily harsh" conditions for homeless residents of Los Angeles and he has ordered city officials to meet with him at a Skid Row shelter to discuss how to address the worsening crisis of people living on the streets. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File)
Fed up judge sets meeting at LA shelter on homeless crisis

By Christopher Weber Feb. 01, 2021 06:39 PM EST

FILE - In this August 14, 2020 file photo, Hussein Haidar, 27, who got injured at his office during the Aug. 4 explosion poses for a photograph at his parents' house in Beirut, Lebanon. The mental health impact of the Beirut explosion that killed more than 200 and wounded more than 6,000 continues to lay its heavy weight on those who managed to survive the day. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Survivors of Beirut's explosion endure psychological scars

By Dalal Mawad Feb. 01, 2021 01:08 AM EST

In this image provided by Kensington Palace shows a video call on Jan. 13, 2021 with Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, bottom of screen, and, top row from left, Carly Kennard and Jules Lockett, both of London Ambulance Service, Conal Devitt of Formby Primary Care Network and Manal Sadik, Associate Director for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Widening Participation at Guys and St. Thomas Hospital. Center row from left, Phil Spencer from Cleveland Police, Tony Collins, Just 'B' volunteer helpline call handler and CEO of North Yorkshire Hospice Care, and Caroline Francis, Just 'B' helpline support worker and nurse at North Yorkshire Hospice Care. The royal pair spoke with frontline workers and counsellors about the mental health impact of the COVID-19 crisis for those working on the frontline, and why it is vital that they are able to reach out for support at such a critical time. (Kensington Palace via AP)
Prince William worried about strain on UK emergency workers

By Danica Kirka Jan. 16, 2021 10:42 AM EST

Providence closes hospital unit amid COVID-19 outbreak

Jan. 08, 2021 05:59 PM EST
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Providence Health & Services has shut down a unit of its Northeast Portland hospital after a COVID-19 outbreak that has led to 49...

Medical workers prepare a COVID positive patient for a CT Scan at a clinic in Johannesburg Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. South Africa's COVID-19 spike has taken the country to more than 1 million confirmed cases with hospitals reaching capacity and no sign of the new surge reaching a peak. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed.
As South Africa's virus spikes, president bans liquor sales

By Andrew Meldrum And Mogomotsi Magome Dec. 28, 2020 12:04 PM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, file photo, a droplet falls from a syringe after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Providence, R.I. Vaccines historically provide broad protection with little risk but come with side effects just as any other drugs. Experts are concerned that with the sheer volume of people expected to get coronavirus vaccines in the U.S. — more than 200 million — even a successful rollout with relatively few ill effects could be enough to swamp the program. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Rare vaccine injury claims steered to obscure federal office

By Bernard Condon And Matt Sedensky Dec. 22, 2020 01:04 AM EST

Keenan Allen, Mike Williams active for Chargers vs. Raiders

Dec. 17, 2020 07:04 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers will have starting receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams active for a division showdown against the Las Vegas...

This undated photo provided by his son Kenan Aljasem shows Dr. Adnan Jasem in Albad, Syria. Jasem had every reason to leave war-torn Syria after surviving a bomb blast that broke his legs four years earlier and receiving job offers from abroad. Still, Jasem stayed, committed to treating the people in his homeland. It was no surprise that he would be on the front lines when the first coronavirus cases appeared in northwest Syria this summer. By Sept. 6, 2020, Jasem started feeling ill. Four days later, the 58-year-old was dead. (Kenan Aljasem via AP)
Lives Lost: Doctor chose to stay, work in war-torn Syria

By Julie Watson Dec. 17, 2020 12:04 AM EST

A woman wearing a mask walks under a sign for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Supervisors in San Francisco will vote on a nonbinding and symbolic resolution to condemn the naming of the city's public general hospital for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2015 after he and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, donated $75 million for a new trauma center. Supporters of a condemnation say the Facebook co-founder and CEO has endangered public health and threatened democracy with a platform that spreads misinformation and invaded people's privacy. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
San Francisco board rebukes naming hospital for Facebook CEO

By Janie Har Dec. 15, 2020 01:28 PM EST

Family sees 'hope, strength' since Cedar Falls teen's injury

By Melody Parker Nov. 27, 2020 09:40 AM EST
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — While 16-year-old Jaxon Hansen was undergoing surgery for a significant spinal cord injury at Iowa City’s University of Iowa Stead...